Supporting Philatelists Since 1952
On a recent visit to the Yi Jun Peace Museum in The Hague (The Netherlands) something unknown showed up: a presentation folder of the 2007 stamps commemorating the centenary of the unfortunate death of Yi Jun in The Hague in 1907, a subject written about before in Korean Philately magazine.
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In the last year twice articles were published on the KSS relating to Li Joon: once when KoreaPost released a set of stamps which also included Li Joon and once because of an article about Li Joon himself. As an extra after the break the graphics KoreaPost produced to promote the set of stamps commemorating […]
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Researched from European press by J. Sciarone. Observant collectors will have noticed that the only two heroes from the pre-annexation era to be honored philatelically by South Korea in its first 10 years or so were the ubiquitous Admiral Yi Sun-Sin (Scott # 73, 76, 113, 225 as well as some North Korean issues) and […]
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Recently when I bought some stamps from a Korean dealer through Ebay I received an envelope with some very recently issued commemoratives on it. This time the same seller went further and not only used the most recent stamps issued, but he actually created an FDC while doing so!
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(Originally from KP double number November 2012 / February 2013, Vol. 54 Nr. 4 / Vol. 55 Nr. 1) In 60 years of searching here is the only cover showing commercial use of the 1951 Wartime Overprints that I have been able to locate (Figure 7). Do you or any KSS members have others? Because of […]
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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 6 August 2018 KoreaPost released four stamps showing “Overseas Independence Movement Sites – footsteps of independent activists” or “해외 독립운동 유적지 – 독립운동가의 발자취”.
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(Originally from KP May 2012, Vol. 54, No. 2) On this page is another mystery booklet. On the cover (Figure 2a) next to the cathedral and under the Korean writing, are the words: “Centennial Anniversary of Special Envoy to the Hague.” On the back of the cover (Figure 2d) in the lower left is the […]
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