U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 10-11, 2017

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #972
NORTH KOREA
1946-56 collection of 94 different unused stamps, with or without gum as issued, perf. or imperf., including Scott's unlisted 1w red "Peasants" (Mi.9), also four stamps with validation chops (mentioned but unpriced), fine-v.f., scarce,
*/**
Catalog #1/100
Catalog Value $ 24,216
Price Realized
$9,000.00

Lot #973
NORTH KOREA
1947-50 three locally used covers, one registered, franked with early adhesives, some wrinkling, two with arrival markings, scarce group
Envelope
Catalog #7,16,21
Unsold
Lot #974
NORTH KOREA
1949 Kim Il Sung University, 1w green (not issued in this color), top sheet margin horizontal pair, unused without gum as printed, v.f., one of a few recorded multiples of this rarity (Mi.23)
(*)
Catalog #18var
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #975
NORTH KOREA
1953 Victory Issue, 10w yellow on brown, horizontal pair, imperf. vertically and between, v.f. (regular stamps cat. $720)
**
Catalog #68a
Unsold
Lot #976
NORTH KOREA
1953-55 two covers to Czechoslovakia, franked with total of ten stamps, including one imperf. pair, one with violet bilingual "received without label" handstamp, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #977
NORTH KOREA
1954-55 two flown covers to Bulgaria, one registered, franked with a total of 16 stamps, those on back uncanceled, fine-v.f., with Sofia arrival pmks
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #978
NORTH KOREA
1955 cover and card to Czechoslovakia, franked with total of nine stamps, including block of four of 1951 1w blue (Hero Kim Ki), both items apparently underpaid, with Czech postage dues added in Prague, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #979
NORTH KOREA
1956 two flown covers to Poland, franked with total of nine imperforate stamps, fine-v.f., with Warszawa arrival pmks
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #980
NORTH KOREA
1956 cover and card to Sweden, franked with total of 14 imperf. stamps, fine-v.f., scarce
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #981
NORTH KOREA
1956-1967 collection of 129 different imperforate, singles and pairs, mostly without gum as issued, variety of topicals (Sports, Fish, Animals, Flowers, Birds, Ships), v.f., scarce group,
**
Catalog #101/771var
Catalog Value $ 8,500
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #982
NORTH KOREA
1957 two flown covers to Moscow, franked with eight imperforate stamps, filing folds away from the stamps, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #983
NORTH KOREA
1957-58 two registered and flown covers to Fulda, East Germany, franked with total of 19 perf. and imperf. stamps, fine-v.f., scarce overseas destination
Envelope
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #984
NORTH KOREA
1959 two registered and flown covers to Austria, franked on both sides with a total of 29 perforated stamps, addressed to the editor of "Wiener Zeitung", interesting mixed usage with government reprints, fine-v.f., with arrival pmks, scarce overseas destination
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #985
NORTH KOREA
1963-1977 unissued, imperforate stamps, 36 different, all complete sets, including Butterflies, Chess, Sailing Ship, Art, Roses, Reunification, Cultural Revolution, Olympic Games Munich, 3rd World Youth Conference, Tennis, Space, Anti-U.S. Propaganda, etc., also two souvenir sheets, including UPU, n.h., v.f., some Scott's listed but unpriced, others footnoted,
**

Catalog Value $ 25,600
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #986
NORTH KOREA
1969 Juvenile Chess Game of the Socialist Countries, 10ch unissued design, bottom sheet margin block of 10, n.h., v.f. (see note in Scott's following No.906)
Box **

Catalog Value $ 10,000
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #987
NORTH KOREA
1971 Butterflies (unissued) set of three bottom sheet margin blocks of six, n.h., v.f. (See footnote after Scott's 1022)
Box **

Catalog Value $ 15,000
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Previous Country/Group Auction Index Next Country/Group

Back to Top