Korea Stamp Society / (국제)한국우표협회
Supporting Philatelists Since 1952
Korean Philately is the magazine of the KSS.
A report from 15 years ago. The battered cover, reduced on bottom, is addressed to the Italian Consul at Yokohama, in syllabics ka-ru-?ya (not probably a “Carlo…”). Sender is the Japanese consulate at Pusan/Korea.
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The end of the Korean War is already more than half a century in the past, and much of the philatelic activity engendered by that conflict has been extensively described and consolidated. A major aspect, however, has escaped attention until very recently. The Korean Stamp Catalogue, published by the Korean Stamp Corporation in Pyongyang, contains […]
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In KP Vol. 50 Nr. 4 (November 2005) Florian Eichhorn wrote a short article about a mysterious cancellation. This is shown here again, with some new information and a remarkable new 2018 addition.
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(KSS members only content.) Members of the KSS can download complete PDF files of past editions of Korean Philately magazine. If you are a member of KSS and would like to read this edition of Korean Philately, please login using your KSS website account and password. Complimentary sample copies of the Korean Philately are available […]
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Contents of Korean Philately Volume 54 Number 1. This was the February 2012 edition of the KP.
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(Originally from KP double number November 2012 / February 2013, Vol. 54 Nr. 4 / Vol. 55 Nr. 1) In some interviews after the missile test last month [December, 2012], I mentioned in passing that North Korea had featured its missiles on postage stamps. The reporters were invariably surprised. Our man in Seoul, Jae-sung Ryu, […]
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Contents of Korean Philately Vol. XIII No. 1. This was the February 1964 edition of the KP.
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Contents of Korean Philately Volume 50 Number 3. This was the August 2005 edition of the KP.
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(KSS members only content.) Members of the KSS can download complete PDF files of past editions of Korean Philately magazine. If you are a member of KSS and would like to read this edition of Korean Philately, please login using your KSS website account and password. Complimentary sample copies of the Korean Philately are available on […]
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Hasegawa’s new revenue catalogue does not include those stamps issued in the U.S. in U.S. dollars. Figures 1 and 2 illustrate two such stamps, denominated $10, and contained in my own passport that has now expired and has been cancelled. The stamps were used to verify payment of visa fees. One has a serial number, […]
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