Chen Yi-Fu, Author at Korea Stamp Society

Modern DPRK rarities (1): Unissued 2012 3D giant panda stamps

June 15, 2019March 8, 2019 Chen Yi-Fu63Leave a Comment

In 2012 the DPRK issued a set of giant panda stamps. This set consisted of 2 stamps and 1 souvenir sheet. The KSC numbers given to these stamps were 4838-4840.

The “Back Stories” of Unissued Stamps of The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

April 3, 2019March 25, 2019 Chen Yi-Fu2413 Comments

The greatest difficultly in studying DPRK stamps is that reliable references are very limited in number, and the information available might be incomplete or even incorrect. Some stamps are without images in catalogues, some are unissued; and once in a while, collectors may surprisingly find something they have never seen or known before. However, it […]

Domestic Printing Versus International Printing Of DPRK Stamps (II)

October 24, 2018February 16, 2019 Chen Yi-Fu376Leave a Comment

Recently KSS members Yi Yong Suk and Chen Yi-Fu showed the difference between domestic printings versus international (collector’s) printings by showing Scott No. 2824 & 2824a side by side. But then Yi-Fu also said something about more modern domestic printings.

Chen Yi-Fu commented on Reader’s Question: Information needed for biography about Lee Chang Sung: Sorry I didn't read the 1956 KP article completely
Ivo Spanjersberg commented on Reader’s Question: Information needed for biography about Lee Chang Sung: Interestingly, his date of birth is mentioned in t
Chen Yi-Fu commented on Reader’s Question: Information needed for biography about Lee Chang Sung: According to the information provided, Mr. Lee was
Florian Eichhorn commented on Reader’s Question: A Korean postal history atlas?: Hello Ivo, the legends are the same for all the ma
Chen Yi-Fu commented on KSC5215E-5215F: China 2019 World Stamp Exhibition: If you want a sheet, just order 2 sets! To my pers