korea / north korea / south korea - Stamp Auctions

Lot 5083 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries

Lot 5083 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries

North Korea, 1954-55 rouletted Korean People's Army 6th Anniv. 10w. carmine-red corner block of four, unmounted mint, few customary faint natural bends, small hinge remnant on face at extreme upper right, very fine and fresh. A rare block. Scott 73b cat. US$2900+.
Estimate HK$ 12,000 - 15,000

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Lot 4597 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #43 - Asian Stamps & Postal History featuring China, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and other Asian Countries

Lot 4597 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #43 - Asian Stamps & Postal History featuring China, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and other Asian Countries

Korea (North), 1954 (c.) accordion-type airmail envelope to Czechoslovakia bearing 1951 large-type 5w. on 6w. provisional, General Pang Ho-san 10w., Order of Soldier's Honour 40w. and Ri Su Dok 70w. tied by bold "Hamnam, Buzun" c.d.s. (4.1 with year date omitted), reduced at foot and folded vertically (away from the stamps), fine and extremely rare usage with less than a handful of covers thought to be recorded with this large-type 5 won provisional. Scott 43 var., 44, 48, 50.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000

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Lot 5101 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries

Lot 5101 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries

South Korea, 1946 Definitives 50ch. to 10w. set of five, variety imperforate, in matched blocks of fourteen from the lower right corner of the pane, all but 10w. showing printer's imprint, very fine and fresh unused (50c. tiny pin hole and slightly rough sheet edge at right); also included is 2w. imperf. interpanneau block of twelve (2 x 6) from the top of the sheet, folded between panes. KPC 51a-55a; Scott 69-73.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

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Lot 4610 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #43 - Asian Stamps & Postal History featuring China, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and other Asian Countries

Lot 4610 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #43 - Asian Stamps & Postal History featuring China, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and other Asian Countries

Korea (North), Booklets : 1955 Liberation 10th Anniv. booklet, containing panes of five of Liberation 20w. green, Korea-U.S.S.R. Friendship Month 10w. rose-red and 20w. red and light blue, Admiral Ri Sun-Sin 2w. rose on buff, Taedong Gate 5w., Hwanghae Iron Works 10w., and Peace Propaganda 20w. (placed in inverted), pane of seven of Order of Soldier's Honour 40w., and pane of eight of Ri Su Dok 70w., with glassine interleaving, red commemorative handstamp on front and reverse (but without numeral on reverse), fresh, fine, some faint trivial cover wrinkling, exceedingly rare, believed to be the only ChongJin booket recorded with nine different values.
Estimate 30,000 - 40,000

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Lot 5072 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries

Lot 5072 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries

Korea, 1903 (21 July) "British and Foreign Bible Society, Seoul" printed-matter large envelope to San Francisco, unsealed per printed matter regulations, bearing 1ch. on 4p. pair and Plum Blossom 4ch. (couple blunted perfs.) tied by "Seoul/Coree" foreign-mail c.d.s., small faults due to the size of the envelope, fine and very rare 6 chon triple-weight printed matter rate usage, as well as scarce non-philatelic foreign-mail usage of the 1 chon surcharge. The sender was a distributor of Bibles in Korea, while the recipient American Type Founders was an American nationwide company that produced approximately 85% of the metal printers' type then manufactured in the U.S.A. Scott 22, 35.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

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Lot 4584 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #43 - Asian Stamps & Postal History featuring China, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and other Asian Countries

Lot 4584 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #43 - Asian Stamps & Postal History featuring China, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and other Asian Countries

Korea, Japanese Administration : 1915 (28 Dec.) small incoming envelope (opened out for display) from Russia to Seoul (3.2.16) via Tsuruga (31.1) bearing Russia 10kop. tied by "Petrograd' c.d.s. with Russian censor red framed h.s. adjacent and transit c.d.s. on reverse, fine wartime usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200

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Lot 5075 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries

Lot 5075 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries

North Korea, 1949 Kim Il Sung University 1w. blue, variety coarse impression, unused without gum as issued, small thinning in margin at foot, overall sound and fine appearing, very rare. Scott 18 var.
Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

The stamp's impression differs markedly from those normally encountered and is closer to those found on the 1 won violet of the set, suggesting multiple printings.

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Lot 4591 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #43 - Asian Stamps & Postal History featuring China, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and other Asian Countries

Lot 4591 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #43 - Asian Stamps & Postal History featuring China, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and other Asian Countries

Korea (North), 1946 (4 June) envelope to Seoul, bearing Hibiscus 20ch. pair and South Korea 1946 Liberation 10ch. tied by "KangWon/Likiang" c.d.s. (with town name in Chinese) with U.S. censor tape at foot, showing Russian framed censor h.s. and on reverse, U.S. censor h.s., believed to be the only North Korea/South Korea combination cover known, emanating from a town near the border of the two zones where possibly both countries' issues were used, a fine and extremely important cover, a major exhibition item for both the North Korea and South Korea exhibitor. Scott North Korea 1, South Korea 63.
Estimate 120,000 - 150,000

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Lot 5076 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries

Lot 5076 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries

North Korea, 1949 4th Anniv. of Liberation 1w. red, green and turquoise used on 1950 (26 Aug.) envelope from PyungNam, KumJe to a member of the Korean People's Army, Pyongyang (arrival c.d.s. on reverse), adhesive with pre-application horizontal crease, small cover restoration at top, very scarce usage on cover. Scott 20.
Estimate HK$ 12,000 - 15,000

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Lot 4595 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea -  Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #43 - Asian Stamps & Postal History featuring China, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and other Asian Countries

Lot 4595 - other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #43 - Asian Stamps & Postal History featuring China, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and other Asian Countries

Korea (North), 1951 Sixth Anniv. of Liberation from Japan commemorative folder, containing imperf. reproductions (in larger format) of 1w. Flags, 1w. Hero Kim Ki U and 2w. Soldiers in blue, green and brown-purple and special unissued Order of Soldier's Honour 50ch. brown stationery card, very fine and exceedingly rare (believed the only one recorded).
Estimate 30,000 - 40,000

Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #43 - Asian Stamps & Postal History featuring China, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and other Asian Countries

other asia and worldwide korea / north korea / south korea