1884 5m rose, perf. 9, 10m blue, perf. 9 1/2, blocks of four, each with a bottom imprint ("Prepared in the Printing Bureau of the Department of Finance of the Imperial Japanese Government"), the latter with perf. separations and pulled perf. at bottom right, mostly n.h., rare (catalogued as hinged singles) (Cat No. 1-2) (Image)

Est.US$250

1884 10m blue, violet "Customs Jochiwon" (?) postmark, small faults, fine appearing example of this tremendous rarity, (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1895 5p green, 10p blue, 25p maroon, 50p purple, selection on two exhibit pages, describing the two different printings, with unused set of blocks of four, plus 24 used singles, various cancels, some quite scarce double circle in red, "Unpaid" and others, mixed condition, ex-Kondo (Cat No. 6-9) (Image)

Est.US$750

1897 overprinted in red, 5p vertical pair used, 10p unused block of four, plus overprinted in black, 5p used pair, 10p and 50p singles, fine, (Cat No. 10,11,13F,13G,15) (Image)

Est.US$250

1897 overprinted in red "Tae Han" in large font, unused without gum, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 10-13) (Image)

Est.US$500

1897 Tae Han overprints, varieties, including missing, double, inverted, displaced, double one inverted, black overprints on red overprints, etc., selection of 12 mostly different, used or unused, with three pairs and nine singles, written-up on exhibit page, mixed condition, scarce group, cat. $2,500+ (Cat No. 10/17var) (Image)

Est.US$750

1897 Tae Han overprints, 10p deep blue, with red overprint, irregular block of 20, showing diagonal pre-print paper folds through five stamps, h.r. and some perf. strengthening, mixed condition, minor flaws possible, undoubtedly one of the largest known multiples of this value, ex-Ichiro Kondo, (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1897 overprinted in black, 25p maroon, horizontal strip of three, unused without gum, fine-v.f., rare multiple, (Cat No. 14) (Image)

Est.US$500

1900 surcharged in red 1p on 5p green, canceled Seoul 10 Mar 1900, well centered, fine example of this rarity, (Cat No. 15B) (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1900 surcharged in red (on the overprinted Tae Han) 1p on 5p green, block of four, trivial gum glazing, bottom pair n.h., well centered, good color, fine-v.f., exceptionally rare multiple (catalogued as hinged singles) (Cat No. 16A) (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1900 surcharged in red (on the overprinted Tae Han) on 5p green, figure "1" omitted, h.r., centered to left, very rare (Cat No. 16Avar) (Image)

Est.US$500

1900 25p maroon, overprint in red and in black, figure "1" omitted, block of four, hinge reinforced, glazed gum and minor toned speck on one, fine and scarce multiple, (Cat No. 17a) (Image)

Est.US$250

1900 surcharged in red 1p on 25p maroon, black overprint double, canceled Seoul 8 Oct 1900, fine, (Cat No. 17Cvar) (Image)

Est.US$500

1900 overprint in red and in black, surcharged "1" on 25p maroon, block of nine, variety imperf. at left, unused without gum, perf. strengthening and minor faults, fine appearance, signed Tyler (Cat No. 17var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1900 Plum Blossoms Regular Issue, "Service des Postes de L'Empire de Coree Avis No.8A", press release (in French) signed by Jean Emile Clemencet (French advisor and postal expert loaned by the French Ministry of Posts to help organize the Korean Postal Service to conform to the UPU requirements), with 2re-6ch adhesives adhering to the page, dated July 17, 1900, fine (Cat No. 18-24) (Image)

Est.US$250

1900 2ch blue, 50ch green & pink imperforate singles, also 4ch carmine and 15ch gray violet, imperf. blocks of four, proofs on stamp paper, some creases, 50ch with invalidating line, scarce, ex- Ichiro Kondo (Cat No. 20B,22,26,31P) (Image)

Est.US$500

1900 2ch blue, perf. 10, horizontal pair imperf. between, h.r., minor wrinkles, fine, ex-Ichiru Kondo, (Cat No. 20a) (Image)

Est.US$250

1900 50ch (3) canceled "Seoul", "Fusan", "Seoul No.1", 1wn canceled "Wonsan", "Chemulpo", also 2wn (2), canceled "Chemulpo" and "Seoul" (dates inverted), couple of minor creases, mostly v.f., (Cat No. 31,32,33) (Image)

Est.US$500

1900 50ch olive green & pink, block of four, unused with original, toned gum, bottom pair defective, with some horizontal perf. separations, fine appearance, this being the largest known multiple of the 50ch value (catalogued as four singles) (Cat No. 31) (Image)

Est.US$500

1900 1wn rose, black & blue, horizontal strip of three, l.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., the largest recorded multiple of the 1wn value (catalogued as three singles) (Cat No. 32) (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1900 2wn purple & yellow green, h.r., small faults, fine appearance, (Cat No. 33) (Image)

Est.US$200

1900 2wn purple & yellow green, horizontal pair canceled "Seoul Coree 14 Mar 3" (last numeral inverted), well centered, v.f., largest recorded multiple (used or unused) of the 2wn value (catalogued as singles) (Cat No. 33) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1900 2wn purple & yellow green, canceled on small piece by "Hanseong / Kwamgmoo 9. May 18" (last day of the Imperial Post Office), additional (not contemporary) markings at right, v.f. (Cat No. 33) (Image)

Est.US$500

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)

Est.US$1,000

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)

Est.US$1,000