An obviously philatelic cover, having been sent from the Philatelic Service, Ministry of Communications, Seoul Korea.
The hibiscus postmark, Kwanghwamun, is a variety that includes a Roman numeral "V" for the month. #southkoreastamps #hibiscus #우표 #philately #definitivelystamps #stampcollecting

This was an eBay purchase. I wanted an example of a 2 sen used on postal card but at the printed matter rate. Normally it should have been 4 sen. Here the Carte Postale is crossed out, essentially re-rating the card as printed matter and still accepted by the postal clerk.
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I have been actively seeking out varieties of hibiscus (Rose of Sharon) postmarks on cover for a possible article and/or exhibit I will put together for our local club's show in October. H

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I liked this nice example of a Seoul roller cancel dated December 3, 1962. At upper left it states "Christmas Card, Par Avion", sent to an individual in Boston. I haven't done any research to date.
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I have started working on the stamps of Finland and started with the Arms of the Republic issue which is an area that is easy to assemble. I have been going through several older collections looking for just this issue. Almost complete.
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Additional TKK (Toyo Kisen Kaisha) related items that I have been obtaining are these postcards which were apparently a series all depicting Japanese cultural related images.

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My thanks go out to Rene (from The Stamp Forum) for sending me these glassines full of stamps of Peru, a country that I have not focused on lately but will soon. These are much appreciated and I look forward to going through them soon.

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The note at upper left, "To. San Francisco Cal. Per SS Coptic." My profile image is of a 1 yen, Tazawa definitive, JSCA 157 with postmark, Persia Maru. Persia Maru is the S.S. Coptic, rechristened for service with Toyo Kisen Kaisha. #definitivelystamps #stampcollecting #philately
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From left to right:
More recent eBay pickups, JAPAN 1875 Sakura 30S Syllable NI 二 Bota CXL, JAPAN 1872 Sakura 4S Double Ring CXL, JAPAN 1872 Sakura 2S Tokyo Double Ring Cxl

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Listed as JAPAN Old Koban Hakodate, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Foreign Mail Bota Cxls, I quite like to display interesting bota cancels in my album and then have separate blank quadrille pages for varieties.

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These were pickups at our local club auction. Turns out, I only need the one on the right which I knew but the one on the left is marginally better than the one I have in my album so, despite the stain.

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I quite like this definitive from the 1960s and found this pair (attached with a sliver of stamp hinge on the back). It was listed as JAPAN 10Y Coil elusive pair Akasaka 赤坂 3.May.1966
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I have been trying to work on the offices, China and Korea. These are all offices in Korea. The 5 sen is actually dupe for me but I will probably still hang on to it.

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This Japan 1/2 sen sakura, 1872, S MH, fills one of many holes in my collection for the 1872 issues. A bit of damage but the price was right.

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I have an interest in the Toyo Kisen Kaisha (Oriental Steamship Company). This pretty piece of ephemera is called a passenger list souvenir card and is from a voyage which took place on October 12, 1909 from San Francisco.

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A couple of recent Japan purchases on eBay are below. The top of row of Sakuras are all fakes and I wasted my money. The bottom 2 sen, old koban, however, has an interesting kiban cancel for the city of Wakayama.

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Some recent covers from my mailbox, commercial and philatelic. These are all recent US definitives and a single commemorative that was used on our Kent Philatelic Society newsletter. This will be the start of regular posts I hope.

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