Q-and-A Archives — Korea Stamp Society

Opinion: Are some or all of the latest “North Korean” peace talk stamps and souvenir sheets fakes or legitimate?

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 Robert Finder914 Comments

As some readers of the KSS website know, I have not been interested in most North Korean (DPR) stamp issues. However, the peace talks between South Korea and North Korea, and the even more recent nuclear talks between North Korea and the USA, have caused some worldwide interest in philatelic material commemorating these talks. I […]

Reader’s Question: Information needed for biography about Lee Chang Sung

June 14, 2019June 19, 2019 Ivo Spanjersberg3604 Comments

For a project about KSS members from the past I am currently looking for information about Lee Chang Sung. He was chairman of the Busan Philatelic Club for years, but was known outside of Korea for his many paquebot covers. He was first mentioned in Korean Philately in 1956(!), in the KP Vol. V No. […]

Reader’s Question: A Korean postal history atlas?

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Ivo Spanjersberg2205 Comments

(Reader’s question) Several of our members have a store on websites such as Ebay or Delcampe. It turns out one of our new members, Didier from France, is currently selling an atlas of China on Ebay. This atlas shows according to the title on one of the pages “postal establishments and postal routes in each […]

Reader’s Question: Imperforated Scott 429 / KSC 393

May 18, 2019May 14, 2019 Yong Yi1762 Comments

The picture below is the 1962 Scott #429 / KSC #393 imperforated 10 jeon “Launch of Soviet Manned Rockets Vostok 3&4”. The KSC does mention an imperforated version. However, the Scott catalog does not mention an imperforated version of this stamp. I wonder how many of our readers have seen or possess this stamp?

Reader’s Question: Pre-stamp mail between Korea and USA?

April 22, 2019April 21, 2019 Ravi R. Vora2586 Comments

(Reader’s question/Q&A) I am student and collector of Pre-stamp postal history between USA and Asia. While I have found fair bit of literature on Pre-1860 postal history between USA and China and Japan, I have not been able to find any such information on mail between Korea and USA. I understand US churches including Baptist […]

Reader’s Question: Too early day of issue of DPRK stamps?

April 20, 2019May 17, 2019 KSS Korea Philately Editor2251 Comment

(Reader’s question/Q&A) While browsing Ebay I recently ran into a listing which I first thought had read incorrectly. It was the “The 80th Anniversary of the Victorious Battles in the Musan Area” set of stamps, with a date of publication of 22 May 2019. However, despite these stamps’ future day of issue here they were, available […]

Reader’s Question: Color shift on DPRK stamp?

February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 Kimmo Kuikkalampi2441 Comment

(Reader’s question/Q&A) KSS member Kimmo has a question regarding this stamp: “I have a North Korean stamp from 1976 (SG N 1555; Mi 1527) with a color shift (red 3 mm right and 1 mm up from the correct alignment). I would like to know if members are able to provide me additional information on […]

The 1959 “Peaceful Reunification of Korea” stamps: more addendum

January 31, 2019February 6, 2019 Florian Eichhorn / KSS Korea Philately Editor208Leave a Comment

In September 2018 KSS member Yi Yong Suk asked a question regarding his set of 1959 “Peaceful Reunification of Korea” stamps (Scott 175a / A141; KSC 151). One of our members, Kevin Mackeown, sent one cancelled example showing the imperforated stamps were real and then sent more examples used on cover. Now KSS member Florian […]

Reader’s Question: Was this North Korean block margin intentional?

January 13, 2019January 13, 2019 KSS Korea Philately Editor3796 Comments

(Reader’s question/Q&A) KSS member Robert Finder has a following question regarding this block of four + two partial stamps. These North Korean stamps are listed as Scott394 (A331)/KSC353 (issued 13 March 1962).

Reader’s Question: Printing Error on Scott’s #1927?

December 5, 2018May 14, 2019 George E. Corbin2822 Comments

I attended the Rocky Mountain Stamp Show in Denver, Colorado. There at the show I was able to acquire a number of Korean stamps that I needed for my collection. I asked one dealer if he had any Korean stamps or stationery. He showed me what he had, including that block of 10 stamps (Scott’s […]