Korea Stamp Society

Korean Philately Vol. 59 No. 2 (2023)

September 24, 2023September 22, 2023 KP Online Editor17Leave a Comment

The KSS has published a new edition of the KSS magazine, Korean Philately, the second KP for 2023. As a member you can download this edition of Korean Philately for free as a PDF. And again, just as is the case with all issues for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, you can own a full-colour […]

KPC3707-3708: Philately Week

September 21, 2023September 23, 2023 KP Online Editor28Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 21 September 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating “Philately Week”. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 4 x 4 (16) stamps at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Royal Joh. Enschedé for POSA.

The Seoul Tower Album

September 20, 2023January 16, 2023 Stewart Steres26Leave a Comment

The Korea Stamps Society (KSS) is pleased to the present the fifth article of Stewart Steres’ Series South Korea’s Commemorative Booklets. This article is about the 10th Anniversary of the opening of the Seoul Tower.

KPC3705-3706: UNESCO Intagible Cultural Heritage (Ganggangsullae)

September 14, 2023September 8, 2023 KP Online Editor35Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 14 September 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating “UNESCO Intagible Cultural Heritage (Ganggangsullae)”. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 10 stamps at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Southern Colour Print for POSA.

A very early post-war philatelic cover issued for the landing at Incheon in 1945

September 13, 2023January 26, 2023 Ivo Spanjersberg301 Comment

In line with agreements regarding the planned post-WW2 dismantling of the Japanese Empire reached by the allies at the Yalta Conference in February 1945, Japan would be forced to relinquish control of all the territories it had conquered during the war or annexed prior to the outbreak of hostilities (including Korea). Korea would be divided […]

KPC3672-1673: Korea-Switzerland Joint Issue

September 9, 2023September 8, 2023 KP Online Editor36Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 9 September 2023 KoreaPost issued a joint stamp issue commemorating the link between Korea and Switzerland. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 4 x 4 stamps (16), at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.

KSC5511-5512: 75th Anniv. of Founding of the DPRK

September 9, 2023August 23, 2023 KP Online Editor41Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 9 September 2023 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “75th Anniv. of Founding of the DPRK”.