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The Independence Hall of Korea, nestled in Cheonan, South Korea, stands as a beacon of historical significance. Since its inauguration on August 15, 1987, this sprawling museum has captivated visitors with its rich tapestry of Korean independence movements.
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As many collector get older (the author is 79 years old) many, if not most, philatelic collectors realize that they probably are not going to able to find and/or afford the stamps or philatelic related subjects, such as covers, that they have been looking for during their collecting years. Many simply decide to sell their […]
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When the Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the Russian Pacific Fleet stationed at Port Arthur (旅順港) on February 8, 1904, thereby igniting the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese government established the “Regulations on Military Mail” (Imperial Ordinance No. 19) and the “Military Mail Rules” (Ministry of Communications Official Notice No. 6). These measures allowed […]
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 16 June 2026 KoreaPost issued a stamp showing the famous K-pop band “BLACKPINK”. The stamps were issued in a sheet of 10 stamps of a range of values, starting with 10 won, all the way up to 2830 won. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.
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(Editor’s Note: Years ago when scanning the membership list it seemed to us that there were only 12 current members with numbers below 100. We suggested to Ye Treas that he do a “short article” on the 12 — the “Dirty Dozen?” – – and he eventually responded with this happily long report on the […]
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 10 June 2026 KoreaPost issued a stamp commemorating the “100th Anniversary of June 10th Independence Movement”. The stamps were issued in a sheet of 16 (4×4) stamps of 430 won. The stamps were printed by Royal Joh. Enschedé for POSA.
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In 1997 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)’s Christmas and New Year/TB seal program only issued two different small sheets of ten seals, in a horizontal souvenir sheet format. These seals picture different insects found in Korea. Since each of these two small sheets of the 1997 seals has a different insect, there are a […]
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The June 2026 issue of Woopyo is a substantial and varied number, but its centre of gravity lies clearly in Korean postal history and the study of difficult transitional material. The issue opens with Ryu Sang-beom’s (류상범) opinion article, “Hoping for the Success of the 2026 Korea Stamp Exhibition” (2026 대한민국우표전시회의 성공을 바라며), a timely […]
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 6 June 2026 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “80th Anniv of Founding of Korean Children’s Union”.
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We received a question from a reader through our Facebook page. The question was: “Dear Korea Stamp Society, I have in my collection this military stationery letter that to my knowledge was sent from Korea to Japan by probably Japanese soldier. Could it be possibly for you to help me identify information written on this […]
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 4 June 2026 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps showing “Comrade Kim Jong Un, President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Meets Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus, in Pyongyang”.
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 4 June 2026 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps showing the “First Session of 15th Supreme People’s Assembly of DPRK”.
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On December 9, 2022, two issues of “KBO League Legends 40” My Own Stamps were released, which are Korea’s first card-type My Own Stamps. According to Notice No. 2022-241 of November 21, 2022 by the Korea Post (우정사업본부), these stamps were not sold at post offices. Instead, advance reservations were carried out only through the […]
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The KSS has published a new edition of the KSS magazine, Korean Philately, the second KP for 2026. This edition of KP is about Korean sericulture on stamps, the Dokdo Islands and a new 1940 Christmas seal cover. As a member you can download this edition of Korean Philately for free as a PDF. And […]
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