(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 20 February 2021 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps and souvenir sheets commemorating the “Eighth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea” which was held from January 5 to 12 this year.
The KSC also released this text: “The Eighth Congress of the WPK is an expression of the firm self-confidence of the WPK determined to lead the cause of socialism to a victorious next stage and a political event of great significance to be etched in the Party’s history of struggle.”
The stamps and souvenir sheet issued are:
- 10 won stamp: Emblem of the Eighth Congress of the WPK
- 100 won stamp (souvenir sheet): Greatest glory to Comrade Kim Jong Un, the great leader of the WPK and the Korean people
- 100 won stamp (souvenir sheet): The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un making a report at the Eighth Congress of the WPK
- 30 won stamp (sheetlet): Embodying the politics based on the people-first principle
- 30 won stamp (sheetlet): Birth of strategic weapon of the WPK style, strengthening the People’s Army into the elite forces
- 30 won stamp (sheetlet): Sustained economic growth and vivid improvement of the people’s standard of living
- 30 won stamp (sheetlet): Let us make a breakthrough in solving the people’s food, clothing and housing problems
- 30 won stamp (sheetlet): Continuously strengthening the national defence capability
- 30 won stamp (sheetlet): Development of science and technology is a crucial task and an optimum policy
- 30 won stamp (sheetlet): For independent reunification of the country and development of external relations
- 30 won stamp (sheetlet): For development of Party work
Individual stamps/sheets/sheetlets:
FDC
The accompanying FDC for the series:
Technical details
| 1. Stamp Date of Issue: February 20 Juche 110 (2021) Stock No.: 5324 Size: 38.5 x 28 mm Denomination: 10 won Designer: Ho Song Gil, Choe Chol Man and 9 others Printing: Offset Sheet Composition: 36(9x4) Quantity: 30 000 (Perf.), 3 000 (Imperf.) | 2. Souvenir sheets (2 values) Stock No.: 5325-5326 Size: 100 x 120 mm, 45 x 54 mm(stamp), 54 x 45 mm(stamp) Denomination: 100 won x 2 Designer: Ho Song Gil, Choe Chol Man and 9 others Printing: Offset Quantity: 2/30 000 (Perf.), 2/3 000 (Imperf.) |
| 3. Sheetlets (4 values) Stock No.: 5327-5330 Size: 120 x 92 mm, 59.5 x 31.5 mm(stamp), Denomination: 60 won x 4 Designer: Ho Song Gil, Choe Chol Man and 9 others Printing: Offset Quantity: 4/30 000 (Perf.), 4/3 000 (Imperf.) | 4. FDC Size: 200 x 140 mm Designer: Kim Won Myong Quantity: 7/500 |
Stamp leaflet
The new issue stamp leaflet for this issue was also released:
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