Send all bids and payments to Raul Hernandez, 4204 Haring Road, Metaire, LA 70006 USA or rherna3870@aol.com. The closing date is
September 30, 2017 at noon.
The winning bid will be one raise over the next highest bid. All the lots may be illustrated in the Socorico Web Site with complete auction conditions. Bids a step above the second highest bid will be placed in our web site two and one week and one or two days prior the closing date. The same information can be obtained by phone, fax or mail from R. Hernandez. A buyer fee of 5% will be charged, but it will be waived if payment is received within 15 days after notification. If no payment is received 30 days after notification the lot will be assigned to the second highest bidder. The cost of postage is additional. Packages over $100 will be sent insured and foreign ones will be sent airmail registered at the recipient risk. Consult www.usps.com for postage rates.
Catalogue price reference is "Scott Standard Catalogue", other reference numbers are the "Costa Rica Postal Catalogue Fourth Edition 2014" or "Costa Rica Revenue Stamp Catalogue 2006". Low value stamps are not graded; in a lot the overall grade represents the highest value stamps. Submit items for next auction by
October 15, 2017 by noon
to Hector Mena, P.O. Box 14831, Baton Rouge LA 70898.
Abbreviations o/p: overprint, s/c: surcharge, cc: circular cancellation, ng: no gum, og: original gum, nh: no hinged, FDC: first day cover, mint or MNH: mint never hinged, SJ: San Jose, reg: registered, bk: block, i: irregular shape, RUC: right upper corner, RLC: right lower corner, LUC: lower upper corner, LLC: left lower corner. Commercial covers - unless specified these covers may have stamps of other contemporary issues. All covers from San Jose or to San Jose unless specified.
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
| Official Mail |
| 001 | First issue gum hinge marks | 25.00 |
| 002 | First issue surcharges all gum, light hinge marks | 18.00 |
| 003 | UPU surcharges 13 (no gum, signed Cohen) 14 (gum), 15 (no gum) | 200.00 |
| 004 | Fernandez 1887 gum hinge marks (x 40c) | 75.00 |
| 005 | Fernandez 1887 overprinted Muestra by printer | 50.00 |
| 006 | Fernandez 1c cancellations 1 6 items | 5.00 |
| 007 | Fernandez 1c cancellations 2 6 items | 5.00 |
| 008 | Fernandez 1c cancellations 3 6 items | 5.00 |
| 009 | Fernandez 1c cancellations 4 6 items | 5.00 |
| 010 | Fernandez 2c cancellations 1 6 items | 5.00 |
| 011 | Fernandez 2c cancellations 2 6 items | 5.00 |
| 012 | Fernandez 2c cancellations 3 6 items | 5.00 |
| 013 | Fernandez 5c cancellations 1 6 items | 5.00 |
| 014 | Fernandez 5c cancellations 2 6 items | 5.00 |
| 015 | Fernandez 5c cancellations 3 6 items | 5.00 |
| 016 | Fernandez 5c cancellations 4 6 items | 5.00 |
| 017 | Fernandez 40c cancellations 1 4 items | 5.00 |
| 018 | Fernandez 40c cancellations 2 4 items | 5.00 |
| 019 | Fernandez 10c cancellations 1 2 items | 6.00 |
| 020 | Fernandez 10c cancellations 2 2 items | 6.00 |
| 021 | Fernandez 10c cancellations 3 2 items | 6.00 |
| 022 | Fernandez 10c cancellations 4 2 items | 9.00 |
| 023 | Fernandez 10c cancellations 5 2 items | 6.00 |
| 024 | Fernandez 10c cancellations 6 2 items | 6.00 |
| 025 | Fernandez 10c cancellations 7 2 items | 6.00 |
| 026 | Fernandez 10c cancellations 8 2 items | 6.00 |
| 027 | Sc 111 Independence o/p marginal strip 3 with O elevation mid stamp | 15.00 |
| 028 | Sc 147 Lindbergh strip of 5 with fake surcharge full gum | 10.00 |
| 029 | Ambulante cancellations 28 items | 24.00 |
030a
030b | Semipostal B1-4 in blocks of 4 mint no hinge full gum | 45.00 |
| 031 | Semipostal B5-7 in blocks of 4 mint no hinge full gum | 12.00 |
| 032 | Semipostal B4a tete beche pair | 25.00 |
| 033 | Semipostal B4a tete beche block of 4 (cat 120) | 55.00 |
| 034 | Semipostal B7a tete beche pair | 8.00 |
| 035 | Sc 313-14 National Arms 1984 MNH | 4.00 |
| 036 | Sc 323-26 National Values, 1985 MNH | 3.00 |
| 037 | Sc 334-5a strips orchids, 1985 MNH | 7.00 |
| 038 | Sc 348-68 strips of 5 presidents, 1986 MNH | 9.00 |
| 039 | Sc 355 horiz pair imperf at top and bottom, MNH | 2.00 |
| 040 | Sc 375-76a-e strips of 5 Gold Museum, 1986 MNH | 4.00 |
| 041 | Sc 377-85 fauna & flora, 1986 MNH | 16.00 |
| 042 | Sc 377-85 as above, used | 10.00 |
| 043 | Sc 387-88 strips National Museum 1987 MNH | 2.00 |
| 044 | Sc 405a pair Seoul Olympics, 1988 MNH | 1.50 |
| 045 | Sc 427-9 National Symbols, 1990 MNH | 4.00 |
| 046 | Sc 427-9 as above, used | 2.00 |
| 047 | Sc 434a pair America issue, 1990 MNH | 2.00 |
| 048 | Sc 436a pair America issue, 1990 MNH | 2.00 |
| 049 | Sc 437a-c strip border issue, 1991 MNH | 1.00 |
| 050 | Sc 441a-d strip Justices, 1992 MNH | 1.00 |
| 051 | Sc 448 o/p Limon Centenary 1992 MNH | 1.00 |
| 052 | Sc 449-50 America Issue 1992 MNH | 2.00 |
| 053 | Sc 453-4 dolphin protection 1993 MNH | 1.50 |
| 054 | Sc 458-9 rain forest protection 1993 MNH | 1.00 |
| 055 | Sc 466-75 marine life 1994 MNH | 8.00 |
| 056 | Sc 466-75 as above, used | 3.00 |
| 057 | Sc 488a SS America Issue 1995 MNH | 3.00 |
| 058 | Sc 489 strip of 5 Limon 1996 MNH | 1.50 |
| 059 | Sc 494-5 America Issue 1996 MNH | 1.00 |
| 060 | Sc 496 a-c CR tradition | 1.00 |
| 061 | Sc 508-17 butterflies 1998 MNH | 7.00 |
| 062 | Sc 508-17 as above used | 2.50 |
| 063 | Sc 522 a-b mushrooms 1999 MNH | 1.00 |
| 064 | Sc 532-3 exhibit France 1999 MNH | 2.00 |
| 065 | Sc 536-7 Summer Olympics 2000 MNH | 2.00 |
| 066 | Sc 543-4 America Issue Coco Island birds 2001 MNH | 1.50 |
| 067 | Sc 567 a-b America Issue marine 2003 MNH | 1.00 |
| 068 | Sc 568 sheet of 11 Cocori 2003 | 3.00 |
| 069 | Sc 568 as above used | 3.00 |
| 070 | Sc 590 a-e filibuster campaign MNH | 2.00 |
| 071 | Sc 593 a-j birds, marine life Coco Island 2006 MNH | 8.00 |
| 072 | Sc 492 Heroes Independence minisheet of 16 MNH | 5.00 |
| 073 | Sc 569 National Anthem minisheet of 10 MNH | 8.00 |
