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Stamps (39)

All collections (1)

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Name: Guanacaste (CR-GU)
What: province
Country: Costa Rica

Guanacaste is a northwestern province of Costa Rica, isolated from the rest of the country. For several years, residents of the province were able to buy specially-overprinted stamps at a discount for use within the province.

Areas: Central America

Stamps issued from 1885 to 1890


All types unwatermarked

Currencies used: 100c=8r=1p (Costa Rican peso)

Overprints: Guanacaste (6)


Links:

Wikipedia
WP philately
Commons Stamps of Guanacaste
as thing

Catalogs:
Stanley Gibbons
Michel

Cross-references


Chart of stamps issued by year (blue):
16
1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890