Supporting Philatelists Since 1952
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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(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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(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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(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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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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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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