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菊 2 << 1900年(明治33年) 1月1日 >>  みほん 7-1-2

Korean overprint・Chrysanthemum Series 2 - Specimen -
Issued on 1 1, 1900 (Meiji33)

Korean overprint・ Chrysanthemum Series 2 Issued on 1 1, 1900 (Meiji33) - Specimen - In 1895 (Meiji 28), Japan won the Sino-Japanese War. Japan stationed troops in Korea, which was under substantial control of China at the time, and promoted local economic activities by civilians.In November 1899 (Meiji 32), by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Communications, stamps sold in Korea and China from January 1900 will be overprinted with "Korea" or "China". The reason is that at that time, the prevailing rate of Korean and Chinese currencies was 20% lower than Japanese yen, so there were cases where Japanese stamps were bought in the local currency and repurchased at post offices in Japan. As a preventive measure, reprint stamps were issued. Therefore, these overprint stamps could not be used in Japan. However, the Korean overprint stamps that had just been issued were no longer sold in 1901. The main reason for this is that the Japanese currency has become widely distributed in Korea, making it impossible to make illegal purchases.

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