Postage stamps and postal history of Costa Rica change in currency from "Reales" to the new Pesos and "Centavos", the issue of 1863 was surcharged with new values for postal use: 1 Centavos, 2 Centavos, 5 Centavos (all over the Medio Real stamp), 10 Centavos (over Dos Reales) and 20 Centavos (over Cuatro Reales). The 5, 10 and 20 Centavos were also surcharged "U.P.U." Costa Rican stamps were issued overprinted "Guanacaste" in 1885-89 following war with Nicaragua over the sovereignty of Guanacaste. The first issue in the new "Colón" currency was dated 1900 and put into circulation in 1901. It consists of ten stamps with values ranging from
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