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Postal History of the Russo-Japan War Related to Korea (Part II)

June 22, 2019May 20, 2019 Ken Clark117Leave a Comment

This article is the second part of an online article on Kenneth Clark’s exhibit on the postal history of the Russo-Japanese War. The pages contained herein are limited to those that are related to Korea. For more information see the first part.

Korean Military Advisor Correspondence (1955)

June 19, 2019December 9, 2018 Loc Nguyen Dai Hung87Leave a Comment

(Translated by Le Tuyet Mai.) The envelope shown in Figure 1 was sent from the office of Korean Advisory Commander-Assistant to Lieutenant-Colonel, belonging to MC Advisory Team (KMAG-V Korean Military Advisory Group-Vietnam), belonging to APO 91 US Forces (Division: Foot-band no. 91- US Army) in Vietnam. The letter was postmarked Pungsan (Korea), 17-11-1955. Perhaps, this […]

Postal History of the Russo-Japan War Related to Korea (Part I)

May 29, 2019November 29, 2018 Ken Clark140Leave a Comment

The exhibit shows the postal history of the Forerunners from the Sino-Japanese War, occupation of Korea, China, Manchuria, and Formosa, the Boxer Uprising in China, then the Russo-Japanese War and the Field Post Office (FPO) system, with mail being transported back to Japan by ship and to Russia by the Trans-Siberian railway. The International world […]

Download (KSS members only): “Monograph 3: The Postal History of the Korean War 1950-1953”

November 3, 2018December 9, 2018 KSS Korea Philately Editor3593 Comments

In 2000 the KSS published a monograph, the third in the series of KSS monographs, titled “The Postal History of the Korean War 1950-1953”. Written by Robert W. Collins, this monograph is no longer readily available. As a service to KSS members a scanned version of this document is available online. Some examples and texts […]

In-Country Korean Military Mail

August 14, 2018January 15, 2019 Lyman Hale217Leave a Comment

(Originally from KP August, 2012—Vol. 54, No. 3) For an in-country Korean military mail cover to be fully complete, it should essentially have three chops or strikes that say four things:1) it is military mail, 2) it has the military unit number, 3) it has gone thru security, and 4) there should be a round […]

Japanese Military Mail of Korea 1894-1910

May 26, 2018March 31, 2018 Ken Clark371Leave a Comment

This article is the fifth part of the award winning exhibit, begun in KP 51:3, pages 18-26; KP 51:4, pages 13-19; KP 53:1, pages 5-12; and KP 53:2, pages 11-18.

ROK Blue Dragon cover

April 10, 2018December 9, 2018 Ivo Spanjersberg241Leave a Comment

After contacting Andrew Crenshaw regarding the ROK White Horse cover he put several other military covers from the Vietnam era online. This cover is one of those, in this case from the ROK 2nd Marine Brigade (later Division), also known as the “Blue Dragon”, stationed in Vietnam from September 1965 onwards.

Frank Allard’s Legacy

March 25, 2018November 30, 2018 Gary McLean305Leave 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!

ROK White Horse Cover

March 18, 2018December 9, 2018 Ivo Spanjersberg200Leave a Comment

In the past Andrew Crenshaw contacted the KSS regarding military covers from ROK soldiers sent from Vietnam during the Vietnam war. One example of these covers is shown here. It is a cover sent from Vietnam to Seoul, but something went wrong.

Military postcards and the artists – part 4

January 24, 2018February 23, 2018 Ken Clark235Leave a Comment

(Originally from KP double number November 2012 / February 2013, Vol. 54 Nr. 4 / Vol. 55 Nr. 1) This article is the sixth part of the award winning exhibit “Military Mail of Korea 1894-1911” beginning in KP 51 #3.