Seoul City Post issue, Joseon Korea / Korean Empire, 1884
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1884
Issuing entity
Joseon Korea / Korean EmpireThe Seoul City Post issue comprises 3 postage stamps released by the Joseon Korea / Korean Empire on 18 November 1884. The StampWorld catalogue lists 3 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 1, 1A, 1B), printed in 3 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5M carmine rose; 5M carmine rose; 5M carmine rose. Catalogue notes on individual values: 5M: Perf: 8½; 5M: Perf: 10; 5M: Perf: 11. Perforation: 8½-11. No watermark is recorded. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- 8½-11
Design
- Values and colours
- 5M carmine rose · 5M carmine rose · 5M carmine rose
Identification
- Issue date
- 18 November 1884
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- A, A1, A2
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 1, 1A, 1B
Catalogue references
- StampWorld1, 1A, 1B
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.