Supporting Philatelists Since 1952
Korean philatelics in (recent) online and offline auctions worldwide. Shows both the best of the best as well as other interesting items shown in auctions. Especially for KSS website readers who can’t read Korean interesting items from Korean language auctions such as Kobay are shown here as well.
Philatelic items directly related to Korea are relatively rare in (international) auctions. Of course, there are these “collections” with albums packed with North Korean stamps from the 1970s and 1980s or the usual South Korean flag sheets and such, but occasionally interesting items do show up. Here are a few examples from two different auction […]
Continue Reading
Several interesting items are shown in current auctions run by Soler y Llach and Gärtner. These items are a cover (Soler y Llach) and postcards (Gärtner) with stamps from the classical period of Korean philatelic history, in this case covers sent between 1897 and 1904.
Continue Reading
We are always on the look out for interesting Korean philatelic materials showing up in auctions. One noticeable item showing up in a Rapp auction (“Rapp Auktion Nr. 39 und Nr. 40 von 23. bis 28. November 2020“) is item nr. 2826. This item is listed in both German and English. The Korean items shown […]
Continue Reading
The Dutch mail auction ‘Sheraton & Peel’ by René Hillesum Filatelie (since 1991) offers a selection of Dutch (and Colonies) and international philatelic materials. The upcoming auction of December 23 is offering several postal history items of interest to Korea collectors.
Continue Reading
One way of acquiring new items for a stamp collection is by buying them on online auction websites. There are many great items available online, but also many fakes. But what is real and what isn’t? Also, even if real, not everything is as important or interesting as it might be described by the seller […]
Continue Reading
I had just written about the very strong market for the rare Korean Christmas and TB seal on August 4, 2019 with two 1953 sheets selling for around $2000 each on eBay. Now a pair of the very rare unissued Dr. Hall 1940 seal has just sold for US$2600. One of the pair was damaged […]
Continue Reading
What surprises many stamps collectors who do not collect Korean stamps is the strong demand and high prices for the early Korean Dr. Hall (1932-1940) and post WWII late 1940’s to early 1950’s Tuberculosis (TB)/Christmas and New Year seals. Because of the Korean problem with TB and Dr. Sherwood Hall’s program to issue these seals […]
Continue Reading
The 41st Gärtner auction contains two interesting Korean covers. Both covers are pre-1900 and contain stamps from both Korea (classical Korean/Empire period) and Japan. The auction is held on 16-17 August. For more information see the Auktionen Gärtner website.
Continue Reading
Gärtner auction nr. 40 contained an interesting envelope with both an 1895/96 Tae Geuk 5 Poon bluish green and a 10 Poon dull blue stamp. These stamps are listed in the KPSC as numbers 3A and 4A respectively.
Continue Reading
CG Auction #40, Asia section single lots closed 12 June 2018 and the prices realized are online. Let’s take a look at an instructive Republic of Korea (South Korea) lot: lot-nr. 9232A containing the 1948/49 observatory colour shades.
Continue Reading
(German language) “1897/1904, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Sammlung mit besseren und kpl. Ausgaben, dabei u.a. Mi.-Nr. 23 ungebraucht und Mi.-Nr. 32-44 gestempelt, meist in guter Erhaltung, sauber auf zwei alten Vordruckblättern.”
Continue Reading