NICARAGUA Fiscal stamps and fiscal stamps used for postal purposes

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In 1899 the first fiscal stamps (large sized: 24 x 44 mm) were issued in Nicaragua (1 c blue, 2 c yellow, 5 c brown, 10 c green, 50 c violet and 1 P red).

Some railway stamps (FERRO CARIL DE NICARAGUA) were overprinted 'Timbre Fiscal' in 1903 (5 c on 2 c red and 10 c on 1 c red).

In 1904 a new series of large fiscal stamps (size 21 x 37 mm) was issued (1 c orange, 5 c yellow, 10 c blue, 25 c lilac, 50 c green, 1 P brown, 2 P grey, 5 P blue, 10 P red, 25 P green and 50 P red), they have the year '1904' in the design if I'm well informed.

Similar fiscal stamps but without year were issued in 1908: 5 c red, 10 c green, 25 c yellow, 50 c green, 1 P brown, 2 P grey, 5 P blue, 10 P red, 25 P green and 50 P red. In 1912 the following values were added: 5 c violet on green (2 types), 10 c green on blue (2 types), 25 c red on green, 50 c brown on blue and 1 P blue.

Some other fiscal stamps also exist, for example with overprint 'DEP DE ZELAYA' or with inscription 'MOSQUITO RESERVATION' or telegraph stamps with overprint 'DESTACE'.

I've been told that these two fiscal stamps with an image of a bull, were issued in 1910. The inscription is 'TIMBRE DE DESTACE DE CANADO'

Fiscal stamps overprinted for postal use

1908 Fiscal stamp with overprint 'Correos-1908'

  1 c blue

1908 Fiscal stamps with overprint 'CORREO 1908'

  'VALE 1' (red) on 5 c orange
  'VALE 2' (blue) on 5 c orange
  'VALE 4' (green) on 5 c orange
  5 c orange
  10 c blue
  'VALE 15' (red) on 50 c green
  'VALE 35' (yellow) on 50 c green
  1 P brown
  2 P grey

1908 Fiscal stamps with overprint 'CORREOS 1908'

  2 c orange
  'VALE 4' on 2 c orange
  'VALE 5' (blue) on 2 c orange
  'VALE 10' (green) on 2 c orange

1909 Fiscal stamps with overprint 'CORREOS 1909'

  'VALE 1' on 50 c green
  'VALE 1' (orange) on 50 c green
  'VALE 4' (green) on 50 c green
  'VALE 5' (red) on 50 c green
  'VALE 10' on 50 c green

1911 Fiscal stamps overprinted 'Correos 1911' and value

  02 c on 5 P blue
  05 c on 10 P red
  10 c on 25 c lilac
  10 c on 2 P grey
  35 c on 1 P brown

1911 Fiscal stamps overprinted 'VALE POSTAL de 1911' and value

(Reduced size)

  05 cts on 25 c lilac
  05 cts on 50 c green
  05 cts on 5 P blue
  05 cts on 50 p red
  10 cts on 50 c green 

1911 Railway stamps overprinted with 'Timbre Fiscal' and further surcharged

  'Vale 2 cts. CORREO DE 1911' on 5 c on 2 c blue and red
  'Vale 05 cts. CORREO DE 1911' on 5 c on2 c blue and red
  'vale 10 cts. CORREO DE 1911' on 5 c on2 c blue and red
  'Vale 10 cts. CORREO DE 1911' on 10 c on1 c red and black
  'vale 15 cts. CORREO DE 1911' on 1 c red and black
  'CORREO 02 centavos' on 1 c red
  'CORREO 20 centavos' on 1 c red
  'CORREO 50 centavos' on 1 c red
  'Correo Vale 2 cts. 1911' (blue) on 10 c on 1 c red
  'Correo Vale 5 cts. 1911' (blue) on 10 c on 1 c red
  'Correo Vale 10 cts. 1911' (blue) on 10 c on 1 c red 
  'Correo Vale 5 cts. 1911' (red) on 5 c on 2 c blue
  'Correo Vale 10 cts. 1911' (red) and 'Official' on 10 c on 1 c

(Telegraph stamp made in a similar fashion)

1911 Fiscal stamp overprinted 'CORREOS'

  'CORREOS 05 cts. 1911' on 2 p grey

Example of a fiscal stamp surcharged after 1920 for postal purposes:

(Nicaragua R.de C. Vale un cent. in blue, similar stamps in yellow with red overprint and in blue with red overprint exist, issued in 1922)

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