NEW STAMP CELEBRATE OX CARTS AND OXEN

NEW STAMP CELEBRATE OX CARTS AND OXEN
By A.M. Costa Rica staff, 18 April 2008



Two new stamps are entering circulation in honor of the Costa Rican boyero or ox cart driver and the carreta or famous hand-painted cart.

The official announcement of the stamps was Sunday during the boyeros parade in downtown San José. Both stamp designs symbolize the long tradition of oxen in farm work and their importance in Costa Rican history.

The total circulation of the stamps will be 70,000 with 35,000 of each design, according to Correos de Costa Rica. Each stamp has a face value of 180 colons, about 36 U.S. cents.
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