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500th Anniversary of Discovery of America issue of Costa Rica

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Short desc: 500th Anniversary of Discovery of America

Issuer: Costa Rica
Dates: 11/20/1987 - 10/8/1992
Occasion: discovery of America
Number/Year: 500


Consists of 7 stamps: (See stamps as list)

4col d=map of Costa Rica perf=13.25
4col d=Map of Central America perf=13.25
11/28/1988 4col d=Native necklace
12/4/1989 4col d=Golden frog & coin perf=10.5
airmail 10/8/1992 45col d="Nina" perf=13.25
airmail 10/8/1992 45col d="Santa Maria" perf=13.25
airmail 10/8/1992 45col d="Pinta" perf=13.25

Issues with this name: Barbuda (1988), Bhutan (1992), Cambodia (1991), Cameroun (1992), Cape Verde (1992), Colombia (1992), Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic (1991), French Southern & Antarctic Territories (1992), Gabon (1992), Gambia (1993), Grenada, Grenada Grenadines, Guatemala (1992), Korea (1992), North Korea (1988), Maldive Islands (1993), Morocco (1992), Nevis (1986), Nicaragua, Niger (1992), Norfolk Island (1992), Panama (1992), Paraguay (1992), Penrhyn (1992), Philippines (1992), Russia (1992), St. Pierre & Miquelon (1992), St. Thomas & Prince Islands (1991), El Salvador (1991), Samoa (1992), Senegal (1991), Sierra Leone (1993), Tanzania (1990), Tonga (1992), Turks & Caicos Islands (1988), Uganda (1992), Venezuela (1992), Vietnam (1991)


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