Postage Stamp Design Errors
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A listing of postage stamps of Costa Rica depicting design errors.

1901 January

Costa Rica

10-centimo stamp depicts Braulio Carillo with incorrect caption "BRANLIO". The mistake was corrected on a new stamp in 1907.

Catalog numbers: Scott 48

Approximate value: US$0.35.

1934 March 14

Costa Rica

5- through 75-centimo airmail stamps depict an airplane in flight with immobile propellor.

Catalog numbers: Scott C15-C23

Approximate value: US$2.05.

2006 August 25

Costa Rica

180-colones stamp depicts Eretmochelys imbricata turtle, with erroneous caption "imbricaas".

Catalog numbers: Scott 593d; WNS CR013.06

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