(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 10 March 2021 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a series of stamps showing natural monuments of KOrea, such as a magnolia growing on Mount Taesong and the oldest appletree in the DPRK.
The stamps and souvenir sheet issued are:
- 50 won stamp: Magnolia in Mt Taesong It grows on wet areas of mountainsides and valleys below 1 400m above sea level except northern highlands of Korea, mingling with other broadleaved trees.
- 50 won stamp: Char in Lake Chon on Mt Paektu As a speciality of Lake Chon on Mt Paektu and a fish under protection of the international biospheric reserve, it is widely researched in the academic field.
- 50 won stamp: Ancestral Apple Tree As an oldest apple tree in the DPRK, it is counted as valuable natural monument in Ryongjon-ri, Pukchong County, South Hamgyong Province.
Sheet Composition
Complete sheets of KSC5331-5333:
FDC
The accompanying FDC for the series:
Technical details
| 1. Stamps (3 values) Date of Issue: March 10 Juche 110 (2021) Stock No.: 5331 - 5333 Size: 77 x 44 mm Denomination: 50 won x 3 Designer: Kim Nam Su Printing: Offset Sheet Composition: 9(3x3) Quantity: 3/10 000 (Perf.), 3/1 000 (Imperf.) | 2. FDC Size: 162 x 114 mm Designer: Kim Nam Su Quantity: 3/500 |
Stamp leaflet
The new issue stamp leaflet for this issue was also released:
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