Supporting Philatelists Since 1952
The KSS has published a new edition of the KSS magazine, Korean Philately, the second KP for 2024. As a member you can download this edition of Korean Philately, all 80 pages of it, for free as a PDF. And again, just as is the case with all issues for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and […]
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 19 June 2024 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “112th Birthday of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung”.
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News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 28 June 2024 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “Inauguration Ceremony of the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers’ Party of Korea Held with Splendour”.
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 27 June 2024 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “Inauguration Ceremony of Jonwi Street Held with Splendour”.
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If you’re an avid stamp collector, or even if you’re just dabbling in the fascinating world of philately, there’s a corner of the stamp universe that might surprise you with its allure and value. We’re talking about pre-1952 Republic of Korea stamps, which, according to Henry Gitner and Rick Miller in this month’s “Stamp Market […]
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 21 June 2024 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue showing “Protected Marine Species“, the 7th issue in this series. The stamp was issued in a minisheet containing 4×4 (16) stamps of 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Royal Joh. Enschedé for POSA.
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 19 June 2024 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “60th Anniv. of Start of Work of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il at the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea”.
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The turn of the 20th century brought with it many marvels, not the least of which was the intricate and expansive postal system that connected even the most distant lands. Among the fascinating postal artifacts from this era is an envelope sent in the year 1900, corresponding to various calendars as Dan-Gee 4233, Kwang-Mu 4, […]
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KSS has been widely known among Koreans in Korea since its establishment. I remember some writers of “Woopyo,” the monthly magazine of the Korean Philatelic Federation (KPF), sporadically mentioned KSS, mainly during the visits to the USA by KPF delegates and the visits of KSS members to KPF. At that time, we all thought that […]
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South Korea in 1955 was a year of both progress and challenges. The country was still recovering from the aftermath of the Korean War, but there were signs of growth and development. While the political situation remained tense, the people of South Korea continued to work hard to rebuild their lives and build a better […]
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At some date after the signing of the Armistice on 27 July 1953, for reasons known only to the North Korean postal administration, a decision was made to introduce an airmail fee of 75 won. That this was likely due to the huge influx of members of the two Neutral Nations Commissions (NNRC and NNSC) […]
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At the end of January 2024, information appeared in the world media that a huge monument – the Arch, symbolizing the possible unification of North and South Korea – the Monument to the Three Charters of Reunification, was destroyed. The arch was erected in 2001, a year after the inter-Korean summit (the inter-Korean declaration was […]
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In 1973 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) program produced a design of the Christmas/TB seals with only two different images. The two seals depict a Korean boy and girl in traditional Korean dress. The seals were printed by lithography, in sheets of 100 and 50 seals, a souvenir sheet and it said that a […]
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One of our readers recently sent us this question: While cleaning out my attic, I came across a meticulously wrapped stamp box. I cannot identify the stamps since I don’t read Chinese characters. However, I could understand the part on the cover that says “November 18, 1884.” The red stamp has “5Mn” written at the […]
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