South Korea the Hwan-periode (1953-1962)

Korea´s 60 years membership of the UPU.
Issued Jan.1st,1960. (s.s. exists)

 

"Children´s Saving Stamps,issued April 1st,1960.
None of the "usual" souvenir sheets was issued.However a s.s. with
both stamps was issued (and will be shown) later,commemorating
the " 4th Postal Week".
(Some) korean catalogues list these stamps as definitives.

Stamps of the same designs were issued in later years in Won-currency.
Of those three different pairs exist: on white paper,on granite paper
with watermark and on granite paper with no watermark.

 

World-Refugee-Year,issued April 7th,1960. (s.s. exists)

 

Korea-visit of US-President Eisenhower.Issued June 19th,1960.
(s.s. exists)

 

75th anniversary of modern education.
Issued Aug.3rd,1960. (s.s. exists)

 

Opening of the House of Councilors.
Issued Aug.8th,1960. (s.s.exists)

 

15th anniversary of liberation from japanese rule,issued Aug.15th,1960.
(s.s. exists)

 

Rome Olympics,issued Aug.25th,1960.
(s.s.exists)

 

Don´t know why,but I had left out scanning and posting the
following definitive set:


The set should be placed in between posts 43 and 44.
Unlike the previous definitives,this set is printed on ordinary white
paper,with watermark 3,instead of wmk. 2 as before.(please look
at post 36 for the different watermarks !)
Stamps were issued:
2,4,10,20,40,100 Hwan Dec.18th,1957
30 Hwan Aug.15th,1958
5,15 Hwan Nov.20th,1958
50,500,1000 Hwan Dec.15th,1958
55 Hwan Sept.20th,1959
200,400 Hwan Nov.20th,1959

 

75 years telegraph service in Korea,issued Sept.28th,1960.
(s.s. exists)

 

"Rebirth of the Republic" (of Korea),issued Oct.1st,1960
(s.s.exists)
In May 1960 the dictatorial president Rhee,after severe public
protests,what let into chaos,stepped down and went into exile
to the USA (Hawaii).
A parliamentary government was established,where the political
power moved from the president to the prime minister.
However the new government could not stabilize Korea.

 

Postal Week and International Letter Week,
issued Oct.7th,1960.

 

Cultural Month,issued Oct.15th,1960.
(s.s. exists)

 

UN 15th anniversary,issued Oct.24th,1960.
(s.s. exists)

 

Establishment of the UN (war) memorial cemetery,Tanggok,Pusan.
Issued Nov.1st,1960. (s.s.exists)

 

Census,issued Nov.15th,1960.
(s.s. exists)

 

Christmas and New Year,issued Dec.15th,1960.
(3 s.s. exist)