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Philately related news about/from Korea

KSC7288: 65th Anniv. of Conclusion of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the DPRK and the PRC

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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 11 July 2026 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp commemorating the  “65th Anniv. of Conclusion of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the DPRK and the PRC”.

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KSC7287: Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of WPK and President of State Affairs of DPRK, Meets Comrade Xi Jinping, General Secretary of Central Committee of CPC and President of PRC, in Pyongyang

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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 10 July 2026 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp commemorating that  “Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of WPK and President of State Affairs of DPRK, Meets Comrade Xi Jinping, General Secretary of Central Committee of CPC and President of PRC, in Pyongyang”.

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Korean Philatelic News for July 2026

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The following news items are translated from the July 2026 issue of Woopyo Magazine, the monthly philatelic magazine published in Korea. The news section was compiled and written by Jin Hur, who regularly reports on activities within the Korean philatelic community, including meetings of the Korea Philatelic Federation, preparations for national exhibitions, and new stamp-related […]

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Korea Post 470-won Ordinary Postal Card: Corydalis grandicalyx

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Korea Post will issue a new 470-won ordinary postal card on 1 July 2026. The imprinted stamp design features 갈퀴현호색, identified on the card as Corydalis grandicalyx. The indicium, placed in the upper right corner, shows the blue flower against a pale green background and carries the inscription “KOREA” together with the denomination “470”.

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KPC3900-3901: Two new definitive stamps (500 won and 2900 won)

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(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) On 1 July 2026 KoreaPost issued two new definitive stamps showing Taegeukgi (the national flag of Korea) and a “Celadon Prunus Vase with Inlaid Plum, Bamboo, and Crane Design”. The stamps were issued in post office sheets. The stamps were printed by KOMSCO (한국조폐공사).

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KSC7284: Comrade Kim Jong Un, President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Meets Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus, in Pyongyang

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(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 4 June 2026 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps showing “Comrade Kim Jong Un, President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Meets Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus, in Pyongyang”.

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