Richard Arent, Author at Korea Stamp Society

Cover commemorating Clark taking over UN Command in 1952

December 11, 2021October 8, 2021 Richard Arent410Leave a Comment

This cover commemorates the appointment of Mark Clark and was sent by the Commander of the ROK Third Division to the Commander of the Ninth Division. General Mark Clark took over the United Nations Command on May 12, 1952, and held the position until July 27, 1953, when the armistice was signed.

ROK Samiljeol Commemorative Military Post Card used in 1952

November 30, 2021October 14, 2021 Richard Arent381Leave a Comment

Shown here is a military post card used in 1952. The card is a commemorative card, printed to commemorate “Samil Day”. The following extract about Samiljeol is from a 1943 booklet authored by New Ilhan entitled Korea and the Pacific War which was based on a report he prepared for the Office of Strategic Services […]

Post cards commemorating the ROK 1955 Expo

November 27, 2021October 5, 2021 Richard Arent4112 Comments

Two post cards, part of a set commemorating the ROK 1955 Expo. These two post cards were made by the Huimangsa 希望社 · 製 for the industrial exhibition commemorating the tenth anniversary of liberation 解放十週年產業博覽會記念. This refers to August 15, 1945, commemorated in both the ROK and DPRK as the date Korea was liberated from […]

Readers Question: Envelope for monetary donations or condolence letters?

November 6, 2021November 9, 2021 Richard Arent4992 Comments

Here is an envelope that looks like Dr. Hall’s examples but has no space for addresses. I thought it could be intended for monetary donations or possibly for condolence letters placed inside comfort bags. Does anyone know for sure?

Readers Question: Chōsen Sotokufu Teishin Kyoku Card?

October 9, 2021October 3, 2021 Richard Arent3781 Comment

My question concerns a card that was issued by Chōsen Sotokufu Teishin Kyoku and features a picture of chickens with an inscription in Korean. It appears that the design could have been issued as a New Year greeting. The Teishin Kyoku issued a set of post cards on October 1, 1910 commemorating the opening of […]

Post Offices in Korea – December 1906

August 21, 2019July 1, 2019 Richard Arent36391 Comment

The primary intent in creating this list of post offices is to aid philatelists and researchers in the identification of postmarks used in Old Korea during the Japanese period. For the average Western philatelist not familiar, or somewhat familiar with Chinese characters, reading cancels or postal addresses can be a daunting task. This task is […]