Álvaro Bonilla Lara (3 November 1903 – 1988) won the
Lichtenstein Medal
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in 1965. He was a lawyer by profession. Bonilla Lara was a member of the
Society of Costa Rica Collectors
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and an expert on the
revenue stamp
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s of Costa Rica. In 1998, his ''History of the Revenue Stamps of Costa Rica (1870-1970)'' was updated by Héctor R. Mena and Oscar C. Rohrmoser as the ''Costa Rica Revenue Stamp Catalogue'' ().
Bonilla Lara was twice president of
La Federación Interamericana de Filatelia
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and joined the
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
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in 1967."1967 Congress Honours" in
The London Philatelist
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Postage stamps and postal history of Costa Rica
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