Korea Stamp Society

Korea’s economic development through postal history (Saemaul Undong Card, 1978)

June 3, 2020February 9, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg387Leave a Comment

Part of a series of 5 cards issued at 10 won each in 1978 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the (South) Korean state, this card (CPC4) shows an important development in South Korean society. During the 1960s and 1970s South Korea tried to develop its economy. No efforts were spared to create a stronger […]

Australian missionary postal history shows early links with Korea

December 22, 2019November 30, 2019 James H. Grayson5071 Comment

Abacus Auctions of Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia in its auctions for 30 November to 1 December, 2019 displayed three Korean postcards for sale, two of which are pictoral cards. The pictoral postcards are of a ‘yŏt’ (Korean confection) seller and a view of a city gate in Sŏul, possibly the Great North Gate. The text […]

Korean New Year Greeting Cards

November 24, 2019November 20, 2019 James H. Grayson13624 Comments

Every year since 1957, the Republic of Korea Post Office has issued New Year greeting cards, and since 1975 New Year envelopes, although these special envelopes have not been issued every year. In 1974, as a ‘one-off’, Korea Post issued a special New Year letter sheet. These New Year greetings stationery are issued for the […]

New Year’s Card Denomination Error and Correction

September 28, 2019September 28, 2019 Taizo Maeda576Leave a Comment

As reported in Oo-Pyou, an error in denomination was made in the New Year’s Greeting postcard issued late last year, subsequently followed by the release of a corrected card. However, the Oo-Pyou article did not have information on the first day cancellation of these cards. As can be seen in Figure 1, the original was […]

North Korea Postal Stationery Proofs

April 3, 2018July 7, 2018 Greg Todd1192Leave a Comment

In 1997, I published privately in a limited edition of 150 copies the Catalogue of North Korean Postal Stationery 1947-1961. This has since been somewhat superseded by the DPRK publishing their own version of this catalogue, in the process of which they, let us say, inadvertently, stole much of my information, and, indeed, some of […]

Frank Allard’s Legacy

March 25, 2018November 30, 2018 Gary McLean849Leave a Comment

Before his death, Frank Allard was an ongoing source of interesting postcards reflecting Korean history. Here are the remaining items provided by Frank. I hope you enjoy them. Frank was not always clear about what fronts and backs go together; we hope we have them matched correctly!

North Korea 20 Wn South Korea Occupation Postal Stationery Card

February 17, 2018July 7, 2018 Florian Eichhorn12006 Comments

(Originally from KP double number November 2012 / February 2013, Vol. 54 Nr. 4 / Vol. 55 Nr. 1) The following item sold on e-Bay on July 25, 2009, for US $961. The 5 ch Liberation South Korea postal stationery card (Figure 1) was revalued and overprinted in mid-1950 by occupying North Korea forces with a […]

Post Office Postcards 2012

February 6, 2018November 30, 2018 Ivo Spanjersberg752Leave a Comment

In 2012 a series of postcards was sold in post offices all over Korea showing a Korean postman through the ages. The cards show five different periods, starting with Joseon Dynasty times. The next four cards show the last 100 years, up to 2012. Notice all the small details included in the cards.