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. (Image 1) (Image)

Sale No: 291
Lot No:1541
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1884/1903: Fine accumulation of Korea beginning with 5 m rose and 10 m blue in quantity unused, also the unissued values 25/100 m per 20, in some cases many more. Later issues to 1903 include the "Birds" with many duplicates including a 2 w purple and orange fine used. Very unusual offering. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image)

Sale No: 291
Lot No:1543
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1953/1985: Group of 90+ commercial letters, principally from the south, but also five letters and cards from the North to and from a member of the Swiss delegation to oversee the peace or cease fire following the Korean War. Very rare to find any mail from this UN precursor mission. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

1878: 3 ca brown red, thin paper, first setting, used, cancelled with fine AMOY CUSTOMS MAIL MATTER cachet in red, evenly perfed and well centred, a very fine stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1878: 3 ca brown red, thin paper, first setting, fine used cancelled part seal "Peking" in blue and part strike customs mark, better than usual only slightly irregular perforation, a fine stamp. Certificate The Philatelic Foundation (2014). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1878: 3 ca brown red, thin paper, first setting, fine used cancelled indistinct seal cancellation in black, better than usual perforation, a fine stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1878: 3 ca brown red, thin paper, first setting, good to fine used example, cancelled by almost complete strike PEKING chop in blue, decorative stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1878: 3 ca brown red, thin paper, first setting, two used examples, cancelled by single strike CUSTOMS SHANGAI, dated JUL 16 81 cachet in black, two fine examples. (Image 1) (Image)

1878: 5 ca orange, thin paper, first setting, used, cancelled with part strike large TIENTSIN chop in black, evenly perfed and well centred, a very fine stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1878: 5 ca orange, thin paper, first setting, used, cancelled with part chop in blue, evenly perfed and centred, a fine stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1878/83: 3 ca brown red, thin paper, first setting, three used examples, 5 ca chrome-yellow, thicker paper, third setting, used and two further large dragon stamps, all with mostly minor imperfections. (Image 1) (Image)

1878: 1 ca yellow-green, 3 ca brown red, and 5 ca orange, all thin paper, first setting, good used and 1 ca green thicker paper third setting with blue "Seal Chop Peking", all with small faults and three with certificates "The Philatelic Foundation". Good Lot. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1878: 3 ca brown-red, thicker paper, third setting, very fine used, cancelled Tientsin chop in black evenly perfed and well centred, a very fine stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1878: 5 ca chrome yellow, thicker paper, third setting, fine used, cancelled contrasting SHANGHAI chop in blue, evenly perfed and well centred, a very fine stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1878: 5 ca chrome-yellow, thicker paper, third setting, fine used, cancelled TIENTSIN chop in black, typically roughly perfed and well centred, a fine stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1897: 1 C on 1 ca/ 5 C on 5 ca, 'New Currency Surcharge', 'small figures' overprint, fine used set of three together with unused 1 C on 1 ca and four 5 C of mixed quality. Gi. = £ 700. (Image 1) (Image)

1897: 1 C on 3 C red 'Red Revenue' fine used example with dollar chop cancellation plus 2 Cents on 3 C and 4 Cents on 3 C used with small faults, all three with Philatelic Foundation certificates. Gi. = £ 975. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1897: 1 C on 3 C red, 'Red Revenue', four used examples in mixed condition and odd minor flaw, plus 2 C on 3 C fine used. Gi. = £ 1'300. (Image 1) (Image)