Certified Cadastral Document (1976)

Cadastral documents were produced in large numbers in Korea. Certifications of these documents, named ??????, were paid for with both national government of Korea revenue stamps and local revenue stamps. This is an example certified by ??? (Ganghwa-gun), a local body, but paid for with national revenue stamps. The document cost a total of 40 won, paid […]

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Gyeonggi-do: certified cadastral document (1976)

Korean society was until quite recent mostly agrarian. Even today there are still many (often older) farmers active in the country side. Land registration is therefor very important. This document is such a cadastral document showing who owns which piece of land. Interestingly the ??? (Gyeonggi-do) provincial 100 won revenue stamp was used after the introduction […]

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