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Costa Rica
March 1863
See also Guanacaste province.
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| Costa Rica #1 |
Perf 12, no watermark, engraved.
Printed by the American Banknote Co., NY.
| Description | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ½ reales blue | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| ½r light blue | 1a | 2 | 1875 | |||
| 2r scarlet | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 4r green | 3 | 4 | 3 | December 1863 | ||
| 1 peso orange | 4 | 5 | 4 | December 1863 |
Scott [1] states that imperforate examples of Sc1 and Sc2 are stamps from the edges of poorly-perforated sheets.