United States Army Military Government in Korea
After the Surrender of Japan, United States Army Military Government in Korea was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. United States Armed Forces officers were assigned to military government jobs, and Lieutenant colonel William J. Herlihy was appointed director of the Bureau of Communications. In these years, the postal service was in turmoil that delivering posts and newspapers usually took nearly a month, and it was not until early 1947 that parcels were delivered restrictively. In the meanwhile, the cost of postage continued to rise. On August 12, 1946, the cost of postage was increased fivefold, and it doubled on April 1, 1947.