U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 13-14, 2017

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1142
NORTH KOREA
1948 Third Anniversary of Liberation, 50ch bright rose red, imperforate horizontal pair on white wove paper, v.f., rare
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Catalog #12P
Unsold
Lot #1143
NORTH KOREA
1948 Adoption of Constitution, 50c indigo & red, die proof on wove paper (87x68mm), fine-v.f., only a handful recorded
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Catalog #13P
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1144
NORTH KOREA
1949 (30 July) registered cover from Pyongyang to Prague, franked with two different adhesives (one defective), tied by two strikes in violet "Pyen-Yan Korea" in Cyrillic characters, with "North Corea" registration label below, fine and undoubtedly rare cover with Russian cancel
Envelope
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Lot #1145
NORTH KOREA
1949-56 selection of 95 different unused stamps, with or without gum as issued, perf. and imperf., including Scott's unlisted 1w red ("Peasants") (Mi.9) and 1w Green (""Kim Il Sung University") (Mi.23), also four stamps with validation chops (mentioned, but not priced), fine-v.f., scarce, cat. $25,235 (for listed items only)
(*)
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #1146
NORTH KOREA
1950-54 selection of ten different imperforate die proofs, including Victory, Peasant and Worker, Fifth Anniversary of DPRK Founding, Labor Party, Korean People's Army, etc., four are composites, with pairs, others single impressions, fine-v.f., very rare
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Catalog #47/73P
Price Realized
$9,000.00

Lot #1147
NORTH KOREA
1953 (18 Oct) cover to Czechoslovakia, franked with two different adhesives, also a personal chop and manuscript indication that a 5won fee was collected (after the rate increase in early October 1953, there was a temporary shortage of 5won stamps and the personal chops were used until the 5wn surcharged adhesives became available in December)
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1148
NORTH KOREA
1953 (12 Dec) registered cover (with letter) from Kaesong to Czechoslovakia, franked with seven different stamps, including 5won surcharge, also another cover, used in 1955, franked with three different imperfs, including a 5wn on 6w red, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1149
NORTH KOREA
1956 two registered covers franked with ten different imperforate stamps, sent from Kaesong and Panmunjom, by Swedish and Swiss delegates of NNSC (Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission) to Stockholm and Basel, each with arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1150
NORTH KOREA
1957-69 issues, selection of 41 different, collective imperf. deluxe proof sheetlets of three, four, five or six, v.f., only 30 of each printed
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Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1151
NORTH KOREA
1958-60 two registered covers franked with 13 stamps (11 different), apparently reprinted varieties, sent from Pyongyang to Czechoslovakia, with Prague arrival pmks, fine and scarce usage of government reprints on covers
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1152
NORTH KOREA
1958-69 selection of 102 different imperf. deluxe sheetlets, each containing two stamps, v.f., only 30 of each printed
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Unsold
Lot #1153
NORTH KOREA
1963-77 unissued, imperforate stamps, 7 singles and 30 pairs, plus two souvenir sheets, all complete sets including Chess, Space, Munich Olympics, Orchids, Tennis, Butterflies, etc., some Scott's listed but unpriced, others footnoted, n.h., v.f., cat. $46,100+
**
Unsold
Lot #1154
NORTH KOREA
1969 Chess Games of the Socialist Countries, 10ch unissued, top sheet margin block of ten, n.h., v.f. (see note in Scott's following No.906)
Box **

Catalog Value $7,500
Unsold
Lot #1155
NORTH KOREA
1970-76 collection of 85 different imperforate deluxe sheets (each containing two stamps) and 7 imperforate collective proof sheets of three to nine different designs each, v.f., scarce group, only 50 of each issued
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Lot #1156
NORTH KOREA
1971 Butterflies (unissued) set of three top sheet margin blocks of six, n.h., v.f. (See footnote after Scott's 1022)
Box **

Catalog Value $18,000
Unsold

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