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Auction: 13008 - The Mizuhara Collection of Korean Stamps
Lot: 1840

Korea
Reopening of the Korean Postal Service
1895-98 "Tae Geuk" Issue
1896 (1 Oct.) envelope to the U.S. Legation in Seoul bearing 25p. and 50p. (both first print) tied by Choseon type IIB datestamp with a superb strike of the arrival datestamp at lower left; a couple of light vertical folding creases (clear of the adhesives). An attractive and fine cover

Sold for
HK$42,000