Postcard Archives — Korea Stamp Society

Australian missionary postal history shows early links with Korea

December 22, 2019November 30, 2019 James H. Grayson1641 Comment

Abacus Auctions of Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia in its auctions for 30 November to 1 December, 2019 displayed three Korean postcards for sale, two of which are pictoral cards. The pictoral postcards are of a ‘yŏt’ (Korean confection) seller and a view of a city gate in Sŏul, possibly the Great North Gate. The text […]

Korean New Year Greeting Cards

November 24, 2019November 20, 2019 James H. Grayson5744 Comments

Every year since 1957, the Republic of Korea Post Office has issued New Year greeting cards, and since 1975 New Year envelopes, although these special envelopes have not been issued every year. In 1974, as a ‘one-off’, Korea Post issued a special New Year letter sheet. These New Year greetings stationery are issued for the […]

Frank Allard’s Legacy

March 25, 2018November 30, 2018 Gary McLean524Leave 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!

Post Office Postcards 2012

February 6, 2018November 30, 2018 Ivo Spanjersberg429Leave a Comment

In 2012 a series of postcards was sold in post offices all over Korea showing a Korean postman through the ages. The cards show five different periods, starting with Joseon Dynasty times. The next four cards show the last 100 years, up to 2012. Notice all the small details included in the cards.