Korea Stamp Society

Return of Chinese prisoners of war (1954)

September 29, 2021April 25, 2021 Walter Haveman3574 Comments

Towards the end of the Korean War the issue of when and where to repatriate prisoners of war was a major problem. One year after the release in January 1954 from prisoner-of-war camps of Chinese troops in South Korea, Taiwan (or the “Republic of China”/ROC) issued a series of special stamps. The 1955 official Taiwan […]

One Example of Dr. Sherwood Hall’s Tuberculosis/Christmas and New Year Envelopes and Letters Stationery

September 22, 2021January 31, 2021 Robert (Bob) Finder534Leave a Comment

Eventually we will publish a full description of the Dr. Sherwood Hall’s known Tuberculosis/Christmas and New Year envelopes and letters stationery. This article gives a brief introduction of a set of stationery used personally by Dr. Sherwood Hall when thanking a friend in Fayetteville, Arkansas for some stamps and covers that were sent to Dr. […]

1957 Czechoslovakia Delegation in Panmunjom

September 15, 2021February 21, 2021 Alexander Shaposhnikov521Leave a Comment

The images show official forms created by the Czechoslovak delegation which was part of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC), located in “Panmunchzhon” (Panmunjom/Panmunjeom/P’anmunjŏm; 판문점). The forms come with North Korean stamps, cancelled by special cancellations on 22 May 1957.

KSC5363-5366: Songs

September 14, 2021February 25, 2023 KP Online Editor12Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 14 September 2021 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set showing “Songs”.

Soviet Bloc Charity Seals for North Korea—what are they?

September 11, 2021January 26, 2023 Robert (Bob) Finder3933 Comments

Recently I was looking for Korean Relief philatelic related material, the type of which I have written about in past articles for the Korea Stamp Society’s website and Korean Philatelic magazine. While doing this, I found a couple of sets of seals from Hungary offered by a Hungarian stamp dealer on Delcampe that appear to […]

Christmas Seals from the Japanese Colonial Era

September 8, 2021March 5, 2021 James H. Grayson6312 Comments

The use of Christmas Seals in Korea began with the work of the Methodist medical missionaries Dr. Sherwood Hall (Korean name Ha Rak 賀樂, 1893-1991) and his wife Dr. Marian Bottomley Hall (1896-1991) who were based in the city of Haeju (海州) in South Hwanghae Province (黃海道), now in North Korea.

Follow-Up to Millard Beatty’s Article on the UN Flags Errors of 1951

September 1, 2021September 2, 2021 Robert (Bob) Finder639Leave a Comment

Millard Beatty’s article discussed some of the errors he had found on the Italy and New Zealand issues of Korea’s 1951 UN Flag set. I was aware of the Italy issue missing the crown, but the spelling of “Zealand” with an “I”, rather than an “L” was a new variety to me, and I decided […]