By: Cherrystone Auctions
lot # 781 - JAPAN Japanese Offices in Korea
1885 (Aug) registered "On Her Majesty's Service" cover, with preprinted H.M.Consulate General for COREA, addressed to Germany, franked on back with 1877 old koban 10s blue, vertical top margin strip of three, tied by double circle Type DK "Chosen Ninsen 8-5" pmks, repeated alongside, with octagonal "Registered Nagasaki" (11 Aug) and violet "Registered Yokohama" (18 Aug) transit markings on front, also New York Registry label, violet "R" and crayon numbers applied in Ninsen (Chemulpo) on front, bold Registered Sept 2 1885 San Francisco and Bad Kreuznach (22 Sep) arrival pmks on back, trivial toning, v.f., one of only a few registered covers, used from the Japanese Post Office in Chemulpo from this early period
Estimate: $2500
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