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Post WWII and the use of Japanese Showa stamps in North Korea

August 29, 2018December 8, 2018 Ken Clark961Leave a Comment

Kiku Shimbun 169 (August 2016) featured an article about the use of Japanese Showa stamps in North Korea after late 1945. The article is reprinted here by permission. Parts of this article were from a translation of ‘The Specialised Catalogue of Showa Stamps’ with the translation being carried out by our member Nicholas Pertwee. The […]

Post WWII and the use of Japanese Showa stamps in South Korea (part 2)

August 16, 2018February 22, 2021 Ken Clark8977 Comments

Following Part-1 of this article in the issue No. 169 of Kiku Shimbun, I have acquired a new and important item for my Showa period collection during my recent visit to Tokyo and the JAPEX’2016 exhibition, this being a Postal Charges Receipt form illustrating the usage of overprinted stamps issued for use in South Korea by […]

Post WWII and the use of Japanese Showa stamps in South Korea

July 4, 2018June 27, 2018 Ken Clark1078Leave a Comment

Kiku Shimbun 169 (August 2016) featured an article about the use of Japanese Showa stamps in South Korea after late 1945. The article is reprinted here by permission. It was based on a translation of text from the ‘Specialised Catalogue of Showa Stamps’ by BSJP member Nicholas Pertwee.

Receipt for pre-paid mail (UPDATE)

June 21, 2018July 6, 2018 Ken Clark7592 Comments

The front cover of Kiku Shimbun 170 (December 2016) The front cover features a rare item of Japanese postal history from South Korea. Following the end of WWII and the Japanese Surrender, USA Forces moved into Seoul, Korea, whilst Soviet Forces move from Manchuria in the northern parts of Korea.

Receipt for unpaid or insufficiently paid mail

April 27, 2018April 29, 2018 Ken Clark692Leave a Comment

The front cover of Kiku Shimbun 169 (August 2016) features a rare item of Japanese postal history from North Korea. Following the end of WWII and the Japanese Surrender, USA Forces moved into Seoul, Korea, whilst Soviet Forces move from Manchuria in the northern parts of Korea, both of these subjects and the eventual division […]