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Costa Rica, #1 Medio real used to Guatemala, ex Mayer
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USD 6,000.00 |
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USD 6,000.00 |
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 |
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 |
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Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico |
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Description
Costa Rica #1, Medio Real on mourning cover to Guatemala with boxed "11 NOV" datestamp cancel, matching "San Jose Costa Rica 11 Nov 82" circular postmark, this cover was described and illustrated in my newly published book (The Postal History of Costa Rica to 1883) as figure 5-47: It illustrates the requirement of a decree made effective on August 31, 1882, only four months before the first-issue stamps were demonetized on January 1, 1883, that correspondence to other Central American republics be charged no more than domestic internal rates. Under the new schedule, therefore, the postal rate for a single-weight letter to Guatemala became five centavos. This cover was sent on November 1, 1882, from San Jose to Guatemala City and is the only reported example showing this brief-lived rate. It was correctly prepaid with a medio real adhesive, which had a value of five centavos at this date. The stamp bears the boxed datestamp, and a San Jose postmark of the same date is at left. Upon arrival in Guatemala it was rated as ten centavos due. An exceptional first issue cover from the Frederick Mayer collection. Offered by Richard Frajola (email covers@rfrajola.com). Always fine classic era postal history available. I have been in the stamp and postal history auction business full time since 1968. Please visit the about me page to learn about my credentials for selling philatelic material. 10 Day Satisfaction Guarantee. Domestic Postage By Priority Mail $6.
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