Bidspirit auction | A substantial and visually rich

A substantial and visually rich collection of South Korean stamps spanning nearly two decades of the Republic's early postal history. The lot includes:Early Definitives (1953–1959): Cultural & Natural Motifs – pine tree, deer, pagoda/temple architecture, mountain landscapes, Buddhist statues and stone lanterns in various denominations (0.50, 10hwan, 1hwan, 30hwan, 100hwan, 200hwan, 500hwan, 1000hwan) Butterfly – decorative natural history stamp Cheomseongdae Observatory – iconic ancient Korean tower, 50hwan Presidential Inauguration – 1000hwan commemorative stamp (4285.8.15) featuring President Rhee Syngman Commemorative Issues (1960s–1970): Satellite Communications – 10won stamp commemorating the opening of the satellite communications zone (위성통신 지구국 개통기념, 1970) Seoul–Busan Expressway Opening – 10won stamp (고속도로준공기념, 1970) – historically significant infrastructure commemorative Traditional Korean Fan Painting – 10won, depicting a classical ink landscape on a folding fan (금강산 천선사) 15th Tax Day – 10won (세계로 뻗는 혜신, 1970) with colorful globe design President Park Chung-hee – 10won portrait stamp with industrial/aerial background (1970) Korean Flag commemorative – 10won with Taegukgi flag and portrait Art & Culture Series (Large Format): Korean Traditional Paintings – a magnificent set of large-format stamps reproducing classical Korean folk art: Ducks under pine tree (30won) Mountain landscape – Geumgangsan (10won) Tiger – bold folk painting (30won) – highly sought after Deer in landscape (10won) Rooster / folk animal (30won)