(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 20 January 2021 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps showing plants. The plants on the stamps, such as the Osmunda japonica and the Helianthus annuus, are all indigenous to the Korean peninsula. The set of four stamps come in the same value, 50 (DPRK) won each, and are available in a sheet with all the stamps 3 times. Interestingly the stamps all come with a seal next to it, which introduce (in Korean text only) the plant on the actual stamp. All stamps are also available as a stamp booklet and an entire was produced for this series as well.
The stamp as issued are:
- 50 won stamp: Miscanthus sinensis
As a perennial plant belonging to Gramineae family, it grows at foothills and in valleys of our country. It is good for adorning the verge of green areas. Its stems can be used as raw materials for making paper. - 50 won stamp: Osmunda japonica
It is a perennial plant belonging to Osmundaceae family and grows well on shady and wet acid area except the northern highlands of the Korean peninsula. As an edible and medicinal plant, its leaves and stems are good to eat in early spring and roots and stems can be used as Koryo medicine. - 50 won stamp: Aronia melanocarpa
As a broad-leaved deciduous shrub which belongs to apple tree family, its original home is North America. Some European countries are engaged in cultivating it and our country started since 1985. Its fruit is efficacious for prevention of heart disease and hypertension. It also serves as an ornamental plant in gardens and grounds for its good-looking autumnal tints and fruits. - 50 won stamp: Helianthus annuus
It is an annual plant belonging to Compositae family. It is known as a good oil-bearing crop and ornamental plant. It is widely used as raw materials in producing foodstuffs and medicines. It also serves as a bee-keeping plant.
The sheet composition is as follows:
Stamp booklet
A stamp booklet containing all the stamps was issued for this series:
Entire
An entire, showing one of the stamps, was issued with in this series:
FDC
The FDC for this series:
Technical details
| 1. Stamps Date of Issue: January 20 Juche 110 (2021) Stock No.: 5316-5319 Size: 43 x 30mm Denomination: 50 won x 4 Designer: Kim Hae Yong Printing: Offset Sheet Composition: 12(3x4) Quantity: 4/10 000(Perf.), 4/2 000(Imperf) | 2. FDC Size: 176 x 125 mm Designer: Kim Hae Yong Quantity: 500 |
| 3. Entire Stock No.: En431 Size: 162 x 114mm Designer: Kim Hae Yong Quantity: 500 | 4. Stamp Booklet Stock No.: Bt238 Size: 83 x 96mm Designer: Kim Hae Yong Quantity: 500 |
Stamp leaflet
The new issue stamp leaflet for this issue was also released:
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