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The Korea Stamp Society’s Seal of Approval

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Simon Howlett1000Leave a Comment

Throughout the history seals have adorned letters and manuscripts. Whether wax or paper, this simple practical device has been utilised as a messenger in its own right, demonstrating power and status, highlighting a worthy cause or sending a seasonal greeting (see the famous TB Christmas seals). The seal and its cinderella cousin have a justified […]

APS Stamp Chat with KSS’s Professor James Grayson ‘North and South Korea: The First Issues after the Second World War’

November 21, 2020December 4, 2020 Simon Howlett12706 Comments

Professor James H. Grayson, a member of the KSS since 2000, was invited to speak on the American Philatelic Society’s ‘Stamp Chat’ internet discussion group. His subject was ‘North and South Korea: The first issues after the Second World’. He uses a semiotic approach to understanding the designs of stamps to discover the meanings which […]