Postman Delivering Mail, 1 Won Red
South Korea · 1946 · 1 Won
This stamp features a postman in uniform holding letters, with a pillar box in the background. The design is rendered in red ink and is part of the first definitive series issued by the US Military Government in Korea after World War II. The denomination is shown as '1 WN' and in Korean Hangul script.
Issued during the post-WWII American military occupation of southern Korea, this stamp represents the re-establishment of civil services, including the postal system, before the formal creation of the Republic of Korea in 1948.
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