Korea Stamp Society

Korean Philately Vol. 56 No. 4 (Q4 2020)

September 30, 2020February 4, 2021 Ivo Spanjersberg16292 Comments

The KSS has published a new edition of the KSS magazine, Korean Philately, the fourth KP of 2020! As a member you can download this edition of Korean Philately for free as a PDF. And again, just as was the case with issues no. 1, no. 2 and no. 3 of this year, you can […]

KSC5282-5285: Wooden Stamps

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg17473 Comments

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 30 September 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a series of stamps made out of wood. According to the KSC “the State Stamp Bureau of the DPRK has issued 4 wooden stamps reflecting the national symbols of the DPRK.” The wood from which the stamps have been […]

KPC3460-3461: 100th Anniversary of the Death of Martyr Yu Gwansun

September 28, 2020October 3, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg1119Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 28 September 2020 KoreaPost issued two stamps (with accompanying sheets) commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of “Martyr Yu Gwansun”. According to her Wikipedia lemma, Yu Gwansun (Ryu Gwansun) was an organizer in what would come to be known as the March 1st Movement against Imperial Japanese colonial […]

Korean Philatelic Center – Standing Order Accounts

September 26, 2020August 22, 2020 Maynard Redeker150714 Comments

In 1984 I established a standing order account with the Korean Philatelic Center (KPC) for all new commemorative and definitive stamp issues including souvenir sheets. This account was initiated by writing a personal check in $US to the KPC with a payee as instructed. I am not fluent in Korean so the process used was […]

KPC3459: 2480 won value (regular issue)

September 23, 2020September 25, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg1232Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 23 September 2020 KoreaPost released one new stamp for the current regular stamp series with a value 2480 won. This stamp was introduced to fit in with recent changes in the pricing of postal services.

The “phantom 20” USMG variety

September 19, 2020September 18, 2020 David Phillips1034Leave a Comment

Once again, as John E. Strout’s article from KP Vol. XIII No. 2 (May 1964) demonstrates, we have ample evidence that the philately of Korea is full of pleasant surprises. Insofar as this writer has been able to determine the variety which he describes has never before been brought to the light of day in […]

KSC5279-5280: Historical Relics

September 18, 2020September 30, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg1068Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 18 September 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a series of stamps showing “historical relics”. The KSC writes “Historical relics including Nam Gate of Taesongsan Fortress and Kwangbop Temple are the valuable treasures of the country showing the time-honoured history and brilliant culture of the Korean nation […]

The South Korean Stamp Scene (Part 5)

September 16, 2020June 14, 2020 Stewart Steres1154Leave a Comment

What follows is an update on my article of 1996 about the investment potential of South Korean stamps. In 1972 (when stamps were touted as investments) Linn’s Weekly Stamp News and others started “Investment Suggestions” which is now called the “Tip of the Week”. In about 1980 Linn’s began a “Trends of Stamp Values” which […]

Korean National Tuberculosis (TB) Association Presentation Booklet 2014

September 12, 2020March 5, 2021 Robert (Bob) Finder1226Leave a Comment

Recently I joined the Christmas Seal & Charity Stamp Society, and as a result a fellow Aussie, Mr. Ivan Krell, who collects Christmas seals, contacted me to see if we could exchange any Christmas seals. He wasn’t aware of our Korea Stamp Society, so now he has access to some more detailed information about Korean […]

Postal Stationery presented to the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army in North Korea 1952-3 (Part I)

September 9, 2020May 30, 2020 Anthony Bard1840Leave a Comment

The Chinese People’s Volunteer Army (CPV) had entered North Korea in October 1950, in response to the perceived threat to the year-old People’s Republic of China from the rapidly-advancing UN forces during the fifth month of the Korean War. The swift advances made by the (North) Korean People’s Army after they crossed the 38th Parallel […]

KPC3455-3458: The style of the hanbok

September 4, 2020October 3, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg1454Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 4 September 2020 KoreaPost issued a series of stamps commemorating traditional Korean clothes, known as hanbok. In this particular case the styles are all male hanbok styles from the 1500s to the 1900s. A version showing hanbok for women was released in 2019.

South Korea’s Early Proof and Presentation Sheets Addendum

September 2, 2020March 5, 2021 Robert (Bob) Finder15512 Comments

One area of collecting of Korean philatelic material that is out of reach financially (and availability) are the proof and presentation sheets that South Korea issued in very limited numbers beginning with the 1946 set honouring the Liberation from the Japanese. These were never listed in Scott’s because they were not sold to the public […]