List of people on the postage stamps of Costa Rica

This is a list of people honored on the postage stamps of Costa Rica, along with the dates of their stamp appearances.

The list is complete through 2004 for regular issues, and through 1971 for airmail.

A

• Julio Acosta (1921)
• Manuel Aguilar (1943, 1961)
• Bernardo Soto Alfaro (1887, 1889, 1946)
• José María Alfaro Zamora (1943, 1961)

B

• Simón Bolívar (1921)
• Alberto Brenes (1961)
• Leonidas Briceno B. (1965)

C

• Joaquin Bernado Calvo (1957)
• Jose Maria Cañas (1903, 1907, 1910, 1957)
• Braulio Carrillo (1901, 1907, 1910)
• Recaredo Bonilla Carrillo (1963)
• Bruno Carranza (1943)
• Pancha Carrasco (1984)
• Ramon Castilla y Marquesado (1957)
• Jose María Castro (1901, 1907, 1943)
• Edith Cavell (1945)
• Miguel de Cervantes (1947)
• Jesus Bonilla Chavarria, composer (1984)
• Roberto Chiari, president of Panama (1963)
• Christopher Columbus (1923)

E

• Aniceto Esquivel (1946)
• Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra (1947)

F

• Justo A. Facio (1960)
• Juan Mora Fernández (1901, 1907, 1910, 1943)
• Mauro Fernández (1907, 1910, 1943)
• Prospero Fernández (1883, 1946)
• José Figueres Ferrer, President ()
• Eusebio Figueroa (1903)

G

• Juan Jose Ulloa Giralt (1961)
• Alfredo Gonzalez F., banker (1964)
• Tomas Guardia (1943)
• Agustin Gutierrez L. (1961)
• Benjamin Gutierrez (1984)
• Manuel M. Gutierrez (1923)

H

• Vicente Herrera (1946, 1961)

I

• Rafael Yglesias Castro (1947, 1948)
• Isabella I of Spain (1952)

J

• Jesús Jiménez (1901, 1907, 1910, 1923)
• Pilar Jimenez (1984)

K

• John Fitzgerald Kennedy, US president (1963)
• John F. Kennedy Jr., Son of US President (1963)

L

• St Louisa de Marillac (1960)

M

• Rodrigo Arias Maldonado (1924)
• Luis Molina (1957)
• Alberto M. Brenes Mora (1976)
• Jose Joaquin Mora (1957, 1984)
• Juan Rafael Mora (1901, 1907, 1921, 1931, 1943, 1957, 1984)
• Francisco Morazán (1943)
• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Leader of India's Independence Movement (1998)

N

• Florence Nightingale, nurse (1945)

O

• Miguel Obregon L. (1961)
• Eusebio Figueroa Oreamuno (1907, 1910)
• Francisco Maria Oreamuno (1943, 1957)
• Ricardo Jimenez Oreamuno (1947, 1959)
• Francisco Orlich, president (1963)

Q

• Jose Manuel Quiros (1957)

R

• Julio Rivera, president of El Salvador (1963)
• Jose Rodriguez (1941)
• Max Mena (2003)
• Elias Rojas Roman (1961)
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US president (1947)

S

• Juan Santamaría, National Hero (1901, 1907, 1910, 1957, 1984)
• Luis Somoza, president of Nicaragua (1963)

T

• Bernardo A. Theil (1948)

V

• Antonio Vallerriestra (1957)
• Carlos Luis Valverde (1950)
• Ramón Villeda Morales President of Honduras (1963)
• St Vincent (1960)
• Cleto Gonzalez Viquez (1941, 1947, 1959)
• Julián Volio (1903, 1907, 1910)

Y

• Miguel Ydigoras, president of Guatemala (1963)

Z

• Jose Daniel Zuniga Zeledon (1984)

References

• Scott catalogue