Korea Stamp Society

KSC5273: Sports

July 25, 2020July 10, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg103Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 25 July 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp series simply titled “Sports”. The series was issued “to reflect some sports events.”

KSC5254-5257: Fish Farming

July 11, 2020June 24, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg173Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 11 July 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp series titled “Fish Farming”. The term means according to the KSC: “Fish farming includes artificial incubation of good fish species and breeding fry by industrial methods.”

KSC5252-5253: Architectural Buildings

June 18, 2020May 26, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg235Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 18 June 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp series titled “Architectural Buildings”. The series was issued “to show Medical Oxygen Factory, a modern medical oxygen producer for the public health work of the country, and Mirim Riding Club where the grassroots can enjoy the sporting […]

Reader’s Question: Name of designer of 1984 cosmonaut stamp?

June 17, 2020June 12, 2020 KSS Korea Philately Editor2685 Comments

(Editor: a question from reader Petr from the Czech Republic:) Do you know who is the stamp designer of the North Korean stamp 1984 year Scott Nr 2429-2431, Michel 2522-2524? The stamp with Tereskhova is important for me, that is with a value of 10. In my exhibit about Tereskhova, I have two original artworks […]

KSC5251: 70th Anniversary of the International Children’s Day

June 1, 2020May 2, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg2762 Comments

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 1 June 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a souvenir sheet to mark the 70th Anniversary of the International Children’s Day. The KSC writes that “the International Children’s Day is the international holiday that aims to oppose imperialism, defend peace, protect children’s life and rights and to […]

KSC5270-5272: Great General’s March to Mt Paektu

May 25, 2020May 26, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg263Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 25 May 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp series titled “Great General’s March to Mt Paektu”. This series was according to the KSC to commemorate that “Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un put forward the great programme for the education in revolutionary traditions, looking round the […]

KSC5249-5250: Brass Instruments

May 23, 2020April 20, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg3142 Comments

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 23 May 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp series showing brass instruments. The series is also available in a minisheet of 2×4 stamps, effectively creating several possible combinations of stamps on cover (both horizontal and vertical).

KSC5245-5248: Animal Husbandry

May 10, 2020April 20, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg230Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 10 May 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp series showing “animal husbandry“. As the KSC notes “Livestock farming plays an important role in producing delicious, nutritious foodstuffs as well as in providing raw materials for light industry. Moreover, manure, that make crops grow healthy and […]

KSC5243-5244: 108th Birth Anniversary of President Kim Il Sung

April 15, 2020April 20, 2020 KSS Korea Philately Editor377Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 15 April 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp and a souvenir sheet “to mark 108th birthday of President Kim Il Sung.”

KSC5242: Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon

April 12, 2020March 20, 2020 KSS Korea Philately Editor3141 Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 12 April 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a sheetlet commemorating the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon. The sheetlet consists of two different stamps, one showing the logo and cup of the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon, the other showing a participant running the marathon.

KSC5241: Traffic Rules

April 8, 2020March 15, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg3913 Comments

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) The Korea Stamp Corporation has issued a sheetlet containing four stamps which show different types of traffic situations with their accompanying traffic rules.The same set of stamps also comes in a booklet.

KSC5240: Greenhouse Vegetables

March 20, 2020March 15, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg303Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 20 March 2020 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a sheetlet containing four different stamps showing “greenhouse vegetables”. The KSC stated: “The DPRK pays close concern to supplying the people with plenty of fresh vegetables all the year round.”

Reader’s Question: Was this a common type of advertising card at the time?

March 18, 2020March 15, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg3423 Comments

Recently I bought at a Dutch stamp fair, Winterstamps, this item. It is not particularly valuable, but it did peak my interest because I had not seen this type of item before. Nowadays the Korea Stamp Corporation, the official state run North Korean stamp issuing organization, issues rather small new stamp issue leaflets/brochures.

KSC publishes 2020 DPRK stamp release program

March 12, 2020March 10, 2020 KSS Korea Philately Editor4241 Comment

The official (state) postal organization of North Korea, the Korea Stamp Corporation, has published the themes and dates for the 2020 stamp releases of the DPRK. The January and February releases on the list are already known of course, but many other themes were shown for the first time with the release of the list.

KSC5268-5269: City of Samjiyon

March 10, 2020February 23, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg604Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) The Korea Stamp Corporation has issued two souvenir sheets showing the City of Samjiyon. The KSC describes the subject of the sheets as “the epitome of the socialist civilization whose architecture strikes the perfect combination of the nationality, modernity and specific feature of the northern tableland.”

KSC5265-5267: Yangdok Hot Spring Resort

February 29, 2020February 20, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg482Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) The Korea Stamp Corporation has issued a stamp and a souvenir sheet showing the Yangdok Hot Spring Resort. According to the KSC “the inaugural ceremony of the Yangdok Hot Spring Resort was held with splendour on December 7, Juche 108 (2019).”

KSC5263-5264: Jungphyong Greenhouse Vegetable Farm

February 29, 2020February 20, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg338Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) The Korea Stamp Corporation has issued a stamp and a souvenir sheet showing the Village of Jungphyong and it’s “Greenhouse Vegetable Farm”. According to the KSC “the inaugural ceremony of Jungphyong Greenhouse Vegetable Farm and Tree Nursery was held with splendour on December 3, Juche 108 (2019).”

KSC5238-5239: 78th Birthday of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il

February 16, 2020February 7, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg3911 Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) The Korea Stamp Corporation has issued two stamps showing Jong Il Peak and Mt Paektu. According to the KSC “Mt Paektu is the sacred mountain of the revolution where the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung organized and waged the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle. The great leader Comrade Kim […]

KSC5258-5262: Let us break through head-on all the barriers to our advance!

February 10, 2020February 7, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg448Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) The Korea Stamp Corporation issued a series of stamps to commemorate the Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Seventh Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea. According to the KSC “the Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Seventh Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea was held from […]

KSC5236-5237: Vehicles

February 5, 2020February 7, 2020 Ivo Spanjersberg350Leave a Comment

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) The Korea Stamp Corporation has issued two stamps showing vehicles produced in the DPRK. The vehicles shown are a trolley bus and a tram car.