KOREAN PHILATELIC SUBJECTS
An Excellent Example of a Postally Used South Korean Postcard — Just Before the start of the Korean War
One of our Korea Stamp Society members has the fortune to have in his collection a genuinely postally used postcard that was mailed just before the start of the Korean War in 1950. At the time of the purchase, our member did not realize the significance of the postcard; he was just interested in obtaining […]
South Korea 1956 Christmas/TB Seal
In 1956 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association would again issue a single Christmas/Tuberculosis (TB) seal. This seal was printed by lithograph on un-watermarked paper, both gummed and ungummed, and sold in sheets of 100 seals. The 1956 seal depicts three Hibiscus flowers. The sheets were sold as perforated 11. The seals were printed on both […]
KOREAN PHILATELIC HISTORY
How to determine the cost of sending a telegram in a society with two different character sets?
A problem which is very uncommon in most parts of the world is the Korean question of what to do with the fact that Koreans could use either (Korean) hangul or (Chinese) hanja characters when sending a telegram? While they can convey exactly the same message in Korean, the two writing systems are completely different […]
The Imperfs, Double Printings and Two-Sided Printings of Korea 1946-1953 Stamps
From the first printed stamps in South Korea in 1946 after the WWII, up to around 1953, many of those issues can be found printed as imperforated stamps, double printed stamps and stamps printed on both sides. The stamps were issued by the US Military from 1946-1948. On August 15, 1948, the South Korean government […]
KOREAN PHILATELY MAGAZINE: ARTICLES
I really liked the cute small sheets
I became interested in South Korean stamps in the 1960’s. I especially liked the cute small sheets that came with most of their stamps. I really liked the prices as most of the stamps cost 9-10 cents each and the sheets were 12-15 cents each. As my interest grew I wanted to get the earlier […]
The Imperfs, Double Printings and Two-Sided Printings of Korea 1946-1953 Stamps
From the first printed stamps in South Korea in 1946 after the WWII, up to around 1953, many of those issues can be found printed as imperforated stamps, double printed stamps and stamps printed on both sides. The stamps were issued by the US Military from 1946-1948. On August 15, 1948, the South Korean government […]
KOREAN PHILATELY MAGAZINE: Q&A
Are the Designs of North Korea’s (DPRK) Stamps commemorating the creation of the DPRK Flag and National Emblem based On a Painting?
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) issued its first set of stamps on September 19, 1948 commemorating the establishment of the DPRK on September 9, 1948, Scott 14-15. The Scott numbers for North Korea 1 -13 are for used for the Soviet occupation era. Since those stamps were issued, North Korea has issued stamps […]
Some Confusing North Korea (DPRK) Souvenir Sheets of 1976
Some of the types of souvenir sheets of North Korea issued in 1976 are confusing to me when trying to identify them. There may have already been articles on this topic that I have not seen, but I hope that some of our Korea Stamp Society members can answer some of my questions. One example […]
PHILATELIC LITERATURE
Stamps, Nationalism and Political Transitions
The academic publishers Routledge has just published a new book edited by Prof. Stanley D. Brunn of the University of Kentucky on the subject of stamps as a source for documentary research on political trends, changes and transitions. Stanley Brunn, along with Jack Child and David Scott, has been among the leading Anglophone scholars to […]
Stamp collecting promotion posters from the 1980s and 1990s on NAK website
The South Korean government has been promoting the digitization of archives for several decades now. This is great for stamp collectors, as highly detailed information on South Korean postal and revenue stamps has come to light thanks to the efforts of South Korean archives. If you can read/write (type) Korean, a lot of information can […]
Korea-related Philatelic News
KPC3636: The 100th Anniversary of the Death of Patriot Kim Sangohk
(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 27 January 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp commemorating the “100th anniversary of the death of patriot Kim Sangohk”. The stamp was also issued in a minisheet of 16 stamps of 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.
Changes in Korea Stamp Society Membership Enrolment for 2023
The Korea Stamp Society’s (KSS) Board, after wide-ranging discussions with the membership, have decided to implement new guidelines for KSS membership starting on January 1, 2023. We have grown over the past four years from less than 40 members to over 400. During this period, we have not charged for KSS membership. The Board believes […]
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- Robert (Bob) Finder commented on How to determine the cost of sending a telegram in a society with two different character sets?: Ivo, your article got me thinking about how many c
- Florian Eichhorn commented on Imagine my surprise when the DPRK also printed a postal stationery catalogue!: The partial copying of data and style is a unvolun
- Robert (Bob) Finder commented on The Korea 1900 Plum Blossom Essays Revisited: Thanks Florian, for your comment and observation a
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