Gary N. McLean, with Michael Rogers, Author at Korea Stamp Society

Cheon or Plum Blossom Essays

August 7, 2019August 18, 2019 Gary N. McLean, with Michael Rogers3951 Comment

Figure 1 illustrates three essay stamps recently sold by Michael Rogers in a private treaty sale, while Figures 2 and 3 illustrate the front and back of essays originally owned by Jim Kerr and sold by private treaty after being withdrawn from auction. These essays, referred to as both Cheon or Plum Blossom Essays, have […]

Reader’s Question: Information needed about overprints on 1946 stamps

November 27, 2018January 13, 2019 Gary McLean3221 Comment

[Editor] I have received a request for more information about the following figure. What we know is that they have first day cancels, but for other stamps. They were apparently cancelled for the opening of the national assembly. Please let us know what more you might know about these stamps. Thanks.

Double Trouble to North Korea from the 3rd Asian Winter Games

October 27, 2018October 2, 2018 Taizo Maeda3271 Comment

The 3rd Asian Winter Games brought trouble twice to North Korean stamps. This started when the author noticed one stamp that had been recorded in the second edition of the North Korean Stamp Catalogue but has subsequently been deleted completely from the new, third edition published last year.

2002 Edition of North Korean Stamp Catalogue

September 26, 2018September 8, 2018 Taizo Maeda5732 Comments

After ten years since the first edition of this full color(!) catalogue of North Korean stamps, the third edition was published by the Korea Stamp Corporation, Pyongyang, in 2003. Chronologically, the first edition was published early in 1993, containing up to #3277, the winners of 25th Olympic Games, issued December, 1992, and consisted of the […]

Korea Philately February 2012 Download

June 12, 2018November 30, 2018 Gary McLean37Leave a Comment

(KSS members only content.) Members of the KSS can download complete PDF files of past editions of Korean Philately magazine. If you are a member of KSS and would like to read this edition of Korean Philately, please login using your KSS website account and password. Complimentary sample copies of the Korean Philately are available […]

Korean Philately – February 2012

June 11, 2018November 30, 2018 Gary McLean294Leave a Comment

Contents of Korean Philately Volume 54 Number 1. This was the February 2012 edition of the KP.

Reader’s Question: Those Troublesome Overprints

May 12, 2018January 13, 2019 Gary McLean4071 Comment

Can you help me identify this Korean stamp? I cannot find it in a catalogue. Maybe it’s a fake? (From: Harald Zierock, France)

Korean Philately – August 2005

April 30, 2018March 21, 2018 Gary McLean258Leave a Comment

Contents of Korean Philately Volume 50 Number 3. This was the August 2005 edition of the KP.

Korea Philately August 2005 Download

April 30, 2018March 30, 2018 Gary McLean49

Korean Passport Stamps in U.S. Dollars in Passport

April 21, 2018April 22, 2018 Gary McLean1283Leave a Comment

Hasegawa’s new revenue catalogue does not include those stamps issued in the U.S. in U.S. dollars. Figures 1 and 2 illustrate two such stamps, denominated $10, and contained in my own passport that has now expired and has been cancelled. The stamps were used to verify payment of visa fees. One has a serial number, […]