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Dutch New Guinea Forces in Korean War

July 28, 2021January 13, 2021 Robert (Bob) Finder7113 Comments

A member from the Netherlands philatelic group, the ZWP Study Circle, Han Dijkstra, helped me and Ivo Spanjersberg write an article about the postal history of New Guinea and detailed information about the postal issues of the United Nations “UNTEA” forces during the turnover of West New Guinea to Indonesia in the early 1960’s.

KSC5357-5360: Korean Traditional Dishes

July 21, 2021February 25, 2023 KP Online Editor25Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 21 July 2021 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set showing “Kim Il Sung Square”.

Comments on the new airmail and regular issues (1962)

July 21, 2021January 9, 2021 Lyman Hale603Leave a Comment

In the 1960s (and for years after that decade) KSS member Lyman Hale and his wife lived in South Korea as medical missionaries, meaning they stayed there both as medical staff and as missionaries. Especially during the 1960s Lyman Hale wrote a lot of articles for KP (but as recent as 2019 he was still […]

The types of “unissued” or otherwise irregular stamps of the DPRK

July 17, 2021April 10, 2021 Chen Yi-Fu7959 Comments

In early 2019 I wrote an article for the KSS about “unissued” DPRK stamps. This showed that, in addition to the regular issued stamps, there were (and are still) many “disappeared” or “re-appeared” stamps in DPRK’s philatelic history. This short refresher article gives a bit more information as to why these stamps were treated the […]

KPC3524-3527: Coastal Roads

July 15, 2021April 21, 2023 KP Online Editor10Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 15 July 2021 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating “Coastal Roads”. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 4 x 4 stamps (16), at 380 won each. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.

Story of Baron G. de Gunzburg – Russian Government Official in Chosen

July 14, 2021December 17, 2020 Dr. Joel Lee5202 Comments

(On the relationship Between Chosŏn and Russia) On October 8, 1895, Queen Myung-Sung was assassinated by the Japanese force. King Go-Jong, who was also confined at the palace Kyung-Bok, fearing for his life, wanted to escape. On November 28, 1895, the King’s first try to flee to the legation of the United States failed because […]

Korean Philately Magazine – Blurb and how to Order Hard Copies

July 10, 2021July 3, 2021 Robert (Bob) Finder524Leave a Comment

We have received several questions lately from members on how to order the hard copies of the Korean Philately (KP) magazines. It is currently explained on the website on how to order through Blurb, but we thought it would be good idea to do a refresher article on how the new KP’s came to be […]

When the war drums stop, so does the KSC

July 7, 2021July 1, 2021 Ivo Spanjersberg6201 Comment

The Korea Stamp Corporation, the stamp issuing organization of the DPRK (North Korea), generally creates stamp along several lines of themes. One of those common themes is something along the lines of “the eternal fight for the motherland against our enemies”. The thing is: the official feelings towards these enemies, whomever they may be (usually […]

KPC3520-3523: Beautiful Lakes

July 1, 2021April 21, 2023 KP Online Editor16Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 1 July 2021 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating “Beautiful Lakes”. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 4 x 4 stamps (16), at 380 won each. The stamps were printed by Royal Johan Enschedé for POSA.

Korean Philately Vol. 57 No. 3 (Q3 2021)

July 1, 2021May 24, 2021 KP Online Editor8866 Comments

The KSS has published a new edition of the KSS magazine, Korean Philately, the second KP for 2021! As a member you can download this edition of Korean Philately for free as a PDF. And again, just as was the case with all four issues for 2020, you can own a full-colour magazine-style hard-copy version […]