COSTA RICA
= Understood to be a current stamp printer.
= company still believed to exist.
First
postage stamp issued: 1863
Stamp printing for this country
is primarily done by:Casa Grafica (Costa
Rica), Fotorama (Costa Rica), Litograpia
LIL (Costa Rica), Litographica Trejos (Costa
Rica)
Banco
de Costa Rica, [Where?].
First
stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1911 (Overprints)
for Costa Rica.
Casa
Gráfica S.A. [later Ltda.], San
José.
First
stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1970 for Costa
Rica.
Main
printing process(es): Litho, embossing.
Fotolitográfia
Universal Ltda, San José.
First
stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1960 for Costa
Rica.
Fotorama
de Centroamerica S.A., San José.
First
stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1976 for Costa
Rica.
Fotorama is the biggest offset
printer in Central America and they produce
commercial printing and packaging for a
wide range of customers. Their areas of
specialisation are offset printing, carton
board games and promotional items such as
decals, albums, etc.
Imprenta Nacional,
[Where?].
First
stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1889 for Costa
Rica.
Litográfia e Imprenta
Lehmann S.A., San José.
Abbreviation
known by: LIL.
First
stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1975 for Costa
Rica.
Litográfia
LIL S.A., San José.
First
stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1978 for Costa
Rica.
Main
printing process(es): Litho
Litográfia Nacional, [Where?].
First
stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1921 for Costa
Rica.
Litográfia
Trejos, San José.
First
stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1976 for Costa
Rica.
Litográfia Universal,
[Where?].
First
stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1970 for Costa
Rica.
National Printing Works,
San
José.
First
stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1923 for Costa
Rica.
Trejos Hermanos, San
José..
First
stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1979 for Costa
Rica.
Trejos Hermanos Sucesores,
S.A., San José.
First stamp(s) traced
by compiler: 1981 for Costa Rica.
Founded
1912
 Page updated
01 September 2008. All material Copyright ©
2000-Date Glenn H Morgan FRPSL.
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