August 2019 — Page 2 of 2 — Korea Stamp Society

KoreaPost release August wallpaper

August 5, 2019August 18, 2019 Ivo Spanjersberg2304Leave a Comment

KoreaPost has release this month’s “wallpaper”, a set of graphics files which can be used as background on a computer or a smartphone. This month’s wallpaper is directly related to the theme of the next stamp release, which is the 5th annual tourism series titled “Must-visit Tourist Destinations for Koreans“.

Strong Demand Continues for Korean Tuberculosis/Christmas and New Year Seals

August 4, 2019August 31, 2019 Robert (Bob) Finder2072Leave a Comment

What surprises many stamps collectors who do not collect Korean stamps is the strong demand and high prices for the early Korean Dr. Hall (1932-1940) and post WWII late 1940’s to early 1950’s Tuberculosis (TB)/Christmas and New Year seals. Because of the Korean problem with TB and Dr. Sherwood Hall’s program to issue these seals […]

Behind the stamp (Paju local revenue stamp)

August 3, 2019July 26, 2019 John E. Strout2116Leave a Comment

Highway 1 leads northward from Seoul to Kaesong and then to P’yong-yang, connecting two ancient capitals of Korea with the modern one. A few miles from the Seoul city limits, a smaller road leads east towards Uijong-bu, and about two miles from Highway 1 there is a narrow gravel road headed north, up the steep […]