363 / September 2016

1896, Tae Geuk 2nd printing 5 p., 10 p. (frameline bottom left) tied by "SEOUL 18 MAI 00" on inbound cover from Germany, 20 pf. crown/eagle "LEIPZIG 28.3.00" via "NAGASAKI 8 MAY 00", resp. "SEOUL 17 MAY 0(0) I.J.P.O.", as forwarding frank (15 poon = 3 chon) to Kobe/Japan, imprinted headline "Koloniale Zeitschrift" (Colonial Journal), Bibliographischer Verlag Leipzig, cover vertical bend not affecting stamps, a quite unusual combination

1899, 1 p./25 p. with black Dae Han cto "SEOUL 16 AVRIL 00" to government gazette, stamp vertical scissor separation but scissor separation but scarce

1900/01, plum blossoms 1 ch. tied by "SEOUL 30 .. 01" to front cover used locally, plum blossoms revised design 2 ch. affixed, tied by sexagonal "T" with second strike alongside, also manuscript "Afranchissement insuffisant"

1900, plum blossoms 3 ch. in horizontal strip of 3 with 1 ch. tied by "SEOUL 27 FEVR 01" to New York with Apr 3 backstamp, 'Korean Religious Tract Society' printed return

4 ch. tied by "CHEMULPO 8 AVR 04" to postcard 'Han river fishing' via "SHANG-HAI 18 FEVR 04" and on reverse "SAN FRANCISCO MAR 21 1904" to Buenos Aires/Argentina, a very unusual destination from Korea

1901, plum blossoms 4 ch. tied by "SEOUL 2 DEC 02" to postcard via "SHANG-HAI 5 JAN 03" to Paris/France, to the secretary of the Korean Legation "Monsieur Tjong Hyup Mi", on reverse New Year's greetings bilingual Korean-French

1901, plum blossoms 4 ch. tied by "SEOUL 13 (AUG) 01" to Japanese stationery (form use) via Chemulpo, Shang-Hai and "PORT SAID 20 SEPT 01" to Constantinople/Turkey, unusual destination

1901, plum blossoms 10 ch. violet tied Japanese type "Korea Nandaimon 38.6.13" (June 13, 1905) to cover via "MOJI 17 JUN 05" to New York with "JUL 15" backstamp, cover slight creases not affecting the stamp

1903, 1 ch./ 25 p., 2 ch./25 p. and 3 ch./50 p. tied by "SEOUL 10 AOUT 3" to vertical native-style inland cover to French military attaché

1903, 3 ch./50 p. (large Chinese "chon" character, not abbreviated) tied by "SEOUL 25 DEC 02" to local cover

1903, falcon 1 c., 3 c. tied by blue "GWENDOLINE 29 MAI 05" to postcard to Brussels/Belgium, late usage

1900/01, stationery card 1 ch. light-blue uprated plum blossoms 1 c. green (strip of 3) tied by "CHEMULPO 27 AVRIL 01" via French p.o. Shanghai to Germany with arrival mark "DRESDEN A. 10.6.01"

Stationery card 1 c. blue uprated plum blossoms 1 ch. and on reverse 2 ri. in block of ten (2x5) tied by "CHEMULPO 12 JUIN 01" via Shanghai French p.o. to Germany w. arrival mark "NAUMBURG 3.8.01"

1901, UPU stationery card 4 ch. brown cancelled by "CHEMULPO 5 JUL 03" via French p.o. "SHANG-HAI" resp. French mail steamer "LIGNE N 12 JUUIN 03 PAQ. FR. No.3" to Fredericia/Denmark with July 26 arrival

1884/1903, ungebrauchte und gestempelte alte Sammlung, dabei ungebrauchte Nr. 23-25 und 43-44

1899/1967 (ca.), rund 40 Briefe und Karten, dabei japanische Post in Korea, Nordkorea, Militärpost etc., interessante Partie

1901/26, 6 frankierte Karten, meist japanische Post