Supporting Philatelists Since 1952
(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 30 December 2023 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “Successful Launch of Reconnaissance Satellite”.
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In 1968 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) went with two different designs for a pair of seals for the Christmas and New Year/TB seals series. One stylize design appears to be of a child playing a horn on the back of a chicken with two chicks, and the other stylized design depicts a child […]
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What a wonderful feeling to find something new, a philatelic treasure, a real “philagem”. And how wonderful to be able to add a stamp to your collection of which only 2 copies exist, or add both! A wonderful philatelic discovery, from a troubled era, from the philately of a closed country! The feeling when we […]
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 22 December 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Jean-Henri Fabre The stamps were issued in a minisheet containing 16 (4×4) stamps which are “valid forever” for domestic mail up to 25 grams. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.
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A “newly discovered” strike of the ‘JŌSHIN/COREA’ roman-letter circular datestamp (cds) was sold at the November 2023 by Japan Stamp Auctions, Co. (Public Auction No. 129; Lot 2189).
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1950 was a year of great upheaval for the people of South Korea. The country was still reeling from the aftermath of World War II and the division of the Korean peninsula into two separate states. Tensions between North and South Korea were high, and in June of 1950, war broke out between the two […]
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 12 December 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games held at Gangwon. The stamps were issued in a minisheet containing 16 (4×4) stamps of 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.
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The Korea Stamps Society (KSS) is pleased to the present the seventh article of Stewart Steres’ Series South Korea’s Commemorative Booklets. This article is about the 12th Presidential Inauguration – Chun Doo-Hwan. It contains the 1981 South Korea Scott # 1234 and 1234a, plus KPSC #PC43.
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 1 December 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating the New Year. The stamps were issued in a minisheet and a sheetlet containing stamps of 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Brebner Print for POSA.
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