James H. Grayson, Author at Korea Stamp Society

UK Forces in Korea, BFPO 376 in Kure and a ship beginning with R?

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 James H. Grayson1521 Comment

A friend of mine in the Sheffield Philatelic Society, Ian Potter, has given me an envelope which he thought might of interest to me. It is attached below. The envelope, with no message inside, is clearly from someone who was associated with ‘UK Forces in Korea’ and is addressed to a ‘V D K Craddock’ […]

North Korea’s Interpretation in 1959 of the Korean War

July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 James H. Grayson3053 Comments

On 25 June, 1950, the DPRK invaded the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in a war for the unification of the nation. Due to immediate United Nations military action this invasion was unsuccessful. An armistice agreement was signed between the UN forces and the forces of the DPRK and the People’s Republic of China on […]

The Semiotics of Postage Stamps: Tiny Bits of Paper as Government Documents

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 James H. Grayson310Leave a Comment

There are many ways of collecting and studying postage stamps – for their intrinsic collectable interest, for thematic interests, as a representative of the history of the postal service in different countries, and many other aspects. One approach which I follow is to examine the semiotics of the design of stamps. That is, what is […]