(Japanese Occupation) 1923 Korean picture postcard to France franked on picture side with 1914-35 1s., 2s. (2) and 3s. tied by two violet Fusan Chosen cds; good condition.
(Japanese Occupation) 1928 (30.10.) part thick parcel front to England franked 1914-25 3s., 5s. and two 30s tied by fine Keijo Chosen cds, handstamped registration label top left, Changchun I.J.P.O. cds of following day; vertical crease clear of stamps, scarce usage of higher values.
(Japanese Occupation) Circa 1930 cover to Switzerland franked 1926 Nagoya Castle 10s. deep blue tied by Keijo Chosen cds, endorsed “Via Siberien”; good clean condition.
(Japanese Post Offices) 1896 (25 Dec) 4k Russian postal stationery card bearing good strike of the rare framed PAQUEBOT handstamp (Hosking type 3089), cancelled Gensan I.J.P.O.; some overall ageing to card, rare, especially with such clear cancels.
(Ship Mail to Korea) 1895 (1 MAY) cover to Berwick, Maine, USA endorsed “Via Nagasaki & Vancouver” franked pairs of 3k. and 7k.., posted on board ship and landed at Korean port of Gensan, cancelled with two red Gensan I.J.P.O. cds with framed PAQUEBOT in same ink. On reverse transits of Nagasaki (8 May), Yokohama (17 May) and San Francisco (Jun 1) plus arrival cds. The earliest usage at Gensan of Paquebot covers with Russian stamps; Ex Dr. Casey.
(Ship Mail to Korea) 1895 (28 Jul) cover to Berwick, Maine, USA endorsed “Via Nagasaki” franked by pair and single 20k., posted on board ship and landed at Korean port of Gensan, cancelled with two red Gensan I.J.P.O. cds with framed PAQUEBOT in same ink. On reverse transits of Nagasaki (1 Aug), Yokohama (7 Aug) and San Francisco (24 Aug) plus arrival cds. Ex Dr. Casey, on his album page where he notes “Two months earlier than earliest date recorded for Gensan/IJPO cancellation by J. Hyun (Japanese Philately vol. 30, no.2, 1975), who does not report it in red. Some slight faults to envelope.
1897 cover to St Petersburg, posted on ship, 2k. and pair 4k. cancelled at Korean port Gensan I.J.P.O. (3 Dec) and framed PAQUEBOT handstamp on reverse. The envelope is endorsed “Via San Francisco” and shows transit of Yokohama (6 Dec) and arrival cds of 27 XII (8.1.98 New Style) indicating a journey of 36 days. Before the construction of Trans-Siberian Railway it was quicker to send mail via Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, especially during winter.
1901 (17 Aout) Imperial Korean Post U.P.U. 4c. stationery card uprated 10c. and registered to Paris, tied Seoul Coree cds and with framed red registration handstamp tp left, Shanghai Chine transit cds of French Post Offices, reverse with arrival cancels. Only two registered used examples are recorded, stained bottom right corner, a rarity.
1904 unclearly dated registered cover to Boston, USA, franked 1896-98 Later Printing 10p. blue in horizontal strip of five plus 10ch. Falcon tied Chemulpo cds, registration handstamp at base, reverse with 2rin Falcon used as seal and cancelled, three-line Registered Seattle transit cancel of Jan 17 1904. Fine and rare.
1939 A.R. registered money letter envelope to Shanghai franked Japan white paper 50s pair and 6s pair tied Keizyo TyoSen cds, insured for the maximum admitted amount of 1000Y, large bold framed A.R. at centre, Shanghai arrival cds backstamp of 3.7.39. A fine and attractive cover.
1949 airmail cover to Switzerland franked four 1947 50w. Douglas DC-4 Airliner plus 10w Admiral Li Sun Sin tied violet Seoul date stamps; vertical fold at left clear of stamps.