Chollima Archives — Korea Stamp Society

And yes, more Chollimas!

June 16, 2021December 2, 2020 Robert (Bob) Finder6834 Comments

Recently I found these the two postcards shown in the image advertised in packs of North Korean (DPRK) postcards on Delcampe, including one pack from a dealer in China. I do not really know what they are or what they represent. I only bought them because they featured the Chollima.

Another Chollima Stamp Was Just “Under our Noses”

April 19, 2021April 30, 2021 Robert (Bob) Finder473Leave a Comment

Collectors of North Korea (DPKR) should have noticed that there is another Chollima stamp that was issued for the 2020 New Year (Stamp KSC5232, 10 won, “Under the uplifted banner of self-reliance”). It was already shown in the article issued on the KSS website on January 1, 2020. It was issued with both perforated and […]

More Chollima stamp examples: USSR 1960

November 28, 2020October 31, 2020 Robert (Bob) Finder1119Leave a Comment

Reader Evgeniy Savchenko commented about the article published on June 24, 2020 on the KSS website concerning the Chollima symbol often used on North Korean stamps. He noted that the USSR in 1960 issued a stamp commemorating the 15th anniversary of the liberation of Korea, Scott 2407. We now have a image of this stamp […]

The East Asian Mythology’s Chollima

June 24, 2020February 21, 2021 Robert (Bob) Finder163211 Comments

In the article I wrote on the Korean 1952 TB/Christmas seal, I briefly discussed Dr. Moon’s autobiography, “A Fly Stuck to the Tail of Chollima”. As noted in the article, the Chollima is a mythical winged horse originally from Chinese classic literature and is seen across East-Asian literature.