U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 10-11, 2014

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1093
NORTH KOREA
1946 20ch red and 50ch green, overprinted in Korean letters (Specimen), sheet margin blocks of four, without gum as issued, 20ch with light margin staining, still fine-v.f., believed to be the only known blocks
Box S
Catalog #1-2S
Unsold
Lot #1094
NORTH KOREA
1946 Hibiscus 20ch red, large die proof (70x68mm) on laid paper, v.f. and rare, believed to be one of only three recorded
P
Catalog #1P
Unsold
Lot #1095
NORTH KOREA
1946 50ch brown, sheet corner margin block of four, unused without gum as issued, usual marginal bends, fine-v.f., scarce multiple,
Box (*)
Catalog #6
Catalog Value $2,800
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1096
NORTH KOREA
1948 2nd Anniversary of the Labor Law, 50ch dark blue, used, lower left corner repaired, otherwise fine example of this rare stamp
O
Catalog #11
Unsold
Lot #1097
NORTH KOREA
1950 Order of the National Flag, 1w brown orange, variety printed on both sides, used, small sealed tear, otherwise fine example of this major error, one of only two known copies of this variety (the other being in the collection of Dr. Maeda)
O
Catalog #23var
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1098
NORTH KOREA
1951-52 unaddressed cover franked with 15 mostly imperforate stamps, including the rare 8th Anniversary of Liberation from Japan 10w red orange (Scott no. 69, $4,000), International Women's Day (74, $250) and others, fine-v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #35/74
Catalog Value $5,054
Unsold
Lot #1099
NORTH KOREA
1952 Labor Day, 10w rose red, imperf. sheet margin horizontal pair, without gum as issued, v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #51
Catalog Value $600
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1100
NORTH KOREA
1954 registered cover to Czechoslovakia, franked with eight stamps (six different) including 2x2w dark blue, tied by Korea cds, cover open and torn at left, otherwise fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1101
NORTH KOREA
1954 6w orange and 2x70w brown, used 17.5.54 on illustrated, registered and flown cover from Pyong-yang to Warsaw, fine-v.f., with arrival (29 May) on back
Envelope
Catalog #34,48
Unsold
Lot #1102
NORTH KOREA
1954 National Congress of Young Activists, 10ch, imperf. sheet margin block of four, red and blue shifted, n.h., few natural gum bends, v.f. and striking variety, rare in multiples
Box **
Catalog #78var
Unsold
Lot #1103
NORTH KOREA
1955 10th Anniversary of Liberation booklet (produced by the post office in ChongJin), dated "8.15.55", containing three panes of six, including 10w and 20w Korea-U.S.S.R. Friendship and 10w green Liberation, with glassine interleaves and stamped "480" on back cover (booklets were apparently sold at double the face value), postal rates imprinted on the inside front cover, fine-v.f. and rare complete booklet
Booklet
Unsold
Lot #1104
NORTH KOREA
1963 National Flag, unissued 10ch with background in blue, perf. and imperf. singles, printed without gum, fine-v.f. (see footnote after Scott's 471)
(*)

Catalog Value $1,500
Unsold
Lot #1105
NORTH KOREA
1965 Yacht, unissued 10ch "Netherlands" with blue background, perf. and imperf. singles, printed without gum, v.f. (see footnote after Scott's 664)
(*)

Catalog Value $1,500
Unsold
Lot #1106
NORTH KOREA
1966 Revolutionary Heroes, unissued set of three, n.h., fine-v.f. (see footnote after Scott's 725)
**

Catalog Value $3,500
Unsold
Lot #1107
NORTH KOREA
1968 Ship, 5ch blue, perf. and imperf. singles, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #839
Catalog Value $1,700
Unsold
Lot #1108
NORTH KOREA
1969 Chess Tournament, 10ch unissued, block of four, n.h., v.f. (see footnote after Scott's 906)
Box **

Catalog Value $4,000
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1109
NORTH KOREA
1969 Chess Tournament, 10ch unissued, imperf. block of four, n.h., v.f. (see footnote after Scott's 906)
Box **

Catalog Value $4,000
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1110
NORTH KOREA
1969-77 prepared but unissued, 24 different stamps and two souvenir sheets, including Chess, Butterflies, Reunification, Cultural Revolution, Olympic Games, 3rd World Youth Conference, etc., without gum as issued or n.h., fine-v.f. (footnoted in Scott's), cat. $20,000+
(*)
Unsold
Lot #1111
NORTH KOREA
1971 Butterflies unissued, set of three sheet margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (see footnote after Scott's 1022)
Box **

Catalog Value $10,000
Unsold
Lot #1112
NORTH KOREA
1971 Butterflies unissued, set of three in imperf. sheet margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (see footnote after Scott's 1022)
Box **

Catalog Value $10,000
Unsold

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