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  • Lot# : 3461 Corea

    1903: 2 w purple and orange "Birds", two unused copies, one with part original gum, together with 1 won lilac and pale lilac, also unused and two further unused values. Rare ensemble. Gi.= £810.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 3462 Corea

    1905 (Aug 21): Korean stationery postcard 4 chon (H&G 8), from Chemulpo via Tsingtau to Celle, Germany, the indicium cancelled by light Japanese "CHEMULPO I.J.P.O." handstamp in violet, the card was franked with a additional Kiautschou Hohenzollern 5 pf. green adhesive tied by "TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU 2 / 10 05", CELLE arrival (Nov 8) cds at base. The sender was a member of the German battleship 'SMS Fürst Bismarck', noted 'Chemulpo (Korea)' in the text and posted it in the PO of the German colony Kiautschou. A fine and fresh card which made its way through the postal system to Germany, a rare usage of this last Korean card after the Korean postal service was merged with the Japanese one.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF
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