Öffentliche Auktion – 31. Mai 2008

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403		/	1862. 1/2 r. blue, Plate I, six complete sheets of 110 stamps, five of them showing the cracked plate variety on positions 1 & 11, which later caused the engraving of Plate II. Some small slight tone spots. Yv. 1. (No photo)	EUR  100.00
404			1885, June 1.Cover from San José to Chicago via New York, bearing 1883 P. Fernández 10 c. orange. Envelope slightly reduced at right, nevertheless a rare issue on cover. Yv. 15.	EUR  150.00
405			1895, July 7. 2 c. postal stationery card to Buenos Aires up-franked with ''Escudos'' 1 c. green-blue tied by San José cds. The routing reveals the generally poor connections of Costa Rica with countries other than USA: on reverse Panamanian ''Transito/Colón'', then Barbados cds (July 27th), Rio de Janeiro cds (Aug 31st!) and arrival. A very interesting item. Yv. 31.	EUR  100.00
406			1899, Dec 2. Cover to San José (Archivald Wright correspondence) bearing ''Escudos'' 5 c. lilac tied by target with alongside elusive and superb strike of ''Alajuela/Costa Rica'' datestamp in blue and arrival on obverse. A rare cover. Yv. 33.	EUR  150.00
407			1895, June 20. Cover from San José to Colchester (England) franked with two examples of ''Escudos'' 5 c. lilac tied by double circle of San José uncharacteristically used in violet. Envelope slightly reduced at bottom. Yv. 33.	EUR  100.00
408			1897, July 18. 10 c. registered postal stationery envelope with advice of delivery to Florence (Italy), additionally franked with ''Escudos'' 5 c. lilac and 10 c. green cancelled with blue cork type matching San José cds adjacent, and New York Exchange registration label applied on part of the adhesives. Very scarce. Yv. 33, 34.	EUR  200.00
409			1900, Jan 3. Cover at double rate to New York franked by pair of ''Escudos'' 10 c. green tied by target killer with alongside blue San José datestamp and arrival on back. Yv. 34.	EUR  100.00
410			1898, Dec. 1890 3 c. postal stationery card to Bruxelles (Belgium) cancelled by very elusive circular ''Correos/NARANJO/Costa Rica'' in blue, alongside with San José, New York and Bruxelles datestamps and Belgian ''90'' distribution mark. A very scarce cancellation enhanced by the interesting destination.	EUR  150.00