Korea Stamp Society

KSC5160: The Noblest Respect and Infinite Glory to the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il

April 9, 2018May 6, 2018 Jo Pieters1568Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) A souvenir sheet was issued to mark the 25th anniversary of election of the great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il as chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK.

North Korea Postal Stationery Proofs

April 3, 2018July 7, 2018 Greg Todd1982Leave a Comment

In 1997, I published privately in a limited edition of 150 copies the Catalogue of North Korean Postal Stationery 1947-1961. This has since been somewhat superseded by the DPRK publishing their own version of this catalogue, in the process of which they, let us say, inadvertently, stole much of my information, and, indeed, some of […]

KPC3274: 100th Anniversary of the University of Seoul

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 Ivo Spanjersberg1399Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 2 April 2018 KoreaPost released a stamp commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the University of Seoul.

New Releases: Korea – United Nations 50th Anniversary of Basic Agreement on WFP Assistance

April 2, 2018April 25, 2018 KoreaPost3073Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 4 April 2018 KoreaPost will release a postal card commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Basic Agreement between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for humanitarian food assistance. The ROK graduated from WFP’s food assistance after 20 years and has since then become […]