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A collection of South Korean stamps formed by Robert C. Jones (1915-1999), one of the most active members of the Korea Stamp Society during its early decades, will be offered by Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions in August 2026. The collection appears as Lot 1513 in Kelleher Sale 851, Collections, Stocks & Accumulations of the World. […]
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 16 July 2026 KoreaPost issued a stamp commemorating “Robot Taekwon V”. The stamps were issued in a sheet of 9 stamps. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.
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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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The boy who, in childhood, would hold a single stamp and gaze at it endlessly has, before he knew it, spent more than half a century with stamps, engraving many memories into his mind and arriving at the present day. Just as the phrase from a public-interest advertisement once seen on television said, “A book […]
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 16 July 2026 KoreaPost issued a stamp commemorating “The 48th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee”. The stamps were issued in a sheet of 15 (3×5) stamps. The stamps were printed by Royal Joh. Enschedé for POSA.
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In general, POW mail was an arrangement operated under the supervision of the camp commander (POW administrator), serving as a humanitarian system that allowed prisoners to send and receive letters. Today, it is widely used in various thematic philatelic exhibits. The basic principles of POW mail were established in the annex of the Convention with […]
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Before email became the preferred tool of direct marketers, one of the most common ways to solicit orders or gather commercial leads was by sending large quantities of business-to-business mail through the postal system. For postal operators this was a significant source of revenue, and advertising cards, circulars, reply cards and enquiry forms were a […]
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 11 July 2026 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp commemorating the “65th Anniv. of Conclusion of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the DPRK and the PRC”.
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 10 July 2026 KoreaPost issued a stamp commemorating the “KBO League”. The stamps were issued in a sheet of 10 stamps of “forever stamps”. The stamps were printed by Brebner Print for POSA.
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 10 July 2026 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp commemorating that “Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of WPK and President of State Affairs of DPRK, Meets Comrade Xi Jinping, General Secretary of Central Committee of CPC and President of PRC, in Pyongyang”.
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In 1998 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)’s Christmas and New Year/TB seal program followed the same format as used in 1997: two different small sheets of ten seals, in a horizontal souvenir sheet format. These 1998 seals represent what the KNTA calls the “Character Sports Series”. Perhaps some of our readers can tell us […]
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The following news items are translated from the July 2026 issue of Woopyo Magazine, the monthly philatelic magazine published in Korea. The news section was compiled and written by Jin Hur, who regularly reports on activities within the Korean philatelic community, including meetings of the Korea Philatelic Federation, preparations for national exhibitions, and new stamp-related […]
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The July 2026 issue of Woopyo is a particularly substantial number for readers interested in Korean postal history. While it contains the magazine’s usual mixture of new-issue information, society news, international philatelic notes, thematic material and auctions, its real strength lies in a group of serious Korean philatelic studies. These range from early international postal […]
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Korea Post will issue a new 470-won ordinary postal card on 1 July 2026. The imprinted stamp design features 갈퀴현호색, identified on the card as Corydalis grandicalyx. The indicium, placed in the upper right corner, shows the blue flower against a pale green background and carries the inscription “KOREA” together with the denomination “470”.
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 1 July 2026 KoreaPost issued two new definitive stamps showing Taegeukgi (the national flag of Korea) and a “Celadon Prunus Vase with Inlaid Plum, Bamboo, and Crane Design”. The stamps were issued in post office sheets. The stamps were printed by KOMSCO (한국조폐공사).
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