COSTA RICA COVERS AND POSTAL STATIONERY
CLASSIC & 19TH CENTURY
20th CENTURY
French West Africa registered letter from Louga to San Jose, very unusual origin for a letter to Costa Rica, $35 PHOTO
47 1907 (x2) Alajuela to New Orleans with San Jose Transit marking (stamps on rev) not shown $10
45 (x3) and 47 on ratty cover Alajuela to New Orleans with San Jose Transit marking (stamps on rev) an additional Scott 45 has been removed from cover $10 PHOTO
70(2), 73 and 79 on 1919 cover to USA, to AC Roessler, probably indicating a very early first flight, $75 PHOTO
73 on very attractive School of Applied Art adversting cover, Limon to Michigan, illustrations on both front and back $30 PHOTO PHOTO2
73 on Paquetbot cover to Springfield, MA , Boston ccl ties stamp to cover, attractive, $25 PHOTO
123 on cover to Mass, USA $10 PHOTO
123, 128 x2 on a cover to San Jose. Two strikes of the very nice "Honoring Mexican Aviator Roberto Fierro" $20 PHOTO
123 Pair on 1928 cover to Bale, Switzerland, $20 PHOTO
164-168 complete set on 1935 registered cover to Curacao, with Cristobal, Canal Zone transit and Willemstad receiving ccl, very seldom seen destination $25 PHOTO
20th CENTURY
558 on special post office issued sheet commemorating the 125th Anniv of connecting of Costa Rica to Central American telegraph network, tied with special cancel, attractive, $5
POSTAL STATIONERY
H & G PC3 San Jose local use, 2/12/1892 $20 PHOTO
H & G PC4 San Jose to Ohio, May 2, 1892 with PAID ALL G marking and company receiving marking attractive $20 PHOTO
H & G PC4 1893, San Jose to Italy, nice usage, NYC transit marking, $25 PHOTO
H & G PC4 1895, San Jose to Springfield, IL with New Orleans Transit $12 PHOTO
H & G PC4 1897, local usage within San Jose $20 PHOTO
H & G PC6 used San Jose to Philadelphia, missing corner, but unusual item $25 PHOTO
H & G PC6 to Germany with 16 mm ovpt, $30 PHOTO
H & G PC11 unused $7.50
H & G PC11 used San Jose to Dresden, Germany, March 10, 1910 $15 PHOTO
H & G PC12 unused $7.50
H & G PC13 unused $10
H & G PC13 San Jose to Chicago, with 2x Scott 70 added, intesting $20 PHOTO
H & G PC14 unused $10
H & G PC14 San Jose to NYC. October 30, 1911, $15 PHOTO
H & G PC15 San Jose to NYC, $20 PHOTO
Mena PC-20, National Theater, unused $10
Mena PC 21-29 + unlisted (10 PCs in all) unused $150
Mena PC 21-29 + unlisted (10 PCs in all) used FDC, unaddressed, $150
Mena PC-22, crab on beach, unused $15
Mena PC-24, sloth, unused $15
Mena PC-24, sloth, used FDC, unaddressed $15
Mena PC-25, orchid-cattleya Harrinsoniae, unused $15
Mena PC-26, butterfly, mechanitis polymnia, unused $15
Mena PC-27, orchid, Cymbidium, unused $15
Mena PC-28, hummingbird, unused $15
Mena PC-unlisted (part of set PC21-29) butterfly with transparent wing $15
Mena PC-30, only 5000 produced, unused $30
Mena PC-31, unused $10
Mena PC-32, Taiwan-CR friendship, unused $20
Mena PC-33-38 + unlisted, unused set of 7, $75
Mena PC-35 Arenal Volcano, unused $15
Mena PC-38, diver and fish, unused $15
Mena PC-38, diver and fish, used, ExpoFILA show cancel, unaddressed, $15
Mena PC-unlisted, from set of PC33=38 depicting tortoise, unused $15
Mena PC-unlisted, from set of PC33=38 depicting tortoise, used--favor ccl (Fila 2008) $15
Mena PC-39-42, Unused, only 500 of each prodcued, unused $100
Mena PC-43-47, unused, only 500 of each produced, unused $125.
Mena PC-48-53, unused, only 250-500 of each produced, C240 surcharnge on several issues of PC20-29. unused $200
Mena PC-48-51 (yes numbers are correct, there is a problem with numbering system), Christmas 2007 unused set of 4, 2000 of each made $ 80
Mena PC-48-51 (yes numbers are correct, there is a problem with numbering system), Christmas 2007 used set of 4, FDC, unaddressed $ 80
Mena PC-52-55 (yes numbers are correct, there is a problem with numbering system), Christmas 2010 unused set of 4, 1000 of each made $ 80
Mena PC-56-62, fauna, 1000 of each made, unused, $140
Mena PC-63-66, Christmas 2011, unused, 1000 of each produced, $40 PHOTO
PC-75-85, Tourism 2012, complete set of 11 postal cards, 1500 of each produced, unused, $110 PHOTO
Mena PC ?? 2016,25th Anniversary of the Calderon Guardia Museum, unused $10
Postcard -2018--Carara National Park showing bird both on front and on value insgnia w/FDC $5.
Mena EN-23, Costa Rican-Hispanic Philatelic Expo, unused $10
Mena EN-24A-24B, Human Rights, set of 2, unused $40
Mena EN-25, National Electricity Company, 50th Anniv, unused $15
Mena EN-26, 1999 Costa Rican-Hipsnaic Expo, special 2004 Costa Rica in Spain ccl, unaddressed, $15
Mena EN-26, 1999 Costa Rican-Hipsnaic Expo, used, FDC, unaddressed $15
Mena EN-27A, Bangkok Expo cancel, unaddressed $30
Mena EN-27A-28B, XV National Philatelic Expo, unused, set of 2 $60
Mena EN-28, Madrid 2000 stamp show, showning stamp from C378-93 (60 colones), unused $20
Mena EN-28, Madrid 2000 stamp show, showning stamp from C378-93 (60 colones), used, FDC, unaddressed $20
Mena EN-29, 2001, LaSalle School 50th Anniv, unused $30
Mena EN-30, OAS General Assembly in San Jose, unused $30
Mena EN-31, Beatification of Sister Maria Romero, unused $30
Mena EN-32B, Costa Rican Astronaut, Franklin Chang Diaz, unused $50
Mena EN-32B, Costa Rican Astronaut, Franklin Chang Diaz, used, FDC, unaddresssed, $50
Mena EN-33, 500th Anniversary of the arrival of Colombus in Costa Rica (2002), unused $40
Mena EN-33, 500th Anniversary of the arrival of Colombus in Costa Rica (2002), philatelc promotion, no postal value cancel, (Specimen) unaddressed $15
Mena EN-34, International Humedales Day, unused $40
Mena EN-35A, Classic Car size 6 envelope, unused $40
Mena EN-35A, Classic Car size 6 envelope, classic car convention special ccl, unaddressed $40
Mena EN-35B, Classic Car size 10 envelope, unused $40
Mena EN-35B, Classic Car size 10 envelope, classic car convention special ccl, unaddressed $40
Mena EN-36, Youth Philately, shows farmer in a field, children's drawing, unused $30
Mena EN-37, Elder Chain organization, only 1500 produced, unused, $50
Mena-EN-38, Presidential Summit, only 1500 produced, unused $50
a-EN-38, Presidential Summit, used FDC, unaddressed, $50
Mena EN-39, Miguel de Cervantes, 400th Anniv of Don Quijote de la Mancha, only 1500 produced, unused $50
Mena EN- unknown, National Registry, unused $25
Mena EN- unknown, Minerva Theater, unused $25
Mena EN-unlisted "Day of the Farmer", 50th Anniversary 2018, used with FDC $12
Mena LS-2, orchid aerogramme, unused $15
Mena LS-4 Aerogramme 1998 Year of the Oceans, with special national park ccls, $30 PHOTO
Mena LS-4 Aerogramme 1998 Year of the Oceans, unused $30
Mena LS-5?, La Sabana Airport, 75th Anniv, unused $15
Mena LS-5?, La Sabana Airport, 75th Anniv, FD ccl $15
Mena LS-6? Minerva Theater, FD ccl $10
Mena LS-7? San Lus Gonzaga School FD ccl $15
H & G B-4a San Jose to Pittsburg black target and faded blue San Jose CDS $20 PHOTO
H & G B4a San Jose to North Carolina NY and Paid All B markings on reverse $40 PHOTO
H & G B-4a San Jose to Paris, Texas, with Nicoya and New Orleans transit markings, Paris receiving marking, very nice cover $75 PHOTO
H & G B7 San Jose to Limon, Oct 27, 1911 $15 PHOTO
H & G B8- used to Zurich, Switzerland via New Orleans, very nice $10 PHOTO
H & G B9--used San Jose to Limon, $15 PHOTO
H & G B11 unused $22.50
H & G B12 Local San Jose usage to Electric company, $20 PHOTO
H & G B15 small town usage, Grecia to Turrialba, roughly opened at left $20 PHOTO
H & G B15 to Hollywood, CA, $15 PHOTO
H & G DB1 unused $20
H & G E1 unused $5
Mena OEN2 (B12 with LIBRE DE PORTE overprint, addressed to Ministyr of Finance, $50 PHOTO
Mena OEN4 unused $50 PHOTO
Expo Fila 2006--set of 4 Postal cards, unused (flora and fauna), silver overprint on Rev for expo, $40 PHOTO
Christmas (year unknown), nativity scene, postal card, face value ₡405 net $5 PHOTO
