Supporting Philatelists Since 1952
The September 2026 issue of Woopyo, published on 1 September by the Korea Philatelic Federation (한국우취연합), has an unusually broad range. Its contents move from current Korean stamp issues and exhibition affairs to detailed studies of Korean postal history, the Munwi stamps, post-Liberation provisional overprints and postal stationery. Alongside these are articles on tourist datestamps, […]
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 28 August 2026 KoreaPost issued a stamp commemorating the “150th Anniversary of the Birth of Kim Koo”. The stamps were issued in a sheet of 16 (4×4) stamps. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.
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Chun Doo-hwan’s rise to power in South Korea is a tale of military might, political maneuvering, and controversial leadership. Born in 1931, Chun’s early career was marked by his rapid ascent through the military ranks, culminating in his role as a key figure in the 1979 coup following the assassination of President Park Chung-hee1. This […]
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 20 August 2026 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set showing “Posters”.
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Up to now, this series has covered the various public notices issued prior to the establishment of the temporary postal agencies, along with the installation of such agencies in the various counties and revisions to the related early regulations. Beginning with this installment, I will introduce materials primarily from my own collection.
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Woo Jang-choon (우장춘) was a world-renowned plant breeder who worked in Japan. As an agronomist researching breeding science, a field that combined genetics and crop improvement, he conducted research from 1937 at the research farm of Takii Seed Company in Japan, where he worked on improving vegetable seeds such as cabbage, radish, and Chinese cabbage. […]
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 10 August 2026 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps showing “Songs”.
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The August 2026 issue of Woopyo, issue no. 727, was published on 1 August by the Korea Philatelic Federation (한국우취연합). Its contents range from Korean Empire postal administration and the production history of the first Korean stamps to Korean War military mail, post-liberation overprints, international exhibition practice, postal stationery and thematic collecting. Research into Korean […]
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In 1999 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)’s Christmas and New Year/TB seal program issued two different small sheets of ten seals, in a souvenir sheet format. These 1999 seals are what the KNTA calls the “Constellations of the night sky”. Also, a sheet of twenty seals were issued that have all twenty of the […]
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In this article the story of the Chollima pictured on North Korea stamps continues through the years of 1980 through 1989. During this period of 1980 through 1989 there were twenty three North Korea stamps issued portraying the Chollima somewhere in the design.
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