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Auction: 13008 - The Mizuhara Collection of Korean Stamps
Lot: 1842

Korea
Reopening of the Korean Postal Service
1895-98 "Tae Geuk" Issue
1898 (20 Nov.) envelope, double registered to Seoul bearing, on the reverse, 5p. horizontal pair and 50p. tied by multiple strikes of Weonsan bisected datestamp and with superb strikes of the registration handstamp and two strikes of the aviso de reception, both in red, a fine strike of the arrival datestamp on the address side; light horizontal folding crease does not detract from this remarkable and stunning cover.

Sold for
HK$30,000