Lot 291
Korea; Japanese Post Offices in Korea, 1924 (Feb. 13) Double-Registered Cover to Canada, franked with Japan 20 sen Fuji pair and single (#175), tied by purple "Gensan Chosen" comb-type postmarks, with "A.R." handstamp alongside, backstamps over flap opening of "Kobe 2" (Feb. 17), Canadian "Victoria BC" (Feb. 29), and "Toronto" (March 4, 5), , very early usage of the Gensan Chosen comb-type cancellation at the short-lived rate 60 sen rate, which actually decreased to 42 sen in October 1925 . Estimate $100-150.
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Realized $230 |