(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 15 April 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp and a souvenir sheet “to mark 108th birthday of President Kim Il Sung.”
The text released by the KSC continued: “President Kim Il Sung is the great leader the Korean people acclaimed for the first time in its history spanning thousands of years. He is a peerlessly patriot and a great revolutionary as well as the tender-hearted father of the people who devoted his whole life to the prosperity of the country and to the happiness of the people.”
Stamps
The stamp and sheetlet designs are:
- 30 won stamp: Mangyongdae Revolutionary Museum
- 70 won stamp (souvenir sheet): Mangyongdae in Spring
FDCs
The accompanying FDCs for the series:
Technical details
| 1. Stamp Date of Issue: April 15 Juche 109 (2020) Stock No.: 5243 Size: 59.5 x 31.5 mm Denomination: 30 won Designer: Kim Hae Yong, Kang Chol U Printing: Offset Sheet Composition: 4 x 5 Quantity: 10 000 (Perf.), 1 000 (Imperf.) | 2. Souvenir sheet Stock No.: 5244 Size: 95 x 55 mm, 52 x 34 mm (stamp) Denomination: 70 won Designer: Kim Hae Yong, Kang Chol U Printing: Offset Quantity: 10 000 (Perf.), 1 000 (Imperf.) |
| 3. FDC Size: 162 x 114 mm Designer: Kim Hae Yong, Kang Chol U Quantity: 2/500 |
Stamp leaflet
The new issue stamp leaflet for this issue was also released:
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