COVER N. 701 - SOUTH KOREA

Postmark:  Gwanghawamun Korea  20.03.2026  

Posted on the 20th March;  Received on the 14th April 2026

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A very neat letter from the Republic of South Korea completes a circuit that was initiated thanks to the precious help of LCCC manager Roland Montagne, so un grand merci, Roland, pour votre précieuse aide,  and 감사합니다, Park, 

Park used the two 270 won stamps issued on 28OCT2011 as a joint issue between South Korea and Australia, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Korea-Australia diplomatic ties, as can be read in the legend on the stamps.

 The beautifully illustrated stamps highlight traditional local instruments: for Korea we have the Haegeum, a string instrument akin  to a vertical fiddle, being stringed with two  silk strings which are played with a bow, while the Australian istrument depicted is the Didgeridoo, a wind instrument that is played "with vibrating lips to produce a continuous drone while using a special breathing technique called circular breathing" (wikipedia).

Postmark from the  Gwanghawamun Post Office, which handles all the mail of  Jongno-gu, which together with Jung-gu,  forms the city centre of Seoul.