Korea Stamp Society

KPC3359: 100th Anniversary of the March First Movement

February 28, 2019April 20, 2019 Ivo Spanjersberg1452Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 28 February 2019 KoreaPost released a stamp commemorating the March First Movement of 1919. Also known as the Sam-il (3-1) Movement (Hangul: 삼일 운동), this was one of the earliest public displays of Korean resistance during the rule of Korea by Japan from 1910 into 1919.

Li Joon and the 1907 Hague Peace Conference (part 2)

February 27, 2019June 18, 2019 Ivo Spanjersberg1040Leave a Comment

In the last year twice articles were published on the KSS relating to Li Joon: once when KoreaPost released a set of stamps which also included Li Joon and once because of an article about Li Joon himself. As an extra after the break the graphics KoreaPost produced to promote the set of stamps commemorating […]

The 1938 Korean Christmas and New Year Seal: Boys Playing Shuttlecock

February 23, 2019December 15, 2018 Robert (Bob) Finder1137Leave a Comment

The 1938 Korean Christmas and New Year seal program differs from past years in that there were two different booklet sizes. Other than the different booklets, there were sheets of 25 (5 x5) and two postcards designs. Some observers believe that the previous year program, 1937, was the peak in popularity and sales of Dr. […]

KSC5194A: In Commemoration of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un’s Visit to the People’s Republic of China

February 22, 2019February 15, 2019 Jo Pieters1244Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) The Korea Stamp Corporation has published a souvenir sheet containing one 100 won stamp “in Commemoration of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un’s Visit to the People’s Republic of China“.

KSC5191-5194: Traditional Dishes

February 20, 2019January 28, 2019 Jo Pieters1405Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) Four stamps were issued showing Korean traditional dishes. These are frozen potato cake, mung bean jelly cake, kudzu root starch cake and steamed terrapin.

KPC3355-3358: The microscopic world

February 19, 2019April 20, 2019 Ivo Spanjersberg3104Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 19 February 2019 KoreaPost released a series of four stamps showing “the world through a microscope” (현미경으로 본 세상).

KSC5190A: In Commemoration of Renovation of Korea Stamp Museum

February 16, 2019February 1, 2019 Jo Pieters15392 Comments

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) In commemoration of the renovation of the Korea Stamp Museum the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a souvenir sheet containing two stamps and two seals.

KSC5190: In Celebration of the 77th Birth Anniversary of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il

February 16, 2019January 28, 2019 Jo Pieters1085Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) Four stamps in a sheetlet were issued to commemorate the 77th birthday of Kim Jong Il. The KSC writes: “On the occasion of the Day of the Shining Star a sheetlet was issued to reflect some gifts presented to the great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il by heads […]

South Korean booklets and color bars (IV)

February 13, 2019November 24, 2018 Stewart Steres1026Leave a Comment

This is Part 4 of the BOOKLETS WITH COLOR BARS article. On 1/24/1994 the Ministry issued the first “Portable Booklet” to commemorate the 21st U.P.U. Congress (3rd issue). This issue started the color bars for a total of 15 issues through 3/27/1996. All of these were in the “Portable Booklet” format. For explanation see part […]

Reader’s Question: Color shift on DPRK stamp?

February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 Kimmo Kuikkalampi12051 Comment

(Reader’s question/Q&A) KSS member Kimmo has a question regarding this stamp: “I have a North Korean stamp from 1976 (SG N 1555; Mi 1527) with a color shift (red 3 mm right and 1 mm up from the correct alignment). I would like to know if members are able to provide me additional information on […]

The 1957 Boy Scout and 1958 Second Postal Week Issues

February 9, 2019January 21, 2019 Robert (Bob) Finder19202 Comments

Korean Philately (KP) had a very interesting article about two souvenir sheets in the 1974 Volume 3 issue about the 1957 Boy Scout and the 1958 Second Postal Week sheets. Each of these sheets has a variety that is very rare and these varieties are missing in most of the Korean collections. This author would […]

The Semiotics of Postage Stamps: Tiny Bits of Paper as Government Documents

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 James H. Grayson1679Leave a Comment

There are many ways of collecting and studying postage stamps – for their intrinsic collectable interest, for thematic interests, as a representative of the history of the postal service in different countries, and many other aspects. One approach which I follow is to examine the semiotics of the design of stamps. That is, what is […]

Whitlatch’s “Silver Anniversary of Japan’s Annexation of Korea” cachet

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Thomas Richards11972 Comments

While looking at the website some time ago I saw an early membership card and a short article on early members. I noticed that I was listed as the oldest current member number – #58. It caused me to look around for some interesting Korea items and I found my 1959 membership card – signed […]

KSC5189A-5189H: New Year Address

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Jo Pieters1112Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) According to the Korea Stamp Corporation “stamps were issued to reflect the historic New Year Address Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un delivered on New Yearʼs Day in Juche 108 (2019).”