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Author: Lyman Hale

Lyman L. Hale Jr., M.D. (1921-2019) was a longtime KSS member, also editor of KP. Lived in Korea between 1958 and 1986.

Comments on the new airmail and regular issues (1962)

July 21, 2021January 9, 2021 Lyman Hale316Leave a Comment on Comments on the new airmail and regular issues (1962)

In the 1960s (and for years after that decade) KSS member Lyman Hale and his wife lived in South Korea as medical missionaries, meaning they stayed there both as medical staff and as missionaries. Especially during the 1960s Lyman Hale wrote a lot of articles for KP (but as recent as 2019 he was still […]

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The special registration stamp and envelope (1961)

February 4, 2020January 21, 2020 Lyman Hale8421 Comment on The special registration stamp and envelope (1961)

The special registration envelope and stamp illustrated here are used to mail currency and valuables within Korea only. The white envelope, 5″ x 9″ has an inner envelope made of paper of the same type used to cover doors and windows. Money, bonds, jewelry, and other valuables can be mailed in this. Money is not […]

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The coming of the zip numbers

January 20, 2020November 20, 2019 Lyman Hale7691 Comment on The coming of the zip numbers

June 1970 saw the establishment of “zip” numbers in Korea. The provinces are divided up into postal areas as can be seen by the map. Seoul and Kyong-Gi Province have postal numbers from 100 to 180. Kang-Won Province uses numbers from 200 to 250, The two Chung-Chong Provinces use 300 to 390. The Chollas and […]

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Korean plate numbers and printer’s inscriptions

December 26, 2019November 25, 2019 Lyman Hale1507Leave a Comment on Korean plate numbers and printer’s inscriptions

In compiling such a listing as this it cannot be complete because a complete group of sheets was not available. I would be glad to know of any additional information. This may be the first such listing ever compiled and will serve as a guide for the plate number and inscription collector.

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Souvenir Sheet Prices (1961)

November 23, 2019August 17, 2019 Lyman Hale11175 Comments on Souvenir Sheet Prices (1961)

When new Souvenir Sheets come out, at the issuing post offices there is a line-up outside of the crowds of people who are trying to get them. At 8 .30 AM, a P. O. official will then come out and hand out slips of paper specially marked which allow the owner to then go in […]

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The Envelopes for Mailing Valuables

March 9, 2019January 21, 2019 Lyman Hale865Leave a Comment on The Envelopes for Mailing Valuables

Although the title of this article might suggest that these postal envelopes could be used to mail anything of value, they essentially are almost exclusively used to mail money. Up to 1987, I have found 13 different types of these envelopes, and I welcome any possible additions to my list. Some differences are major, and […]

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In-Country Korean Military Mail

August 14, 2018January 15, 2019 Lyman Hale996Leave a Comment on In-Country Korean Military Mail

(Originally from KP August, 2012—Vol. 54, No. 3) For an in-country Korean military mail cover to be fully complete, it should essentially have three chops or strikes that say four things:1) it is military mail, 2) it has the military unit number, 3) it has gone thru security, and 4) there should be a round […]

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The Four Categories of Korean Souvenir Sheets

June 15, 2018January 15, 2019 Lyman Hale1239Leave a Comment on The Four Categories of Korean Souvenir Sheets

(Originally from KP double number November 2012 / February 2013, Vol. 54 Nr. 4 / Vol. 55 Nr. 1) Korean souvenir sheets fall into various categories depending on how it is used and then a value is put on that category. Most of us put the SS into two groups; it is either mint or […]

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Postage Due

June 11, 2018August 21, 2019 Lyman Hale5203Leave a Comment on Postage Due

(Originally from KP double number November 2012 / February 2013, Vol. 54 Nr. 4 / Vol. 55 Nr. 1) South Korea or R.O.K. never seemed to get into postage due stamps, and that was probably a good savings of money as no expense was used to print a group of special stamps that were not […]

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More on Sample Stamps of Korea

March 20, 2018August 21, 2019 Lyman Hale13911 Comment on More on Sample Stamps of Korea

In attending a human relations program some time in the past one of the instructors taught us that to assume (ass-u-me) is to make an “ass of you and me.” Unfortunately, there is much too much assuming in the world of philately, where the facts are not known and an assumption is made. 

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Color Change in Sc #479?

March 17, 2018August 21, 2019 Lyman Hale1154Leave a Comment on Color Change in Sc #479?

Joel Henderson (see Letters to the Editors in 50(2), p. 4) stimulated me to investigate my stock of Sc#479 or KPC #C255. Joel’s question on Scott #479 moved me to look over my stock of this stamp. I was in Korea when that stamp was issued and for years afterwards, and I did not run […]

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