The Korean Liberator Cover - 20 May 1946 (Part 2)

Greetings! After a long absence I am back. Today's post features a cover marking the first trip of the Korean Liberator that occurred on 20 May 1946. I acquired my first Korean Liberator cover this past spring and I have since fallen in love with them and have been seeking them out for my collection. The one depicted is the second one I have acquired. In my opinion these are great to collect. So far all I have seen were mailed by U.S. Army personnel and naturally all of the covers have the 1946 commemorative stamps marking the liberation from Japanese rule. I haven't quite figured out why, but I am particularly fond of this stamp issue as well!

If you have any of these covers or stamps in your collection and are willing to part with them please send me an email.

I hope everyone has a great week!

"The Korean Liberator" Cover - 20 May 1946

Today's post is of a cover I recently purchased that commemorates the first trip of "The Korean Liberator", a Korean streamliner, that traveled from Seoul to Busan on 20 May 1946. This is a very interesting cover in my opinion and coincidentally the first cover to be added to my growing Korea collection. Tied to the cover are all six of the "Liberation from Japanese Rule" commemoratives, which is fitting for the first trip of "The Korean Liberator" streamliner. The cover was addressed to a Mr. & Mrs. John Knodle in Syracuse, NY by a Major H. C. Watkins who presumably worked in the Department of Finance for the U.S. Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK).

I tried to find additional information on "The Korean Liberator"; however, the information out there on the internet is rather sparse. I did turn up a couple similar covers for sale in the UK and a couple Korean websites that made brief mention of the streamliner, but I didn't find anything all that enlightening. Does anyone out there have additional background on this streamliner and the first trip on 20 May 1946?

I really like this cover and if I can find any other "first trip" covers for this streamliner I will try and snatch them up. Perhaps someone out there has one in their collection they would be willing to part with? If so, please send me an email!

Have a great evening! Until next time...