February 2018 — Korea Stamp Society

Korean Philately – April 1957

February 23, 2018February 13, 2018 John Talmage269Leave a Comment

Contents of Korean Philately Vol. VI No. 2; 4290 July 1. This was the July 1957 edition of the KP. Note the Korean style of dating the years: this system was used during the 1950s and early 1960s.

Early First Day Cover after WWII

February 20, 2018February 13, 2018 Raul A Gonzalez338Leave a Comment

(Originally from KP double number November 2012 / February 2013, Vol. 54 Nr. 4 / Vol. 55 Nr. 1) I did some searching in the web and ran across the KSS, the ROK philately club in the US. I had an inquiry that is detailed below and would appreciate any comments if you can find […]

Korean “digital revenue stamps”

February 17, 2018November 3, 2018 Ivo Spanjersberg673Leave a Comment

On 1 January 2017 the last “paper” revenue stamps of the Republic of Korea (“South Korea”) were phased out. Except for the consular revenue stamps used outside of Korea the only type of revenue stamp now in use within the borders of Korea are meter marks. Meter mark versions of revenue stamps have been in […]

North Korea 20 Wn South Korea Occupation Postal Stationery Card

February 17, 2018July 7, 2018 Florian Eichhorn5816 Comments

(Originally from KP double number November 2012 / February 2013, Vol. 54 Nr. 4 / Vol. 55 Nr. 1) The following item sold on e-Bay on July 25, 2009, for US $961. The 5 ch Liberation South Korea postal stationery card (Figure 1) was revalued and overprinted in mid-1950 by occupying North Korea forces with a […]

KSC5158: 76th Birthday of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il

February 16, 2018May 5, 2019 Jo Pieters244Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) Stamp released for the 76th Birthday of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il.

KSC5157: 76th Birthday of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il

February 16, 2018May 5, 2018 Jo Pieters206Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) The KSC released a stamp for the 76th Birthday of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il showing Jong Il Peak and Kim Jong Il’s birthplace in the Paektusan Secret Camp.

Scott #1-5, Sixty Years Ago in KP

February 16, 2018February 13, 2018 John Talmage288Leave a Comment

(Originally from KP May 2012, Vol. 54, No. 2) In the early years of the Korea Stamp Society there were frequent articles in Korean Philately as to whether Scott #1-5 (Figure 24) were ever legitimately used. See also Andrei Lankov’s article on page 13. From time to time I will follow the thread of this discussion […]

Availability of Korean Stamps for Collectors

February 16, 2018February 12, 2018 Leo Walasinski5461 Comment

(Originally from KP double number November 2012 / February 2013, Vol. 54 Nr. 4 / Vol. 55 Nr. 1) I’m member #85, and I am 73 years old. I have a few questions but you might not be able to answer all of them.

Korean War Propaganda

February 15, 2018February 16, 2018 Charles Sandberg355Leave a Comment

(Originally from KP double number November 2012 / February 2013, Vol. 54 Nr. 4 / Vol. 55 Nr. 1) I served in the Korean War with the 2nd Division and briefly with the United Nations Commission Military Armistice Committee (UNCMAC). Hence, I was especially interested in the reprint of “Censored and Military Postal History.”

Memories of the Armistice

February 15, 2018February 16, 2018 Charles Sandberg226Leave a Comment

(Originally from KP double number November 2012 / February 2013, Vol. 54 Nr. 4 / Vol. 55 Nr. 1) In the attached photograph (Figure 2), immediately after the signing of the armistice, are, from left to right: Army General Maxwell Taylor, Air Force General Weyland, Army General Mark Clark, and Navy Vice Admiral Briscoe. I […]