Moon-wi (5 Moon) Stamp

Moon-wi (10 Moon) Stamp

On the bottom side of the stamp appears the letter 大日本帝國政府 大藏省印刷局製造 (Printed by Printing Office of the Treasury of the Great Empire of Japan, which had printed the stamp at that time.

Thanks to the persistent efforts of Mr. Hong Young-Sik (often called the father of modern postal system in Korea) and other young reform-oriented politicians, Woo Jung Chung Guk (Postal Department) had begun operation on November 18, 1884 (October 1 according to the Lunar Calendar). It heralded the first stamp in Korea. “Moon-wi Stamps” is a nick name given by collectors because the stamp at that time had the denomination in “Moon” (the unit of currency used then).

3 stamps that had never been used, as they did not reach the office until Woo Jung Chung Guk had been closed down.