COSTA RICA


Catalog # Denom.      Date      Turtle      Description      Comment

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.

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