South Korea Taegeukgi Flag, 1946

South Korea · 1946 · 50 Chon

This stamp features the Taegeukgi, the national flag of South Korea. The design centers on the Taegeuk symbol in red and blue, representing balance, surrounded by four black trigrams from the I Ching, symbolizing heaven, earth, water, and fire.

Issued in May 1946, this was the first postage stamp released by the US Military Government in Korea following the liberation from Japanese rule at the end of World War II, marking a new era of postal independence.