"30 Printed in U.S.A.  / A 16" Salvo from the USS Missouri in Korean Waters / cutting up enemy shore installations.  From USN photo." black & white arcade card, 2 creased corners, extensive but very light water stain on front, minor edge wear. Arcade card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (236,122 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 km(n)s(m)

"CHOSEN-JINGU. A FIRST-CLASS GOVERNMENT SHRINE, KEIJO" black & white postcard, manufacture by Taisho, unused. $2.50

    "CORIETZ, RUSSIAN GUN-BOAT, & A TRANSPORT" with side view of her mostly submerged, also captioned in 2 oriental languages, unused carte postale, very light toning both sides due to album contact, good edges. The aged ship (often spelled Korietz) was sunk near the beginning of the Russo-Japanese on February 9 1904 off the coast of what is now Inchon Korea. $11.50 ks(m)rj

"Exhibition of Korean lacquer ware. Hand- / crafted, design is mother-of-pearl or brass / inlay" Continental post card mailed 1967 from APO 7 (US forces in Tongduchon-ni), minor wear at corners. $3.75

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    "FORMOSA CRISIS / THREATENS MILLIONS / IN KOREA!!" US 2-c postal card sent FEB 14 1955 from Seattle, printed appeal for funding to enable 500,000 religious booklets to be sent to Korea by The Life Messengers, corner crease & a little cancel ink on front. At the time an invasion by Communist Chinese was though imminent by some. $5.00 ktrhwc

    "HL1ASS" continental shortwave (28 MHz) QSL postcard used 1989 by operator Hahn Dong-Hee at the Korean Antarctic Station on King George Island (South Shetlands, British Antarctic Territory). View on front is a Jeju / Jejoo Island landscape done by artist Park Zin-Kyung. Call sign on back is HL5BDS. Two tiny corner creases & a tiny ding in one edge. $9.00 kbaa NEW / NOU / OPKOMEND

"HL5FKN" shortwave (14 MHZ) Taegu / Daegu / 大邱廣域市 QSL post card used 1989 by operator Seokho Koh, trivial wear at 2 corners. $1.50 k NEW / NOU / OPKOMEND

"Inchon Harbor, Korea" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 in US. $2.00

"KEIJO-JINSHA, A NATIONAL SHRINE OF MINOR GRADE. KEIJO" black & white post card, manufacture by Taisho, unused. $2.50

"KOREA" showing a drummer up close, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1966 in US. $2.00

"KOREA" showing plowing in a rice field, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1966 in US. (2 different) $2.00 each

KOREAN AIRLINES  / KOREAN AIR LINES  / KOREANAIR (South Korea). Unused continental color postcard showing its NAMC YS-11-125 at Osaka in September 1970, from a limited edition of 500, near mint. $7.50 as

KOREAN AIRLINES  / KOREAN AIR LINES  / KOREANAIR (South Korea). Continental black & white Ilford real photo post card showing its Ilyushin IL-18 (HL-836) on the ground, a little writing on the back to identify it, image is dark & contrast is low. $5.00 as

KOREAN AIRLINES  / KOREAN AIR LINES  / KOREANAIR (South Korea). Unused continental color postcard showing its Lockheed L-749 Constellation (HL-102) on the ground in the early 1960's, published in the Czech Republic, near mint. $7.50 as

KOREAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS. Black & white 5"x7" photo of its 2-6-2t steam locomotive at Susaek South Korea in April 1953, dark image with low contrast, copyrighted. $3.75 rs

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KOREAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS. Black & white 5"x7" photograph of its 2-8-0 Lima / 45 (ex US Army 5856) steam locomotive at Susaek South Korea in March 1954, good focus & composition, image just a bit dark, copyrighted. $5.00 rs

    "KOREAN LADIES IN WINTER GARB ..." black & white post card in vertical format, date 1953 written in stamp box, a few small dark spots of toning on the front, toned back. $4.00 kcw NEW / NOU / OPKOMEND

"Korean youngsters bloom / for a New Year festival" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 in US. $2.00

"President Jimmy Carter and South Korean / President Park lead a motorcade during Car- / ter's goodwill visit to the Asian nation in June, 1979" unused post card with fresh appearance. $2.50 ps

"Rice paddy in Korea" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1963 in US. $2.00

    "ROADSIDE FRUIT VENDORS / Near Pusan, Korea / 218" real photo post card, free mail to Ohio from APO 301. $10.00 (kp). Same, but toned back, a few spots of toning on front & date of 1953 written on back. Shown. $8.00 kp NEW / NOU / OPKOMEND

    "TELEPHONE CARD / KOREA MASK DANCE / DRAMA OF PONGSAN" with text in Korean & English, credit-card size. $1.50 tkd

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"THE ZOO IN SHOKEI GARDEN WITH A / CLOWD OF ALL KINDS OF FOWLS, KEIJO / ..." black & white postcard, manufacture by Taisho, unused. $2.50

    "U.S.S. BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) / Attack Aircraft Carrier of the United States / Navy." a side view of it underway, unused chrome postcard, trivial wear along one short edge. Later modernized as an attack carrier, she earned 5 battle stars in the Korean War. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)k

    "USS Juneau CLAA-119" black & white postcard, unused. Helped to stabilize the situation in Trieste in 1947, and one of the first to see service during the Korean War (sinking 3 torpedo boats & supporting raiding parties along their coast, earning 5 battle stars). Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(m)k

    "You should have a substitute preacher in this Bible / Institute in Korea. Only $7.50 (£2.00) per month. / Address Cowman & Kilbourne, / Tokyo, Japan." showing many students standing outside, black & white post card with undivided back, brownish paper, inscribed 'With Hearty Greeting and / Best wishes for a Blessed / Newyear(sic) in the Lord. / -Cowman & Kilbourne." in violet on the back. $10.00 knr

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KOREAN CROSS-REFERENCES
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Distinctly North Korean postcards are on this webpage, in the next section below.

  See also South Korean gymnastics photos. Athlete shown is A Young Min.

See also South Korean postal history.

    See also North Korean gymnastics photos. Athlete shown is World Champion Gwang Suk Kim.

  "Tonkin sorcerers face / the camera" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 at Muscotah Kansas, one upper corner creased twice faintly. $3.00 mn NEW / NÝR / NOU

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