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The KSS has published a new edition of the KSS magazine, Korean Philately, the second KP for 2023. As a member you can download this edition of Korean Philately for free as a PDF. And again, just as is the case with all issues for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, you can own a full-colour […]
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 21 September 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating “Philately Week”. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 4 x 4 (16) stamps at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Royal Joh. Enschedé for POSA.
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 14 September 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating “UNESCO Intagible Cultural Heritage (Ganggangsullae)”. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 10 stamps at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Southern Colour Print for POSA.
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 9 September 2023 KoreaPost issued a joint stamp issue commemorating the link between Korea and Switzerland. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 4 x 4 stamps (16), at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 9 September 2023 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “75th Anniv. of Founding of the DPRK”.
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 17 August 2023 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “National Inter-Provincial Games-2023”.
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In the year 1947, the relationship between North and South Korea was fraught with tension and uncertainty. The two countries had been divided since the end of World War II, and efforts to reunify the peninsula had been met with resistance and hostility from both sides. At the same time South Korea was a nation […]
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 14 August 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating “Foreign Advocates for Korean Independence”. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 4 x 4 stamps (16), at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 27 July 2023 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “70th Anniv. of the Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War”.
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 14 July 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating “Protected Marin Species”, the 6th series under this heading. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 4 x 4 stamps (16), at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Royal Joh. Enschedé for POSA.
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 30 June 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating the “25th World Scout Jamboree”. The stamp was also issued in a minisheet of 4 x 4 stamps (16), at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.
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During the closing year of WWII, a plan of establishing a four power trusteeship between the USA, the Soviet Union, China and the UK to rule Korea had been discussed between President Roosevelt and Marshal Stalin at Yalta in February 1945. This plan was supposed to eventually result in a united and independent Korea after […]
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 13 June 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating the 10th anniversary of the very popular K-Pop band BTS. The stamps were also issued in a series of minisheets and a stamp booklet. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.
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The database of the National Archives of Korea can be a valuable resource for philatelists interested in the postal history of the 1945-1948 USAMGIK period in Korea. By utilizing the database effectively, a philatelist can gain insights into the postal system during this time, including stamp usage, design, and production, as well as the broader […]
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 29 May 2023 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps showing the “Magpie, National Bird of the DPRK”.
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 19 May 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating the “Honey Bee”. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 4 x 4 stamps (16), at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 4 May 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating “Pororo The Little Penguin”. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 4 x 4 stamps (16), at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Cartor for POSA.
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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 20 April 2023 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps showing “Fine Arts Works”.
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News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 15 April 2023 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating “111th Birthday of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung”.
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 14 April 2023 KoreaPost issued a stamp issue commemorating “The Historic Architecture in Korea (Buddhist Mountain Monasteries)”. The stamps were also issued in a minisheet of 2 x 6 stamps (12), at 430 won each. The stamps were printed by Southern Colour Print for POSA.
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