(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 1 June 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a souvenir sheet to mark the 70th Anniversary of the International Children’s Day. The KSC writes that “the International Children’s Day is the international holiday that aims to oppose imperialism, defend peace, protect children’s life and rights and to promote their health and happiness.”
Souvenir sheet/stamp
The souvenir sheet contains one stamp with a value of 70 won:
- 70 won stamp (souvenir sheet): “Children playing an amusement game of train”
FDC
The accompanying FDC for the series:
Technical details
| 1. Souvenir sheet Date of Issue: June 1 Juche 109 (2020) Stock No.: 5251 Size: 100 x 66 mm, 45 x 45 mm(stamp) Denomination: 70 won Designer: Hong Song Il Printing: Offset Quantity: 20 000 (Perf.), 2 000 (Imperf.) | 2. FDC Size: 162 x 114 mm Designer: Ro Myong Il Quantity: 500 |
Stamp leaflet
The new issue stamp leaflet for this issue was also released:
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Hello, can anyone provide information about the song shown on the sheet margin ?
Hi Peter, the song is the 1961 song “세상에 부럼없어라” or “We have nothing to envy in the world”. It refers to a claim by the DPRK stating that people in North Korea were so well off by then they had nothing to wish for compared to the rest of the world.
The song became the children’s theme song of the 1970 North Korean film “We Have Nothing to Envy in the World”. A version of the song can be found on Youtube, complete with propaganda imagery from what seems to be the 1960s-1970s era: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjdCMD1PtUY
The title of Barbara Demick’s book “Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea” also refers to this North Korean propaganda slogan and film title. Of course, this claim was rather far from the truth to begin with and things became even worse (much worse actually!) later on.