Plum Tree Blossom Stamp

This stamp was issued using a printing press that was ordered from Germany to allow the domestic printing of stamps in Korea. From 2 January 1900, the Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry of the Great Han Empire began the domestic issuance of 11 types of stamps. These stamps mainly featured plum tree blossoms or taegeuk designs as symbols of the royal dynasty, and comprise the first specimens printed by machine in Korea.