Korea Stamp Society

KSC5501-5506: 70th Anniv. of the Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War

July 27, 2023August 17, 2023 KP Online Editor96Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 27 July 2023 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “70th Anniv. of the Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War”.

Question to the KSS about a Presentation Sheet

July 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Robert (Bob) Finder123Leave a Comment

Recently the Korea Stamp Society (KSS) received a question from the President of the Stamp on Stamp Collectors Club (SSCC), Lou Guadagno, about a presentation sheet that one of their members had obtained. The SSCC, like the KSS, is an affiliate of the American Philatelic Society, and was founded in 1954, only two years after […]

“Musical Instruments of 1975” Album

July 19, 2023January 12, 2023 Stewart Steres97Leave a Comment

The Korea Stamps Society (KSS) is pleased to the present the third article of Stewart Steres’ Series South Korea’s Commemorative Booklets. This article is about Korean musical Instruments (NOTE: The album says 1975 although the stamps inside were all issued in 1974).

KPC3699-3702: Protected Marine Species (6th)

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 KP Online Editor112Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 14 July 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating “Protected Marin Species”, the 6th series under this heading. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 4 x 4 stamps (16), at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Royal Joh. Enschedé for POSA.

The Number of Chollimas on Stamps Grows and Grows!—Part 2

July 12, 2023February 14, 2023 Maciej Wojtkowiak119Leave a Comment

We continue the story of the Chollimas on North Korea stamps with an additional 16 different stamps depicting a Chollima, somewhere within the stamp’s design, including descriptions. The stamps described in Part 2 cover the stamps issued by North Korea showing the Chollima from the year of 1965 to the end of 1969.

The Korea 1962 Christmas/New Year and TB seals

July 5, 2023July 31, 2022 Robert (Bob) Finder110Leave a Comment

In 1962 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA), following 1961’s example, would again introduce multiple seals with four different designs in the Christmas and New Year/TB seal series. The four 1962 seals have one figure with a holiday hat, one design showing cherry blossoms, another showing glass laboratory beakers, and also one designs has a […]