1895/96, 5 P. 2nd printing tied brown "Seoul Kwangmu 3.9.6" to cover to Chemulpo, large brown circular framed "T" w. on reverse 5 P. 1st printing horizontal pair (left copy faults) tied two strikes brown "insufficient". To the best of our knowledge, a mixed franking between 5 P. 1st and 2nd printings is unrecorded. A spectacular usage from the E. Meyer correspondence.
Public auction #38
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG Public auction #38
The 38th Christoph Gärtner auction October 10+11th and 16th - 20th, 2017 is an outstanding offer with more than 40.000 lots is on line.
The auction schedule as follows:
October 10 - 11, 2017 / coins & banknotes
World bank notes
Germany bank notes
October 16 - 20, 2017 / philately & picture postcards including:
Asia, Europe, Thematics, Overseas, Germany and picture post cards
Sale Terms
Lot #9059 - korea
1895/96, Tae Geuk 5 P. bluish green resp. 10 P. dull blue (3 mm pulled perfs and handwriting of addressee) tied bisected circle "Impa Kwangmu 5.7.11" (July 11, 1901) to reverse of cover (creases) via "Oggang 5.7.13" to Seoul w. arrival "Hansung 5.7.18". Impa was a temporary p.o. (imchisa) in Cheonrapukdo province. 15 P. old currency account for 3 Ch. new currency, so basic domestic letter rate. Not many entires of Tae Geuk stamps with Imchisa...
Lot #9060 - korea
1895/1900, Tae Gaeuk (5 inc. 5 P., 25 P. 1st printing) resp. overprints (2, inc. 5 P. black Dae Han canc. ), all w. slight thins on reverse, as is.
Lot #9061 - korea
1896, Tae Geuk 10 P. 2nd printing tied vernacular "Pyongyang Kwangmu 3.4.24" to cover to Seoul w. arrival alongside, stamp crease. Commercial usage to govt. official.
Lot #9062 - korea
1896, 10 P. 2nd printing tied "SEOUL 18 JANV 00" to ppc "Journey around the world" showing "The Palace Garde of the empress at Soul" resp. "The Royal Palace", arrival "EBINGEN 9 MRZ 00", early usage after Koreas UPU entry as 2 Ch. rate.
Lot #9063 - korea
1899, incoming mail, Kiautschou forerunner 5 Pf. tied "TSINGTAU 30/12 99" to ppc (Tsintau village street, but also showing german navy and navy infantry personell) to Chemulpo/Korea. boxed "T." and transit "CHEEFOO 8 JAN 00", corner crease, blue endorsement "Inchon".
Lot #9064 - korea
1900, 10p. blue (partly toned perfs) on ppc "Gruss aus Korea" (Greetings from Korea) from "SEOUL 13 JANV 00" to Berlin with arrival mark 10.3.00 alongside.
Lot #9065 - korea
1900. Red Band envelope bearing 'Tai-Han' SG 12a 5p green tied by vernacular double ring with adjacent Seoul date stamp. Scarce.
Lot #9066 - korea
1900/01, ülum blossoms 6 Ch., 10 Ch. (2) tied "SEOUL 27 JUN 04" to registered cover to Tokyo(Japan with July 4 backstamp. The special tariff to Japan (1901 treaty): letter 4 Ch. quadruple weight and 10 ch. registration. Cover rugged and small tears in margin not affecting stamps.
Lot #9067 - korea
1900. Envelope (rough opened/faults) addressed 'The Bund, Shanghai' cancelled by Seoul/Coree double ring '13 JuilÆ and forwarded to 'Poste Restante, Yokohama' with vernacular transit and Yokohama/Japan arrival '1st Aug' on face. Very fine.
Lot #9068 - korea
1901, 2 Ch./25 P. cursive style tied "SEOUL 20 SEPT 3" to unsealed printed matter envelope to Metz/Germany w. "METZ 26.10.03" backstamp. (M)
Lot #9069 - korea
1901. Lady's envelope addressed to Seoul bearing SG 24a, 2ch blue tied by Chemulpo/Coree double ring. Superb item paying the printed mater rate.
Lot #9070 - korea
1901. Postal stationery card 1ch blue upgraded with SG 22a, 2re grey and SC 23a, 1ch green tied by Chemulpo/Coree double ring addressed to the 'Consulate de France, YokohamaÆ. Very fine.
Lot #9071 - korea
1901. Postal stationery card 1cn blue upgraded with SG 26b 3ch orange tied by Seoul/Coree double ring addressed to Paris. Attractive.
Lot #9072 - korea
1902. Envelope written from the æFrench Legation in Coree' addressed to France bearing SG 30b, 15ch bright purple tied by Seoul/Coree double ring, routed via Siberia with Paris receiver on reverse. Scarce item of mail from Korea to France, small faults/minimal cut
Lot #9073 - korea
1902. Postal stationery card 1c blue upgraded with Yvert 20, 3c orange tied by Fusan Coree double ring addressed to France, routed via Chemulpo with French Post Office Shanghai Chine double ring transit. Scarce item of mail from this office.
Lot #9074 - korea
1902. Postal stationery card 4s brown tied by Fusan Coree double ring addressed to France, routed via the French Post Office Shanghai with Shang-Hai Chine double ring transit. Scarce item of mail from this office.
Lot #9075 - korea
1903/1904, 1 Chon stationery card uprated with 10 Poon flag and 1 Choon falcon sent from "CHEMPULPO DEC 30 1903" via SHANG-HAI french office to Berlin and arrived there on Feb 2nd 1904. Despite some faults affecting the 10 Poon stamp scarce item.
Lot #9076 - korea
1903, 1 Choon stat. card uprated with 1 Ch. green 1900 issue sent from CHEMULPO to Hannover, Germany. This card was written in Tsintau.
Lot #9077 - korea
1903, falcon 3 Ch. tied bisected circle "Hansung Kwangmu 7.10.29" to cover to Kongju, envelope backflap missing and two sides reduced, commercial usage.
Lot #9078 - korea
1903 SEOUL local cover front with VERY RARE POSTAGE DUE & "RETOUR A L ENVOYEUR, AFFRANCHISSEMENT INSUFFISANT" manuscript postal marking. Envelope "THE KOREA REVIEW / H.B HULBERT EDITOR" with a special opening system "pull on either sides" (maybe the reason why the cover is only a front) sent locally in Seoul 1903 (03 with inverted 3),franked only at 1 Cheun = UNDERPAID, a defective 2 Ch. stamp was applied as POSTAGE DUE and tied by "T"...
Lot #9079 - korea
1903. Envelope (small fault/part of backflap missing) addressed to France bearing SG 27a, 4s carmine (pair) and SG 46b, 3ch on 50p violet tied by Seoul/Coree double ring ring with Moulins arrival. Nice mixed franking.
Lot #9080 - korea
1903. Postal stationery card 4ch brown upgraded with SG 27a, 4ch carmine (used second time - unrecorded postal fraud - first one we have seen) tied by Chemulpo/ Coree double ring '21st Avril', addressed to Austria, routed via the French Post Office Shanghai with Shanghai/Chine transit '27th AvrilÆ and arrival on face. Very fine.
Lot #9081 - korea
1905. Registered Rice paper envelope (opening faults, creased and toned) addressed to Paris bearing Yvert 26, 20ch brown (pair) tied by Seoul/Coree double ring with boxed hand-struck 'Registered', routed via the French Post Office Shanghai/Chine. Scarce franking.
Lot #9082 - korea
1905. Multi view picture post card of 'Street scene and Out going girl' addressed to France bearing Korea SG 24a, 2ch blue and SG 52, 2ch green tied by Chemulpo/Coree double ring '15th Oct', routed via the French Post Office Shanghai '24th Oct' with Craponne '18th Nov 05' arrival in France. Scarce mixed issue, National Emblems and Falcon issue mixed. Very attractive item.
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