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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

841

35e,36d

1902 surcharges, 1ch and 2ch on 25p maroon, each with red Tae Han overprint, horizontal blocks of ten, unused without gum, some perf. strengthening, fine-v.f., rare multiples (Cat No. 35e,36d) (Image)

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SOLD for $900.00
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842

1902 2ch on 25p maroon, surcharge type IIb, pane of 48 (6x8), canceled "Masanpo 26 Fev 04", centered to right, considerable perf. strengthening, the largest recorded multiple of this value (Cat No. 36) (Image)

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843

37g

1902 surcharges, 3ch on 50p purple, with red Tae Han overprint, horizontal block of ten, unused without gum, some perf. separations and strengthening, few minor faults, still a fine and extremely rare multiple, ex-Ichiro Kondo (Cat No. 37g) (Image)

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SOLD for $500.00
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844

1902 surcharges, 3ch on 25p maroon, left sheet margin and part imprint ("Bonds, etc. Washington, D.C., U.S.A.") block of twelve, unused without gum, some perf. strengthening, fine and impressive multiple, cat. $780 (Cat No. 38) (Image)

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845

1903 Falcon, 1ch green, beige, blue, gray, yellow brown, blue green and red brown, selection of seven different Cliche Essays (33x47mm), various colors and backgrounds, center design appears to be more like an Eagle, fine-v.f., mounted on exhibition page, extremely rare (Image)

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SOLD for $8,500.00
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846

39-51

1903 Falcon, complete set of 13, l.h. or h.r., last three without gum, fine-v.f., cat. $1261 (Cat No. 39-51) (Image)

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SOLD for $750.00
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847

39-51

1903 Falcon, complete set in blocks of four, many with sheet margin, l.h. or n.h., some with usual streaky or dried gum, 1c with perf. separations, $2 with rounded corner at bottom right, fresh, fine-v.f. set of blocks (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $5044 (Cat No. 39-51) (Image)

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SOLD for $4,000.00
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848

39-51

1903 Falcon, selection of used singles and some multiples, written-up on two exhibit pages, with at least two complete sets, various pmks, including Masanpo, Gwendoline, Fusan, Wonsan, Gongjiu, Busan, etc., mixed condition (Cat No. 39-51) (Image)

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SOLD for $4,750.00
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KOREA - COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

849

1866 (15 Nov) single page document headed "Division Navale Des Mers de Chine" (Naval Division/China Seas) Expedition de Coree (Korean Expedition) "Certificat de blessure" (injury report), signed by the commanding Admiral on board of "Le Guerriere", at Mouillage de L'ile Boisse, Korea, 15 November 1866, bearing "Division Navale le des mers de Chine" seal, with French military emblem, folded, with some ageing and paper splits (in 1866, reacting to increasing numbers of Korean and Chinese converts to Catholicism, the Korea government sanctioned massacres of a number of French Catholic missionaries, as well as thousands of Korean converts. That same year France launched a punitive expedition against Korea, invading and occupying portions of Ganghwa Island in the fall of 1866. The French frigate La Guerriere commanded by Admiral Roze was the lead ship in the French campaign against Korea) (Image)

SOLD for $2,300.00
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850

1884 Official Courier Mail, cover with badge of horses imprinted in black (until 1884, the official courier mail service was run exclusively for military and official communications. Ki-Bai on horse and Bo-Bai on foot came into operation in 1597 and MA-PAE, badge of horse imprint was used on official mail. Only 4-5 of these covers have been recorded, two in vermilion and two in black. This cover formed the opening page of the "Kondo Grand Prix Collection" and was last offered for sale in the 1994 David Feldman Auction (lot 1, Estimate SFr.15,000) (Image)

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851

1884 (3 July) "On His Corean Majesty's Service / Foreign Office, Seoul" official printed envelope to Germany, brought by courier (before the opening of the Korean Post later that year) to Shanghai in cooperation with forwarding agent "H.Snethlage Shanghai" (3 July oval datestamp on back) and mailed the same day through the French office in Shanghai, where it was franked with French 25c Type Sage, tied by Shanghai Chine cds, with a similar strike alongside, manuscript "3" crayon mark, with Frankfurt (13 Aug) arrival on back, v.f. and remarkable official service envelope from Korea (probably sent by Paul Georg Moellendorf, German advisor and Inspector General of Customs in Korea) in combination with French Offices in China and Forwarding Agent. Ostensibly, the Japanese postal system in Korea was disregarded and not utilized in this case. Accompanied by a detailed 1999 Florian Eichorn certificate (Image) (image 851a) (image 851b)

SOLD for $2,000.00
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852

1895 50p purple, vertical pair used in 1900 on registered cover from Seoul (13 Feb) to Russia, with red Seoul Registry label (rare), sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai (23 Feb) and Brindisi (23 Mar), arriving in St. Petersburg (20.3 Gregorian Calendar), "OBEZZARAZHENO" (disinfected) in large Cyrillic caps handstamped on front, fine and appealing cover, nicely displayed on exhibition page (Cat No. 9) (Image)

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SOLD for $6,500.00
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853

1902 (26 July) large cover (opened for display), sent from Genkan to Cape Breton, Canada, departure cds tying the stamp and repeated alongside, with Nagasaki (29 July) and Yokohama (31 July) transits, arriving Victoria (16 Aug) and Mabou, Nova Scotia (26 Aug), toning and some holes affect the cover, scarce destination (Cat No. 9) (Image)

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SOLD for $475.00
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854

10,10c

1897 overprinted "Tae Han" on 5p green, single and strip of three, right stamp without overprint at bottom, used on 1ch postal stationery card from Chemulpo 13 Apr 1902, with French Office in Shanghai transit pmk at left, sent to England, fine and scarce usage of the variety on cover (Cat No. 10,10c) (Image)

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SOLD for $750.00
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855

13F-15

1897 overprinted "Tae Han" in Korean in black, 5p green, 10p deep blue (2), 25p maroon and 50p purple, canceled and tied by Chemulpo (1 May 01) cds on registered cover, with red Registry handstamp at left, addressed to Hannover, Germany, with transit markings of the French Post Office in Shanghai (10 May), Naples (12 June), arriving Hannover (15.6.01), boxed "Piroscafi Esteri" handstamp applied in Italy, fine registered cover franked with the complete set of four overprints, plus the additional 10p adhesive, paying 100p (20 jeon) registered fee, ex-Ichiro Kondo (Cat No. 13F-15) (Image) (image 855a)

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856

1900 (Mar) cover from Leipzig, Germany, franked with 20pf ultramarine, tied by departure cds, sent via Nagasaki (8 May) and Yokohama (17 May) to Seoul, Korea. Redirected to Kobe, with Korean 5p green and 10p dark blue added on arrival in Seoul (18 May) to pay for further transmission to Japan, filing folds, one through the German adhesive, otherwise fine and extremely rare redirected cover showing combination franking Germany and Korea (Image) (image 856a)

SOLD for $1,200.00
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857

18-24

1900 (17 July) registered cover franked with 2re-6ch deep blue, seven different, tied by Seoul departure cds, addressed to France, with French office in Shanghai transit and French arrival and forwarding pmks, fine and attractive cover (Cat No. 18-24) (Image)

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SOLD for $475.00
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858

22,25

1900 4ch carmine, 10ch purple, tied by Seoul 12 Dec.02 cds on picture postcard sent by Registered mail, via Shanghai (22 Dec) to France, with French octagonal Packet (24 Dec) and Lyon (27 Jan 03) arrival pmks, boxed Seoul Registry handstamp, minor toning, fine (Cat No. 22,25) (Image)

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SOLD for $325.00
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859

1900 6ch deep blue, horizonal pair tied by Seoul 22 Apr 1901 cds on registered cover to Tokyo, addressed to the French military attache at the legation in Tokyo, red Seoul registry handstamp, with "Seoul 25 Apr 01 I.J.P.O" pmk on back and Tokyo arrival on front (Cat No. 24) (Image) (image 859a)

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SOLD for $450.00
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860

1900 10ch purple, used in 1903 on red-band cover from Chemulpo, via French office in Shanghai to France, with faint Chartres arrival pmk, filing fold away from the stamp and markings on back, fine "Westward" cover (Cat No. 25) (Image) (image 860a)

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SOLD for $1,600.00
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