The KSS has published a new edition of the KSS magazine, Korean Philately, the first KP for 2025. This edition of KP is all about the Korean Philatelic Federation, the KPF, which in 2024 existed for 40 years. As a member you can download this edition of Korean Philately, all 92 pages of it, for free as a PDF. And again, just as is the case with all issues for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, you can own a full-colour magazine-style hard-copy version of this KP!
How to download?
This edition of Korean Philately can, just like all previous editions/issues, be downloaded from the KSS website. In case you just can’t wait to download it, here is the direct download link for you as a member:
Korean Philately Vol. 61 No. 1 (2025)
Because this is a “member only” download, you must be logged on to the KSS website for the link to work. Not a member yet? Join right now and have free access to this edition and all previous editions of KP in no time!
Want to own a printed version? Buy one online!
The KP used to be sent to KSS members as part of their membership. Given present day costs of printing and sending hard-copy editions of magazines and books this would not be a viable option any longer.
If you would like to order a printed copy, you can find the print versions of Korean Philately magazine on the KSS profile at Blurb.com:
Order print versions of Korean Philately magazines
Notice Blurb has the occasional discount offer. This can save you quite a lot of money!
And in case you are wondering: we make pretty much zero profit on selling hard-copy KP’s, we only offer this service through Blurb in case you would like to hold our great looking magazine in your own hands.
What does Korean Philately look like?
Want to have an idea of what you will get with this edition of Korean Philately? Below are some of the 92 pages of this KP:
Your article in KP?
It’s great to publish articles on your (Korea related) philatelic interests! See how people react to articles by looking at the great comments our authors get and notice how good your materials would look like in print! With both the PDF and the Blurb printed-on-demand versions KSS members can now choose there preferred method of reading Korean Philately magazine, but that is also true for our authors of course. Therefore, if you’d like to publish an article as well for the KSS website and/or Korean Philately magazine, please contact us through our online form. “Letters to the Editor” for the next issue(s) are also very welcome.
Thank you all the colleagues. KSS has made the very first issue of 2025 with an special emphasis on the Korean Philatelic Federation itself. The mutual cooperation might enhance the publicity of KSS of course , but our federation also could expand its worldwide horizon and bring in the new stimulus to the sustainable development of the Korea philately as a whole. We thank you all the members of KSS and my special thanks go to Mr. Finder, Mr. Bard and Mr. Spanjersberg in particular. Thanks to your advise and recommendation and, first of all, so much energetic engagement of the leading staffs of KSS, the KPF has been hugely boosted and encouraged to do more for the future.
In the February 2025 issue of Woopyo Magazine, the magazine of the Korean Philatelic Federation (KPF), the following article was published about this edition of Korean Philately magazine:
Special Issue on the Korean Philatelic Federation and “Stamp” Magazine Published by the Korean Stamp Association (KSS)
The first issue of the 2025 journal published by the Korean Stamp Association (KSS), Korean Philately (Vol. 6 No. 1, 2025), is themed “40th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Korean Philatelic Federation” and features an extensive 92-page special article. The entire feature is devoted to the Korean Philatelic Federation, outlining the Federation’s 40-year history, including the publication of Korea’s first specialized stamp catalogue, reviewing recent trends within the Federation, and discussing preparations for PhilaKorea. In addition, the issue includes detailed analyses of each installment of last year’s stamp magazine.
Although the KSS editorial team may have used AI-assisted translations to research stamp-related articles, they went beyond a mere summary. For example, they selected an overseas news item and provided a detailed analysis of its contents, demonstrating careful and thorough editorial work. In keeping with the character of this quarterly publication, the stamps and archival photos were presented in a very large format, and last year’s stamp magazine pages—originally produced in Korean—were displayed in their entirety.
In an editorial written by Editor-in-Chief Anthony Bard, it was noted as highly encouraging that contributions from KSS members were published for the first time in the November and December issues of the stamp magazine. He also expressed the hope that KSS will continue to translate the magazine’s articles into English and to consistently feature outstanding articles from both the KSS website and Korean Philately.