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  • Lot# : 1513 Costa Rica

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    Villaneuva de San José 1804/21: Fronts (12) and a cover, with early handstamps, mostly very fine, of italic "San José" handstamp in red (Guinovart & Tizon 2 = RR) mostly mailed to the Tobacco concession in Guatemala City, one rated '52' and another '67' in manuscript ((5 items); also five further fronts all addressed to Leon struck with oval framed "Villaneuva" handstamps in black (Guinovart & Tizon 1 = RR) and a large part Printed Matter rate cover to San José franked by 1889 5 c. orange tied by scarce oval ADMON DE CORREOS / PUNTA ARENA oval handstamp in violet and by 'San Jose' arrival cds in black.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 525 CHF

    Lot# : 1514 Costa Rica

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    1883: 2 c. black postal stationery cards, H&G 2, a 4 c. + 0 c. reply card with each side optd. 'Muestra' in red, used examples to Mexico (one is taxed with violet 'T' marking), also a reply half used to France bearing 1883 1 c. green. A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1515 Costa Rica

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    1883: 2 c. black stationery cards (H&G 1), two used examples each up-rated with 1883 1 c. green, one used to Bremen the other with initial 'T' mark in violet applied in Cartago and returned for postage prior to mailing to USA, also an internal usage from Cartago to San Jose.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1516 Costa Rica

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    1886: 5 c. blue postal stationery envelopes (H&G B1+B2), with 5 c. blue envelope unused and mis-cut showing the image halved on front and partial impression on reverse, 10 c. orange envelope with double impression variety unused, also used examples of the 5 c. (2) and 10 c. A good group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 1517 Costa Rica

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    1890: 3 c. red postal stationery cards, H&G 4, three used examples incl. a superb 1894 usage with oval SAN CARLOS and circular CORREOS DE ARENAL in violet, also an optd. 'Exterior' 4 c. on 3 c. red card (H&G 7) used to Belgium.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1518 Costa Rica

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    1890: 2 c. green on buff postal stationery cards (3), one to Brussels with fine oval CORREOS DE ESPARTA handstamp in green, another used to Curacao in 1898 up-rated with 1 c. blue green mailed via Colon, and an 1896 usage to USA taxed on arrival with US Postage Due 2 c. lake-red. A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1519 Costa Rica

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    1890: 5 c. orange postal stationery envelope (H&G B3) used with defective 5 c. orange to Dresden, 10 c. brown postal stationery envelope (H&G B4), a fine used example to Germany with oval SAN CARLOS handstamp in blue, 1903 10 c. brown postal stationery envelope (H&G B6) to Switzerland up-rated with 1901 5 c. and 20 c., also a front of 10 c. envelope used with 1901 10 c. tied by scarce AR / DEP. DE CERTIFICADOS / SAN JOSE cachet in violet and a 1926 Costa Rica / Canal Zone First Flight cover (5 items).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1520 Costa Rica

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    1903/47: The specialised collection on leaves of Postal Stationery envelopes optd. for Official use, with 1903 10 c. envelope variously surcharged incl. SECRETARIA / DE / HACIENDA / SERVIZIO / OFICIAL with surcharge double (Mena unlisted), 'Wage Form' envelope optd. PAGADURIA NACIONAL in black (Mena unlisted) unused (2) and used, 1923/24 'Juan Mora' issue (H&G B12/B13) with Die Proofs in black of issued 2 c. and 5 c. and unissued 15 c. values, Colour Trial Proofs (16) on cream laid or white wove paper in blue, green, red and black; large format composite value Proofs of the design (8) in same colours;  1923/24 envelopes optd. SERVIZIO OFICIAL with one inverted unused, two examples of the 2 c. green optd LIBRE / DE PORTE unused, 13 c. envelope in green with same opt, Proofs of the 2 c. and 5 c. values with upper and lower case 'Secretaria / de / Hacienda / Official' (16 items), 1947 Officical Airmail envelope with Colombus Fleet design (6, unused and used for different departments); 1963 National Congress issue designs etc. A marvellous collection of seldom seen material.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF
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