The Society of Costa Rica Collectors (SOCORICO) (founded 1963) is an international philatelic society dedicated to the study of the

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Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

. SOCORICO is affiliate No. 96 of the American Philatelic Society. The society journal, ''The Oxcart'', has been published since 1960 and succeeded the ''Costa Rican Philatelist'' which had been published since the 1950s.Society of Costa Rica Collectors.
2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.

Selected publications

* Bonilla Lara, Alvaro. (1996) ''History of the Revenue Stamps of Costa Rica (1870-1970)''. *Mena, Hector R. and Rohrmoser, Oscar C. (1998) ''Costa Rica Revenue Stamp Catalogue''. *Mena, Hector R. ''et al.'' (2004) 3rd edn. ''Costa Rica Postal Catalogue''.

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Society of Costa Rica Collectors
Organizations established in 1963 Philatelic organizations based in the United States Philately of Costa Rica 1963 establishments in the United States

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