The South Korea 2001 Christmas and New Year/TB Seal

In 2001 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)’s Christmas and New Year/TB seal program, following the tradition of promoting awareness and raising funds for the fight against tuberculosis, issued two different small sheets of ten seals, in a souvenir sheet format, plus a larger sheet of twenty seals.

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South Korea 1998 Christmas and TB seals Update

On August 7, 2026 an article on the South Korea 1998 Christmas seal (Korean Postage Stamp Catalogue (KPSC) TCS 408-417 and TCS 418-427) was published on the website. Since then, the author has obtained the folder that the two sheets were placed in for some orders. In addition, we have been doing more translations of […]

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The South Korea 1999 Christmas and New Year/TB Seal

In 1999 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)’s Christmas and New Year/TB seal program issued two different small sheets of ten seals, in a souvenir sheet format. These 1999 seals are what the KNTA calls the “Constellations of the night sky”. Also, a sheet of twenty seals were issued that have all twenty of the […]

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The Korea 1998 Christmas and New Year/TB Seal

In 1998 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)’s Christmas and New Year/TB seal program followed the same format as used in 1997: two different small sheets of ten seals, in a horizontal souvenir sheet format. These 1998 seals represent what the KNTA calls the “Character Sports Series”. Perhaps some of our readers can tell us […]

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The South Korea 1997 Christmas and New Year/TB Seals

In 1997 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)’s Christmas and New Year/TB seal program only issued two different small sheets of ten seals, in a horizontal souvenir sheet format. These seals picture different insects found in Korea. Since each of these two small sheets of the 1997 seals has a different insect, there are a […]

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The Korea 1996 Christmas and New Year/TB Seals

In 1996 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) and Christmas and New Year/TB seal program used the same design format as that of 1995. Two small sheets of the 1996 Christmas and New Year/TB seals were released, in a horizontal souvenir sheet format, picturing Korean Traditional Beauty Accessories. Since each of these two small sheets […]

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The Korea 1995 Christmas and New Year/TB Seals

In 1995 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program did a bit of innovation from recent previous years. Two small sheets of the 1995 Christmas and New Year/TB seals were released, in a vertical souvenir sheet format, picturing colourful scenes of a coral reef off Jeju Island with colourful coral, fish and even a […]

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Recently Discovered 1980s North Korean Revenue Stamps

A few series of North Korean revenue stamps from the 1940s and 1950s are known to collectors. These series have been described in various sources (including partially on the KSS website), but the main issue remains: almost nothing is known about them. What were these stamps used for? Were they affixed to documents or used […]

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The Korea 1991 Christmas and New Year/TB Seals

In 1991 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program released two small sheets in a souvenir sheet format with ten different images on each of the two sheets for a total of 20 different seals. One of the sheets of seals depict Korean Harvest time and the other sheet shows Koreans scenes, including playing […]

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Inspection and Taxation: The Dual Role of Korean Monopoly Revenue Stamps

The South Korean revenue stamp under examination bears the distinctive inscription “전매청 허가업체,” which translates to “Office of Monopoly Licensed Company.” This reflects South Korea’s historical context, where certain industries were placed under governmental control, with specific licensed companies authorized to operate within these monopolies. Revenue stamps were thus essential in tracking and collecting taxes […]

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The Korea 1989 Christmas and New Year/TB Seals

In 1989 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program used 15 fifteen different images for the 1989 Christmas and TB seals. In a similar format as used for the 1988 Christmas seal, there are sheets of fifty seals with forty seals per sheet with four blocks of ten of images, and a middle row […]

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The Korea 1988 Christmas and New Year/TB Seals

In 1988 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program used fifteen different images for the 1988 Christmas and TB seals. The sheets of fifty seals are unusual in that there are forty seals per sheet with four blocks of ten of images, and a middle row consisting of ten seals of two sets of […]

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The Korea 1987 Christmas and New Year/TB Seals

In 1987 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program used five different images for the 1987 Christmas and TB seals. The sheets are unusual in that there are forty-eight seals depicting mask dances in Korea, and two labels in the middle of the sheets with the Olympics theme for the 1988 summer games, which […]

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The Korea 1986 Christmas and New Year/TB Seals

In 1986 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program used twelve different images for the 1986 Christmas and TB seals. The different images are in sheets of fifty seals which have four sets of ten different seals depicting kite flying in Korea. In addition, in the middle of the sheet there are five sets […]

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