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Auction: 16USA - The Frederick R Mayer Collection of Costa Rica
Lot: 218

Exceptional revenue collection neatly arranged in two stockbooks, the first stockbook contains the general revenue issues from 1870 to 1965, and the other stockbook contains the departmental revenues including Emigration, Wines & Spirits, Elections, Archives, Cheque, Forensic, Hospitals, Municipals, Beer, Liquor, Cigarette, Match and much more, there are approximately 2,800 items in total, with almost no duplication (the same item may be present in mint, used, blocks, on document, etc.), each stockpage has a write up on the issue or issues present, including the Bonilla numbers, quantities known, the printers used and other useful information, much specialized material is present, with the 1870 Issue including four small die proofs, the 50c Green error of color, ""Muestra"" overprints, a scarce used example of the 25c value, and an unused set to the 100P, other issues include multiples, some documents, varieties, and more, usual mixed condition for revenues, a fascinating collection that would take a lifetime to duplic Estimate US$ 3,000-3,500

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$18,000