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The January 2013 Collector’s Series Sale<br />
781<br />
778<br />
778 Costa Rica. Banco Internacional de Costa Rica.<br />
ND (19__). 50 Colones. P-188s. No.000000 SPEC-<br />
IMEN (red on front) Face: Blue on multicolored underprint.<br />
Allegorical female seated left, holding sword<br />
and palm frond, 2 POCs on signature line. Back: Dark<br />
brown. Central white “50”, flanked by larger “L”s, additional<br />
corner “50”s. Extremely rare as an issued<br />
note, as the VF specimen in the Mayer collection hammered<br />
at $11,500. Specimens of this desirable type<br />
remain nearly as rare and offer an affordable alternative<br />
for the Costa Rican type collector. Printed by<br />
ABNCo. Unc. (photo) Est. 1,000-1,500<br />
779 Costa Rica. Banco Nacional de Costa Rica. ND<br />
(19__). 5 Colones. P-209s. No.00000. SPECIMEN<br />
(red on front). Face: Brown with multicolored underprint.<br />
Braulio Carillo at right, value at center, 2<br />
POCs at signature line. Back: Green. Bridge at center,<br />
intertwined “5”s and “V”s flanking. Clean in appearance<br />
with a small pencil notation “F10955” in the<br />
upper back margin. Printed by ABNCo. Unc.<br />
Est. 80-120<br />
780<br />
780 Costa Rica. Banco Nacional de Costa Rica. ND<br />
(19__). 10 Colones. P-210s. No.00000. SPECIMEN<br />
(red on front). Face: Light orange with multicolored<br />
underprint. Portrait of Manuel J. Carazo left, value at<br />
center, 2 POCs at signature line. Back: Blue. Large<br />
sailing ship at center. The margins remain evenly<br />
spaced with wonderful color on both sides. A small<br />
pencil notation “F10956” in the upper back margin is<br />
noted for accuracy. Printed by ABNCo. Choice Unc.<br />
(photo) Est. 300-500<br />
781 Costa Rica. Banco Nacional de Costa Rica. ND<br />
(19__). 100 Colones. P-212s. No.00000. SPECI-<br />
MEN (red on front). Face: Green with multicolored<br />
underprint. Jose Maria Castro Madriz, value at center,<br />
2 POCs at signature line. Back: Olive. Old University<br />
of Santo Tomas. A lovely high denomination<br />
example that as an issued note is rare in Uncirculated<br />
condition. A pencil notation “F11729” sits on the<br />
upper right back margin while a stray mark is visible<br />
on the lower right corner margin. Printed by ABNCo.<br />
Unc. (photo) Est. 300-500<br />
782 Costa Rica. Banco Central de Costa Rica.<br />
4.6.1958. 100 Colones. P-234. No.0518826. Face:<br />
Black on multicolor underprint. Juan Rafael Mora in<br />
center portrait oval. Back: Black. Statue of Juan Santamaria.<br />
A nice collectible specimen that appears several<br />
grades finer than the actual grade. Printed by<br />
W&S. VF. Est. 100-150<br />
783 Costa Rica. Banco Central de Costa Rica. ND<br />
(19__). 10 Colones. P-237s. No.D0000000 SPEC-<br />
IMEN (red on face). Face: Blue on multicolor underprint.<br />
Science and Arts building at the University of<br />
Costa Rica at left, Rodrigo Facio Brenes right. Back:<br />
Blue on multicolor underprint. Central Bank of Costa<br />
Rica. One corner fold determines the grade with a pen<br />
notation “X20-0071” at the top left back margin.<br />
Choice AU. Est. 80-120<br />
784 Costa Rica. Banco Central de Costa Rica.<br />
13.12.1971. 100 Colones. P-244. No.D19119320.<br />
Face: Black on green and tan underprint. Ricardo<br />
Jimenez in left side portrait, cattle center, commemorative<br />
stamp right. Back: Black on green and tan underprint.<br />
Supreme court building at center. Very<br />
scarce high denomination commemorative issue.<br />
Printed by TDLR VF. Est. 80-120<br />
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