COSTA RICA COVERS

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

121 (2), 140, 147 On January 7, 1928 registered cover from San Jose to Limon, Same Day Limon receiving ccl, very colorful and attractive usage.  $40  SCAN

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

136, 148, 155, 156 (x3), 158 and 160 on an August 19, 1933 registered cover from the Colombian Consulate in San Jose to San Francisco.  Very colorful and attractive franking.  The back has Aug 30 receiving CDS and and a Aug 25 Jack and Key West RPO marking in blue.  $35  SCAN

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

C198 (x2) plus 9 Danish stamps (6 1 ore on reverse not shown) Ship posting to London $10  SCAN

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

2001 July 19 philatelic free frank from the philatelic bureau to Connecticut, USA, very unusual marking, $10  SCAN

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