Darrin Lettinga, Author at Korea Stamp Society

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Korea’s First National Advertising Postal Card

July 19, 2025June 13, 2025 Darrin Lettinga28553 Comments

I recently purchased an accumulation of mainly Japanese postal cards, some commercially or postally used and some with first day postmarks. In this accumulation was this sole Korean postal card. I like adding items like this to my collection especially if they are uprated with a stamp or stamps like the one below.

Identification of a South Korean commemorative postmark – late 50s?

May 5, 2025May 2, 2025 Darrin Lettinga193713 Comments

Recently I purchased a cover that I am guessing is from the late 1950s based on the affixed stamp and a possible date of 4292.6.8, so 1959. Unfortunately, my copy of the Korean Postage Stamp Catalogue 2020/2021 does not illustrate commemorative postmarks past 1957. I don’t know if this has changed in later editions of […]