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Download (KSS members only): “Handbook of Philatelic Forgeries – Korean Empire”

November 13, 2019November 17, 2019 David Phillips210Leave a Comment

One of the most challenging aspects of collecting Korean stamps is that there are many forgeries/counterfeits/fakes of both the stamps as well as the overprints and cancellations of the early “Empire” issues from 1884 to 1900. Very often, the stamps, overprints and the cancellations can all be forgeries. Fortunately, there are few or none known […]

Andrew B Graham Co. business card shows Korea’s second issue

November 10, 2019October 21, 2019 David Phillips115Leave a Comment

Here is a nice item which is rarely seen. I have often wondered why the second issue of Korea was printed in Washington, DC since the first issue was done in Japan. In any event the stamps were printed by Andrew B Graham Co. a Washington, DC lithographer.