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The Halls of India: Christmas Seals pioneers and Christian leaders in the war against tuberculosis

December 23, 2021October 12, 2021 KP Online Editor5264 Comments

Originated in Denmark, Christmas seals have become a universal symbol of the fight against tuberculosis. A story that includes an important chapter by Dr. Sherwood Hall, ‘19, and his wife, Dr. Marian Hall, the former Marian Bottomley, ’22. Going to Korea as medical missionaries in 1926, they established that country’s first tuberculosis sanatorium, for which […]

Dr. Hall’s Indian Christmas Seals (Part III)

May 29, 2021January 1, 2021 Steven Zwillinger6711 Comment

(Part 3 of 3) When Dr. Hall was forced to leave Korea in 1941, he went to India where he continued his missionary work and started to build a TB seal program as he had done in Korea. And, like in Korea, he was successful in building a TB seal program in India. Indian TB […]

Dr. Hall’s Indian Christmas Seals (Part II)

April 24, 2021January 1, 2021 Steven Zwillinger446Leave a Comment

(Part 2 of 3) When Dr. Hall was forced to leave Korea in 1941, he went to India where he continued his missionary work and started to build a TB seal program as he had done in Korea. And, like in Korea, he was successful in building a TB seal program in India. Indian TB […]

Book with Korean philatelic references “Buddhism on stamps” published

April 5, 2021March 24, 2021 KP Online Editor8393 Comments

In early January 2021 the book “Buddhism on Stamps” was released by the Indian philatelist Mr. Lokeswara Rao (retired Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in Nagaland, India). He spared no efforts in creating his book, as not only does the book come with an introduction by the current Chief Postmaster General, the book also contains […]

Dr. Hall’s Indian Christmas Seals (Part I)

March 20, 2021January 1, 2021 Steven Zwillinger617Leave a Comment

While visiting the Korean Stamp Society website, I noticed that the Society is considering a special edition of KP to include Dr. Sherwood Hall’s TB seal program in Korea through 1940. This piqued my interest as one of my interests is Dr. Hall’s TB seal program in India from 1941 through the early 1950s. When […]