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Auction: 13008 - The Mizuhara Collection of Korean Stamps
Lot: 1917

Korea
Development of Japanese Post Office
1900 "For Use in Korea"
1904 (27 Jan.) commercial cover to U.S.A. bearing 8s. olive used in combination with unoverprinted 2s. yellow-green tied by "chemulpo/i.j.p.o." c.d.s. in purple with straight-line "missent" alongside; the reverse with Moji (1.2) c.d.s., Seattle (23.2), Moines (26.2) and Fort Dodge (27.2) machine postmarks; a few peripheral faults but a rare combination

Sold for
HK$42,000