Korea – forgeries and reproductions

Most issues of the Kingdom of Korea have been forged and all have had reproductions made.

Reproductions
Reproductions of all values were created by the later South Korean post office for presentation booklets. Many of those have been broken down for sale into single "stamps". Reproductions are easily identified by their thin brilliant white paper with zigzag lines watermark with a pattern like a wire fence, a modern South Korean watermark. They are without gum. Originals are unwatermarked. Reproductions are worth only a little.  File:Korea 2wn small repro.jpg|1900 2 won reproduction File:Korea falcon repro.jpg|190 falcon reproduction 

Forgeries
There are excellent forgeries of the first issue.

Many forgeries are poor, being in the the wrong colors, watery lithographed printing and very rough perfs.  File:Korea 5mn forgery 2.jpg| File:Korea yinyang forgery.jpg File:Korea forgery I.jpg 

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