(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 9 September 2023 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “75th Anniv. of Founding of the DPRK”.
The KSC released the following English language text for this issue:
President Kim Il Sung founded the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on September 9, Juche 37 (1948).
With the founding of the DPRK, the Korean people became a dignified people, who carve out their destiny independently as the genuine master of the state and society, and the country could enter the international arena in its terms as an independent and sovereign state.
At present the DPRK is conducting an all-people struggle for opening up a new phase in socialist construction under the wise leadership of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.
The State Stamp Bureau of the DPRK has issued stamps to mark the 75th anniversary of founding of the DPRK.
Stamps
- 100 won stamp (souvenir sheet): Comrade Kim Il Sung making public the political programme of the government of the DPRK at the 1st Session of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK
- 10 won stamp: National emblem and national flag of the DPRK
FDCs
The following FDCs were issued for this series:
Entire
The following entire was issued for this release:
Technical Details
1. Stamp
Date of Issue: September 9 Juche 112 (2023)
Stock No.: 5511
Size: 39 x 51 mm
Denomination: 10 won
Designer: Kim Won Myong
Printing: Offset
Sheet Composition: 20 (4×5)
Quantity: 30 000 (Perf.), 3 000 (Imperf.)
2. Souvenir sheet
Stock No.: 5512
Size: 87 x 100 mm, 45 x 54 mm(stamp)
Denomination: 100 won
Designer: Kim Won Myong
Printing: Offset
Quantity: 20 000 (Perf.), 2 000 (Imperf.)
3. FDC
Size: 200 x 140 mm
Designer: Kim Won Myong
Quantity: 2/400
4. Entire
Stock No.: 441
Size: 162 x 114 mm
Denomination: 10 won
Designer: Kim Won Myong
Quantity: 200
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