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FIND COSTA RICA STAMPS AND POSTAL COLLECTIBLES FOR SALE

Costa Rica stamps began in 1863, and collectors today can find many interesting, rare Costa Rican stamps for sale if they keep hunting for-sale listings diligently enough. To the north of Costa Rica is Nicaragua, who began issuing postage stamps a year earlier than Costa Rica, and to the south lies Panama, which was originally a part of Colombia and only issued its own stamps in 1906.

The first series of Costa Rican stamps from 1863 used the old system of currency then in use: 1 peso was equal to 8 reales, or decimalized into 100 centavos. There were four values, from 1/2 real to 1 peso. A 1/2 real 1863 Costa Rican stamp with no horizontal perforations is especially valuable.

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Several other issues with these currency units followed until 1900, when Costa Rica revamped its monetary system into 1 colón = 100 centimos. All new stamps until the present day are in this new currency.

From 1885 to 1889, the Costa Rican province of Guanacaste used its own special overprinted CR stamps; see our Guanacaste stamps section for more info and sales listings.

There have been several notable overprints on various Costa Rican stamps over the years; the Spanish word ‘CORREOS’ (post) is often seen, as are various other surcharged stamps. Costa Rica was also an early experimenter with unusually-shaped stamps, with triangular and diamond-shaped stamps being issued in the 1930s.

Overall, Costa Rica had a very light stamp issue policy during the middle decades of the twentieth century, but in recent decades the nation has issued stamps honoring a wider range of subjects and has released special collectible items to appeal to international collectors. Designs tend to feature Costa Rican people, wildlife, structures, and culture, and are generally simple, bold, and effective.

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Costa Rica stamps and postal collectibles for sale

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Costa Rica 1941 Overprint on Football (Soccer) Inverted Overprint MH ERROR 5068

Seller: slon45 ★★★★★★★★★★ 99.6% (3,600 ratings)
Location: United States

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P) 1936 COSTA RICA CIRCA,​ FDC CIRCULATED TO UNITED STATES,​ RED CROSS SURCHARGED

Seller: georgebullbn ★★★★★★★★★★ 100% (96 ratings)
Location: United States

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1930 Costa Rica SS Pastores Paqueboat United Fruit UFC Cover To London England

Seller: aztec-collectables ★★★★★★★★★★ 99.8% (19,791 ratings)
Location: United States

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1928 Leon Costa Rica First flight Airmail Cover FFC To San Jose Pan American

Seller: aztec-collectables ★★★★★★★★★★ 99.8% (19,791 ratings)
Location: United States

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L) 1883 COSTA RICA,​ MUESTRA,​ SPECIMEN,​ POSTCARD,​ PROSPERO FERNANDEZ,​ UPU,​ RESPUE

Seller: marina_by_jc ★★★★★★★★★★ 96.5% (1,133 ratings)
Location: United States

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COSTA RICA 1947 COLUMBUS AT CARIARI AIR MUESTRA WATERLOW SPECIMEN

Seller: argylletkin ★★★★★★★★★★ 100% (6,590 ratings)
Location: United Kingdom

$140.00

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51540 COSTA RICA 1863 Sc #1 Extreme Rare Imprint On Stamp Jumbo Error MLHNG EFO

Seller: jwang916 ★★★★★★★★★★ 100% (8,179 ratings)
Location: United States

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Donald Duck Riding a Rocket BCM/HTOM Costa Rica to England Cover

Seller: stcollection ★★★★★★★★★★ 99.8% (5,616 ratings)
Location: United States

$139.00

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L) 1950 COSTA RICA,​ IMPERF,​ TRIANGLE,​ COLMEN BEAR,​ OVERPRINT,​ NATURE,​ AIRMAIL,​ X

Seller: marina_by_jc ★★★★★★★★★★ 96.5% (1,133 ratings)
Location: United States

$100.00 or best offer

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COSTA RICA YVERT # A10/12 MNH,​ SIGNED ON THE BACK,​ FANTASTIC!

Seller: leaderphil ★★★★★★★★★★ 99.5% (63,433 ratings)
Location: Argentina

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