Flags of the World Series: Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around 4.9 million, in a land area of 51,060 square kilometers.

Costa Rica was sparsely inhabited by indigenous peoples before coming under Spanish rule in the 16th century. It remained a peripheral colony of the empire until independence as part of the short-lived First Mexican Empire, followed by membership in the United Provinces of Central America, from which it formally declared independence in 1847. Since then, Costa Rica has remained among the most stable, prosperous, and progressive nations in Latin America. Following the brief Costa Rican Civil War, it permanently abolished its army in 1949, becoming one of only a few sovereign nations without a standing army.

Beautiful stamps and cancellation from Costa Rica as always:
Musical Instruments from Guanacaste (from set of two), issued on 25.7.2007.
UPAEP - Tourism (whole set), issued on 27.9.2017.


Thank you Randall!

Fruit stamps on cover from Costa Rica

I received a cover from Costa Rica with fruit stamps. The four-panel postal surcharge stamp features Costa Rica fruit. A 1958 law requires each letter mailed during December to bear one of the stamps. The entire amount collected from the additional stamp will be turned over to the Ciudad de los Niños, a home for boys. Print run is a million stamps in 250,000 four-stamp blocks. I like this stamps very much! Issue date is 01.12.2016.


Thank you Jesús!

Fantastic cover from Costa Rica

I have received fantastic big cover from Costa Rica, with a lot of postcards, 3 mini sheets, 3 banknotes and one coin, map of Costa Rica, key chain and coaster! And it's very hard to tell what is my favorite from all this amazing stuff! Let's start with stamps.

This mini sheet is Art of Costa Rica, issued on 03.07.2008. On this stamps you can see art of Rudy Espinoza, Crisanto Badillo, Miguel Hernandez and Lola Fernandez.

Seconds mini sheet is Archaeological Sites, issued on 23.06.2016. This mini sheet is unique because statue on left side have rough surface, it feels like stone under your fingers!

Third mini sheet is National Park Marino Las Baulas, issued on 24.08.2016. Turtles (Dermachelys coriacea) on this mini sheet are embossed! You can see embossing on the back side on picture below.

This is fantastic set of 21 postcards with flora, fauna and nature of Costa Rica.

This is another set of postcard - Birds of Costa Rica

There is also a map of Costa Rica

Banknotes are 5 colones (24.01.1990), 50 colones (07.07.1993), and 100 colones (28.09.1993.)

This is backside of banknotes, and smallest banknote is beautiful!

Front and backside of 100 colones coin from year 2014.

Front and backside of beautiful leather key chain. On front side is Costa Rican volcano Arenal, and on backside are birds of Costa Rica and national motto Pura Vida - Pure Life.

And for the end, one nice coaster!

All that is received in this registered cover

Thank you very much Randall!

Costa Rica - Pura Vida

I have received my first postcard from Costa Rica, and it's beautiful!

Costa Rica (literally meaning, "Rich Coast") is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around 4.5 million, of whom nearly a quarter live in the metropolitan area of the capital and largest city, San José.

Stamps are also nice:
Pre-Columbian Art (from set of five), issued on 04.05.2007.
The 50th Anniversary of the Coope Ande, issued on 04.11.2015.


Thank you very much Randall!