(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) The Korea Stamp Corporation has issued two stamps showing Jong Il Peak and Mt Paektu. According to the KSC “Mt Paektu is the sacred mountain of the revolution where the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung organized and waged the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle. The great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il was born on Mt Paektu on February 16 Juche 31 (1942) during the arduous anti-Japanese revolutionary war and grew up into a great revolutionary.”
The text continues: “The stamps portray Jong Il Peak named after Comrade Kim Jong Il, together with Mt Paektu which is the ancestral mountain, the sacred mountain of the revolution, which is associated with the soul of the Korean nation and representative of the spirit and stamina of Juche Korea.”
Stamps
The stamps have the same value, 50 won. The designs are:
FDC
The accompanying FDC for the series:
Technical details
| 1. Stamps (2 values) Date of Issue: February 16 Juche 109 (2020) Stock No.: 5238 -5239 Size: 36 x 90 mm Denomination: 50 won x 2 Designer: Kang Chol U Printing: Offset Sheet Composition: 12(3x4) Quantity: 2/20 000 (Perf.), 2/2 000 (Imperf.) | 2. FDC Size: 200 x 140 mm Designer: Kang Chol U Quantity: 700 |
Stamp leaflet
The new issue stamp leaflet for this issue was also released:
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A question for any member that has purchased the FDC celebrating Kim Jong Il’s 78th Birthday. Does the FDC feature one or two stamps? The KSC information leaflet shows the FDC with two stamps. However, the FDC I have only features one stamp. Is this an error? Or has a stamp been withdrawn? Thanks!