364 / März 2017

1891: 10 pf. carmine postal stationery card used to Seoul, Korea cancelled by 'Hamburg' cds (Jan 1), reverse showing 'Nagasaki' thimble datestamp (Feb 9) in red. On arrival the addressee (the Editor of the 'Korea Gazette') was not found and the card was struck initially with scarce 'NON RECLAMÉ' handstamp (not claimed) in red, this deleted by a further strike of the same handstamp and replaced by 'Inconnu' marking in red; the card being returned to sender in Hamburg (July 17). Unusual usage.