Woopyo for April 2026 is a solid, content-rich issue that moves comfortably between current philatelic affairs, Korean postal history, foreign material, and a few lighter cultural sidelines. The table of contents alone shows how strongly the magazine continues to lean toward serious research, especially in postal history and classic material, while still making room for society news, new issues, thematic exhibiting, and more general collecting features.
In order, the issue presents “Let’s Build an Exhibit with First Day Covers” (초일봉투로 작품을 만들어 봐요) by Yoo Yong-sang (유용상), “New Stamps and Postal Date Stamps” (새로 나오는 우표·우편날짜도장) from the editorial desk, “Philatelic News” (우취 NEWS), “A Commissioner’s Report on the Dubai 2026 World Stamp Exhibition” (두바이 2026 세계우표전시회 커미셔너 보고) by Lee Jae-won (이재원), “Overseas Topics: 100 Years of the FIP and More” (국제우취연맹 100주년 외) by Jin Hur (허진), “A Study of Definitive Stamps Used in Korea during the Transitional Period after Liberation 1” (해방 후 과도기의 조선사용 보통우표에 대한 고찰 1) by Kim Heon-sik (김헌식), “Studies in Foreign Traditional Philately: The 5-Yen Mandarin Duck Design in Japan’s Second Animals and National Treasures Definitive Series 1” (일본 제2차 동식물국보 보통우표 시리즈 5엔 원앙 도안 1) also by Kim Heon-sik (김헌식), “Legends of Hollywood 4” (헐리우드의 전설 4) by Yoo Yong-sang (유용상), “The History of Japanese Post Offices in Korea and the Korean Empire 21” (재조선·재대한제국 일본우편국의 역사 21) by Kim Seong-cheol (김성철), “Survey of Old Korea Postal History 27” (구한국 우정사 개관 27) by Kim Young-gil (김영길), “Postal Exploration: The Old Korea Period 10” (郵政探求(우정탐구) 구한국시기 10) by Nam Sang-uk (남상욱), “Stories of New Korea Postal Artifacts 4” (신한국 우편실체 이야기 4) by Park Chan-su (박찬수), “Ordinary Postcards after the Hwan Currency Reform 4” (‘환(圜)’화 이후 통상엽서 4) by Lee Dong-sik (이동식), “Postal History of the Domestic 40-Hwan Period (1957–1962) 42” (국내통상 40환 시기의 우편제도(1957~1962) 42) by Kim Jeong-seok (김정석), “Stamps with Design Errors 17” (도안 오류 우표 17) by Kwon Seong-jung (권성중), “Travels in Search of Tourist Postal Date Stamps 20” (관광우편날짜도장 소재 탐방여행 20) by Choi Tae-yun (최태윤), “Great Western Painters 1: Velázquez” (벨라스케스 1) by Ryu Sang-beom (류상범), and the continuing special report “2026 Special Thematic Philately Report: In Search of the Regulations and Reality of Thematic Philately 4” (2026 특집 테마틱 우취 리포트 테마틱 우취의 규정과 그 실체를 찾아서 4) by Kim Gi-hun (김기훈).
