COSTA RICA

sample stamp


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment
Various 17 Aug 10 Lepidochelys olivacea This is a CVP (Computer Vended Postage) available in Post Offices in Costa Rica. It consists of an upper half of shiny metallic gold w/ a picture of a turtle on a beach. The lower half of the stamp is white and can be imprinted w/ whatever denomination the buyer wants, along with the date that it was purchased. The date shown here (17 Aug 2010) is the date that the CVP's began to be distributed to post offices. The Costa Rican government made no official announcement of the issue date (they never do for CVP's). The image of the turtle is the same image that appeared on a Costa Rican postal card in 2006.
MN 4 1 col 03 May 78 Unidentified Sea Turtles Two turtles swimming underwater. Bottom selvedge w/ tiny "CG" standing for Casa Grafica. Background color Rose Lilac. These stamps were used on safe conduct and passport documents. They are identified as "Parks Type A" in the Mena Catalog.
MN 5 5 col 03 May 78 Unidentified Sea Turtles Two turtles swimming underwater. Bottom selvedge w/ tiny "CG" standing for Casa Grafica. Background color Aqua Blue. These stamps were used on safe conduct and passport documents. They are identified as "Parks Type A" in the Mena Catalog.
MN 6 1 col 03 Jun 87 Unidentified Sea Turtles Two turtles swimming underwater. Bottom selvedge inscribed "Litografia Trejos - Costa Rica" in tiny print. Background color Rose Lilac. These stamps were used on safe conduct and passport documents. They are identified as "Parks Type A" in the Mena Catalog.
MN 7 5 cols 03 Jun 87 Unidentified Sea Turtles Two turtles swimming underwater. Bottom selvedge inscribed "Litografica Trejos - Costa Rica" in tiny print. Background color Aqua Blue. These stamps were used on safe conduct and passport documents. They are identified as "Parks Type A" in the Mena Catalog.
MN 8 100 cols 24 Oct 78 Unidentified Sea Turtles Two turtles swimming underwater. Bottom selvedge inscribed "De La Rue De Colombia" in tiny print. Background color green. These stamps were used on safe conduct and passport documents. They are identified as "Parks Type A" in the Mena Catalog.
MN 10 250 cols 29 Oct 99 Unidentified Sea Turtles Two turtles swimming underwater. This is Costa Rica MN #6 w/ the original denom obliterated w/ a silver rectangle and o/p'd "250 colones" in black. These stamps were used on safe conduct and passport documents. They are identified as "Parks Type A" in the Mena Catalog.
MN 11 500 cols 29 Oct 99 Unidentified Sea Turtles Two turtles swimming underwater. This is Costa Rica MN #6 w/ the original denom obliterated w/ a silver rectangle and o/p'd "500 colones" in black. These stamps were used on safe conduct and passport documents. They are identified as "Parks Type A" in the Mena Catalog.
SC 397 5col 01 Feb 88 Chelonia mydas One individual swimming right. From strip of three different stamps issued for the 17th General Conference for the Preservation of Natural Resources.
SC 399 a 5col 01 Feb 88 Chelonia mydas Se-tenant strip of three stamps, one w/ a turtle, one w/ a tree frog and one w/ a butterfly. Issued for the 17th General Conference for the Preservation of Natural Resources.
SC 521 Various 18 Dec 98 Three Species of Turtles Se-tenant strip of three freshwater turtles. 50th Anniversary of UICN. Date from FDC.
SC 521 a 70col 1998 Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima Single stamp from strip of three. 50th Anniversary of UICN.
SC 521 b 60col 1998 Trachemys scripta Single stamp from strip of three. 50th Anniversary of UICN.
SC 521 c 70col 1998 Chelydra serpentina Single stamp from strip of three. 50th Anniversary of UICN.
SC 568 Various 03 Sep 03 Cartoon Turtle S/S of eleven stamps depicting scenes from the story "Cocori". All stamps have braille markings. One stamp is very large and has a denom of 225 col. The other ten stamps are normal size and have denoms of 25 col.
SC 568 a 25 col 03 Sep 03 Cartoon Turtle Boy, turtle, monkey and bird. Stamp has braille markings.
SC 568 f 25 col 03 Sep 03 Cartoon Turtle Jaguar, turtle, armadillo, monkey, raccoon, bird, boy and father. Stamp has braille markings.
SC 568 g 25 Col 03 Sep 03 Cartoon Turtle Boy and monkey pushing turtle. Stamp has braille markings.
SC 568 h 25 col 03 Sep 03 Cartoon Turtle Monkey w/ open arms, turtle and boy. Stamp has braille markings.
SC 593 180c 25 Aug 06 Eretmochelys imbricata Sheetlet of ten different stamps w/ a turtle, fish, porpoise or bird on each. Sheet inscribed "Parques Nacionales 2006" and "Isla del Coco Costa Rica" in upper margin. Turtle on one stamp. Scientific name of each animal appears on each stamp and the Spanish common name appears in the sheet margin next to each stamp. Turtle's species name misspelled as "imbricaas".
SC 593 d 180c 25 Aug 06 Eretmochelys imbricata Individual stamp w/ turtle from Scott Costa Rica #593. Depicts adult swimming away from viewer, underwater. Species name of turtle is misspelled on stamp as "imbricaas".
SC 626 65c 27 May 09 Cartoon Turtle Sheetlet of four 65c stamps illustrating children's stories. One stamp depicts a boy w/ a highly stylized cartoon turtle in background. Sheet inscribed "Literatura Infantil" in upper right margin.
SC 626 d 65c 27 May 09 Cartoon Turtle Individual stamp w/ turtle from Scott Costa Rica #626. Illustration for child's story "Paul's Music" by Lara Rios.
SC RA 67 10c 25 Nov 75 Unidentified Tortoise Small tortoise in painting of children by Francisco Amighetti.
SG 593 h 180c 25 Aug 06 Unidentified Sea Turtle Individual stamp w/ turtle from Scott Costa Rica #593. Main design feature is a shark but the upper left corner shows the posterior half of a turtle.

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