1942 - Geobukseon Illustration Commemorative Postcard - 1945 Immediately after Liberation US Army CIC Counterintelligence Unit Agent Handwritten Actual Substance

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1942 - Geobukseon Illustration Commemorative Postcard - 1945 Handwritten Artifact by a US Army CIC Counter Intelligence Corps Agent Immediately After Liberation A Geobukseon iconography commemorative postcard issued in 1942 and handwritten mail from a US Army agent during the political situation of liberation in 1945. Front side issuance period: 1942 (Commemorating the 350th anniversary of the Imjin War) Back side recording period: 1945, immediately after liberation (Autumn) Author: Sidney Riskin (Member of the US 308th CIC Detachment) Dispatch Route: US Army Military Mail (APO 301, via San Francisco) Recipient: Bob Klinkart (Residing in Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Historical Significance: An irreplaceable, first-class "Smoking Gun" historical record that combines a traditional symbol of Joseon (Geobukseon), printing culture under a wartime regime, and the activities of the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC), a core intelligence organization of the US Army Military Government immediately after liberation. Front Side Analysis: 1942 Joseon Geobukseon 350th Anniversary Postcard The front of this artifact is a color illustration postcard produced in 1942, a time when the clouds of war in the Pacific were at their peak. Iconography and Text: The text "THE TURTLE BOAT - IMJIN INVASION - 350 YEARS AGO" is clearly stated at the bottom of the postcard. It was issued in the form of a monument in 1942, exactly 350 years after 1592, the year the Imjin War broke out. Historical Irony and Value: The fact that visual materials themed around the Geobukseon, a symbol of Joseon's overcoming of national crisis, were printed and distributed at a time when the entire world was engulfed in the massive flames of World War II is itself an extremely interesting and rare piece of visual culture history. Back Side Analysis: 1945 Post-Liberation Era, Handwritten Record by a US Army CIC Agent The true highlight of this artifact is the vivid on-site record of the liberation space unfolded on the back. "FREE AIR MAIL" is written on the top right, and a handwritten letter from a US military intelligence agent remains intact on the left. Sender's Affiliation: Mr. Sidney Riskin, 308th CIC Det, APO 301, San Francisco. Here, the CIC (Counter Intelligence Corps) was the US military's most core secret/intelligence organization that entered Seoul along with the US Military Government immediately after liberation to oversee intelligence collection, VIP protection, anti-communism, and counterintelligence missions. The actual handwriting and mail of an agent belonging to this unit have an extremely low probability of survival. Handwritten Letter Content and Translation: "Dear Bob - Greetings from Seoul. How do you like the boat I came over on. Join the Army and see the world - especially Korea. I'll save a couple of exotic germs for you. - Sid" [Translation] "Dear Bob - Greetings from Seoul. How do you like the boat I came over on. Join the Army and see the world—especially Korea. I'll save a couple of exotic germs for you. - Sid" Content Value: An agent of the Counter Intelligence Corps, who performed cold and secretive missions, expressed the strangeness and tension felt upon first stepping foot in the distant land of Joseon (Seoul) to a friend through witty jokes ("came over on the Geobukseon", "I'll leave some exotic germs for you"). This is a passage where one can feel the raw warmth of the US Army personnel during the liberation era, something that can never be felt in textbooks or official documents. Triple Spatiotemporal Intersection (Multi-Layered History) 1592 / 1992 (History of the Imjin War and the Geobukseon) ➔ 1942 (Issuance of the 350th-anniversary postcard during wartime) ➔ Autumn 1945 (Liberation, establishment of the US Military Government, and the entry of the US Army CIC agent into Seoul). These massive historical axes are perfectly interwoven on the front and back of a single postcard. Absolute Rarity as a Historical Record A case where visual materials from the late Japanese colonial period and actual handwritten postal history materials from the US Army (specifically CIC agents) immediately after liberation are perfectly combined.

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