One of those ironies in life: North Korean stamp sheet stating Dokdo Island is Korean, but it is at the moment South Korean, not North Korean. As long as it's not Japanese, that's fine by the DPRK. #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Example of one type of personal Dr. Sherwood Hall TB/Christmas and New Year Committee envelope. Not an actual First Day Cover as mailed in 1938. The handwriting is not of Dr. Hall. #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Plum 3 chon stamp tied with “CHEMULPO 25 OCT 02 (1902) COREE” cancellation, and “漢城 光武 六年 十月 二十五日 丙遞 – Han-Sung, Kwang-Mu 6th year October 25, Byung-chae” cancellation on the envelope. The receiver: Baron Gunzburg, SEOUL #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Korean consular revenue stamps, used to pay for a visa sometime in the 1960s. #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표 #revenuestamps #fiscalstamps
Propaganda cards from the Japanese era, trying to show how well the Japanese Empire was running Korea. Opinions differ. #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Our new limited edition KSS seals are available from the KSS Delcampe store: https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/store/KoreaStampSociety #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Comparison of the original 1900 high value Plum Blossom issues, perforation 11 (top row) versus reprints of 1945 with perforation 12 1/2 (bottom row). #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Comments on the new airmail and regular issues (1962)
Comments on the new airmail and regular issues (1962) — Korea Stamp Society
In the 1960s (and for years after that decade) KSS member Lyman Hale and his wife lived in South Korea as me...
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The 2019 re-opening after renovation of the (North) Korean stamp museum was commemorated on a DPRK stamp sheet issued in February 2019. #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
The Korea 1949 TB/Christmas seal missing the red color. #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Our new limited edition KSS seals are available from the KSS Delcampe store: https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/store/KoreaStampSociety #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Overprints printed under difficult conditions (war-time in this case) can go all over a print sheet. Too bad for the printer, but for us very collectable! #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
The types of “unissued” or otherwise irregular stamps of the DPRK
The types of “unissued” or otherwise irregular stamps of the DPRK — Korea Stamp Society
In early 2019 I wrote an article for the KSS about “unissued” DPRK stamps. This showed that, in additi...
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The Republic of Korea and the Republic of India have had a great relationship for decades. India and Korea: two cultures thousands of years old! #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Korea 1949 TB/Christmas seal in the program started up by Dr. Moon Chang-Mo after WWII. This was the first TB seal issued in Korea since 1940. #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Story of Baron G. de Gunzburg – Russian Government Official in Chosen
Story of Baron G. de Gunzburg - Russian Government Official in Chosen — Korea Stamp Society
(On the relationship Between Chosŏn and Russia) On October 8, 1895, Queen Myung-Sung was assassinated by the Japane...
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Korean passport page, showing consular revenue stamps used to pay for an extension of validity of this passport. A 5 years extension for just 5 dollars! Not bad... #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표 #revenuestamps
Christmas seal from Korean Relief of 1966. Korean Relief Inc. was founded in 1961 by Father Aloysius Schwartz and Bishop John Choi of Busan, Korea. #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Our new limited edition KSS seals are available from the KSS Delcampe store: https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/store/KoreaStampSociety #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Official KoreaPost issued "My Own Stamp sheet" showing the current president of South Korea, Moon. #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
Korean Philately Magazine – Blurb and how to Order Hard Copies
Korean Philately Magazine – Blurb and how to Order Hard Copies — Korea Stamp Society
We have received several questions lately from members on how to order the hard copies of the Korean Philately (...
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Stamps! Stamps!! STAMPS!!! Can you ever have enough of them...?! South Korean stamp created for the 2014 Stamp Design Contest. Remember: foreigners can join too! #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
This 2019 South Korean stamp commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 1st Independence Movement in Korea from March 1, 1919 when the Koreans protested the occupation by Japan. #Stamps #Philately #우표취미 #우표
@etchare This is hwan value revenue stamp. The hwan was valid until 1962, after which the new won was introduced. These stamps were used on pretty much any type of document (such as birth certificates) for which some fee had to be paid.