KOREA

KOREA - Corea

Revised July 1, 2016

See, Meiso Mizuhara, Korean Postal History 1884-1905,

Kazuyuki Inoue, Korean Postal History – Japanese Post in Korea

Helen Kingsbury Zirkle et al., Philatelic Handbook for Korea, 1884-1905,

KPC - Korean Postage Stamp Catalogue,

Kim Song Hwan, A Short History of the Postal Service in Imperial Korea

Korean names here are in Hanja; Chinese ideographs borrowed by the Koreans. Modern alphabetic Korean script is called Hangul.

The character in the center of two-ring circle cancellations is indicated as: ( ). For example, see Chemulpo.

Poon 분 分 Counting Word

Stamp Series:

Tae Geuk 太極 Yin-yang

Tae Han 한태 韓加韓大 Surcharge Korean

One Surcharge 一字添 일 壹

Maehwa 매화 李花 Plum Blossom

Cheon 천 戔錢 Coin

Eagle 독수리 鷲

As is customary in lists such as this, the Hanja characters below read from left to right, while in postmarks they usually read right to left and top to bottom.

Andong 安東 (安)36n33 128e43 Quiet East
Anseong 安城 37n00 127e16 Quiet City
Boryeong 保寧 36n26 126e34 Protect Tranquil
Bugcheong (Pukchong) 北青40n14 128e17 North Blue
Byeogdong (Pyoktong) 碧潼 40n35 125e26 Jade High
Changweon (Changwon) 昌原1900 35n14 128e37 Flourishing Original
Chasong 錘城 41n27 126e37 Hammer City
Chemulpo (Jenchuan, Inchon, Incheon 仁川 (仁) 1883 37n28 126e38 Benevelent River
Cheolweon (Cheorwan) 鐵原 38n15 127e12 Iron Source
Cheongdo 清道 35n39 128e44 Clear Path
Cheongju 清州(忠)36n38 127e29 ? Clear State see Chungju
Chinampo 三和 (Nampo) 38n45 125e23 Three Harmony
Chongjin 清律 41n46 129e46
Chonju (Jeonju) 全州 35n48 127e08 see Jeonju
Chuncheon 春川 (春) 37n51 127e43
Chunggangjin 中汪鎮 41n47 126e52
Chungju 忠州 (忠)36n58 127e55? see Cheongju
Daegu 大邱 (邱) 1896 35n52 128e36
Daeheung (station in Seoul) 大興 37n33 126e56
Dongnae (Tongnae) 東萊 (東) (Fusan, Pusan, Busan 釜山) 1876 35n06 129e03
Euiju (Uiju) 義州 (義) 40n12 124e32
Eunjin 恩津 near 36n11 127e05
Eonyang (Onyang, Unyang) 彦陽 35n33 129e07
Gaeseong (Gaesung, Kaesong) 開城 (開) 37n59 126e33
Ganggye (Kange, Kanggye) 江界 (界) 40n58 126e35
Gangneung 江陵 37n45 128e53
Gapyeong (Kapyeon) 加平 37n49 127e30
Gimpo (Kimpo) 金浦 37n38 126e41 n33
Gongju 公州 (公)36n26 127e07
Goyang 高陽 37n42 126e55
Gumseong (Kumsong, Kimseong) 金城 near 38n29 127e32
Gwacheon 果川 37n25 126e59
Gwendoline 殷山郵遞物領收所 (Eunsan 恩山 Silver Hill) British gold and silver mining town 39n23 126e01 The story goes that Koreans called local dolmen "koindol" 고인돌 which the miners thought sounded like "Gwendoline"
Gwangju 光州 35n09 126e54
Gyeongju 慶州 35n51 129e12
Gyeongseong (Kyongsong) 鏡城 (鏡) 41n35 129e36
Gyeongheung (Kyonghung) 慶興 (慶) 42n31 130e20
Gyodong (Kyodong) 喬洞 37n4 6 126e16
Gyoha (Kyoha) 交河near 37n45 126e42
Gyungsung (Kyungsung) 京城 (京) (Seoul) 37n34 127e00
Haeju 海州 (海)38n02 125e42
Hamheung 咸鏡 (Hamhung)咸興 (咸)39n55 127e33
Hanju 漢州 (Seoul)
Hansan 韓山 36n05 126e47
Hanseong (Hansung) 漢城 (漢) (Seoul) 37n34 127e00 Han River Fortress
Hongju 洪州 (洪) in Hongseong 36n36 126e39
Hungnam 興南 39n50 127e36
Hwanggan 黄澗 36n14 127e54
Hyesanjin 至惠山镇 41n23 128e09
Icheon 利川37n17 127e26
Indong 仁同 36n06 128e25
Jangdan 長湍 37n56 126e44
Jangheung 長興 34n41 126e54
Jeju 濟州 33n30 126e31
Jeongju (Chongju) 定州 (定) 39n41 125e12
Jeonju 全州 (全) 35n49 127e08
Jigsan (Jiksan) 稷山 36n55 127e07
Jincheon 鎮川 36n51 127e25
Jinju 晋州 (晋) (晉)35n11 128e05
Jinwi (Jineui) 振威37n06 127e04
Jeokseong (Cheogseong) 積城 37n59 127e03
Jugsan (Juksan, Cheuksan) 竹山 37n04 127e24
Kunsan (Gunsan) 沃構 35n56 126e56
Kyungheung (Kienghung) 慶興 (Seoul)
Majeon (Majon) 麻田near 38n05 127e00?
Manpojin (Manpo) 滿浦 41n09 126e17
Masanpo (Masan 馬山) 35n11 128e34
Mokpo 木浦 1897 34n48 126e22
Muan 務安34n58 126s26
Naju 羅州 (羅) 1896 35n01 126e43
Namhae 南海 34n49 127e53
Namweon (Namwon) 南原 (南) 35n24 127e23
Namyang 南陽 37n12 126e48
Neungju (Yungju) 綾州 34n59 126e57
Oggu (Okgu) 沃構 35n55 126e40
Paju 坡州37n45 126e46
Pocheon 抱川 37n53 127e11
Pyeongsan 平山 38n20 126e23
Pyeongtaeg (Pyongtaek) 平沢 36n58 127e06
Pyeongyang 平壤 (平)(平) 39n03 125e45
Samhwa 三和 38n49 125e20
Sangju 尙州 (尙) 36n24 128e09 40n
Seoheung 瑞興 (Hwagong) 38n27 126e09
Seongjin (Songjin) 城津40n40 129e12
Seoul 서울 (首爾 modern Chinese) 1888 37n33 126e58 formed by consolidation of several cities in this list
Seoncheon (Sonchon) 宣川 39n47 124e54
Siheung 始興 37n27 126e50
Sinchang 新昌 36n47 126e55
Sinuiju 新義州 40n06 124e23
Suwon (Suweon) 水原 (水) 37n17 127e01
Tanyang (Danyang) 丹陽 36n59 128e20
Tongjin 通津 37n43 126e32
Ulsan 蔚山 35n33 129e19
Weonsan (Wonsan) 元山 (元)1880 39n09 127e25
Wiwon 渭原40n54 126e01
Yangcheon 陽川 37n33 126e51
Yanggeun (Yangkeung),楊根 (Yangpyeong 楊平) 37n29 127e30
Yangju 楊州 near 37n48 127e03
Yeoneil (Yonil) 延日 35n59 129e20
Yeongsan 靈山 35n27 128e31
Yesan 禮山 36n41 126e49
Youngbyeon (Yongbyon) 寧邊 39n48 125e47
Yeunggwang 靈光 35n16 126e30
Youngin (Yongin) 龍仁 37n13 127e11

JAPANESE POST OFFICES IN KOREA Chōsen 韓國

Chulpo (Satsuho) 茁浦
Daegu 大邱
Fusan (Fusanho) 釜山釜山浦

Gensan 元山

Mokuho (Mokpo) 木浦
Ninsen (Inchon) 仁川
Keijo (Seoul) 京城

QUESTIONS

Jangchang? 長昌seen on 1897 stamp