우정사업본부 Archives — Korea Stamp Society

8.15: 74 years of Korean independence

August 16, 2019August 18, 2019 KSS Korea Philately Editor58Leave a Comment

It has been 74 years since Korea became independent in August 1945 after having been occupied by the Japanese empire since 1905/1910. This is something the Koreans understandably don’t want the world to forget of course and KoreaPost is part of that movement. Just a few days ago KoreaPost released quite a beautiful set of […]

KPC3398-3413: Taegeukgi in history

August 14, 2019August 18, 2019 Ivo Spanjersberg58Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 14 August KoreaPost released a series of stamps commemorating the different shapes and colours of the Taegeukgi, the national symbol and flag of Korea.

KoreaPost: Stay safe this Summer!

August 11, 2019August 18, 2019 Ivo Spanjersberg58Leave a Comment

KoreaPost released a new campaign on safety. The campaign is related to the recent Tourism Series stamps and shows accidents waiting to happen on holiday. The campaign also comes with a new idea: put your name on these stamps.

KPC3394-3397: 5th Tourism Series

August 6, 2019August 18, 2019 Ivo Spanjersberg75Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 6 August 2019 KoreaPost issued a series of stamps showing “must visit places” in Korea. This is the fifth series of stamps in the Tourism Series showing places in Korea known for their outstanding beauty or their historical significance. The stamps were issued for the new first class postal […]

KoreaPost release August wallpaper

August 5, 2019August 18, 2019 Ivo Spanjersberg57Leave a Comment

KoreaPost has release this month’s “wallpaper”, a set of graphics files which can be used as background on a computer or a smartphone. This month’s wallpaper is directly related to the theme of the next stamp release, which is the 5th annual tourism series titled “Must-visit Tourist Destinations for Koreans“.

KPC3392-3393: Korea – India Joint Issue

July 30, 2019August 3, 2019 Ivo Spanjersberg157Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 30 July 2019 KoreaPost released two stamps as a joint stamp issue with India. Because these stamps are a joint issue, the stamps have two designers: from Korea Shin Jae-yong (신재용), who is a prolific stamp designer, and from India Sankha Samantha, known for his Gandhi stamps.

KoreaPost: “How to ask for this in English?”

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 KSS Korea Philately Editor1355 Comments

KoreaPost has done some forward thinking here. You must have been in this situation: you’re in a foreign country, where you can’t (properly) speak the language. Now how to ask for stamps? And that special type of post service? We might have a guidebook, but how much technical (postal) language is there in such a […]

KoreaPost: Looking for a hobby? Stamps are the answer!

July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 KSS Korea Philately Editor1613 Comments

KoreaPost has just released new promotional materials promoting stamp collecting as a hobby to Koreans. In the case of KSS members this is of course “preaching to the choir”, we all know what a great hobby philately is. However, KoreaPost is putting this on Facebook for possible newcomers to the hobby. The different images show […]

KPC3391: 18th FINA World Championships – Gwangju

July 12, 2019July 2, 2019 Ivo Spanjersberg183Leave a Comment

(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 12 July 2019 KoreaPost released a stamp commemorating the 18th FINA World Championships, held in Gwangju from July 12-28 2019. According to the FINA website “The Organisers have announced that about 4,500 athletes and officials from around 190 countries have registered for the World Championships, the largest ever hosted […]

KoreaPost releases materials for new regular stamp values

July 2, 2019July 1, 2019 KSS Korea Philately Editor84Leave a Comment

KoreaPost created materials for the three new regular stamp values released on 1 July 2019. These materials come in two forms: the monthly “wallpaper” showing the latest high value stamp of 2180 won, while the other materials form a set showing all the new values.