KSC5467-5474: Military Parade Held in Celebration of the 75th Founding Anniversary of the Korean People’s Army

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 20 March 2023 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of stamps commemorating the “Military Parade Held in Celebration of the 75th Founding Anniversary of the Korean People’s Army”.

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KSC5446-5452: Sixth Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 11 February 2023 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set of a stamp and a souvenir sheet commemorating the “Sixth Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea”.

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KSC5444: On the Orientation of the Building of Our Party in the New Era and the Tasks of the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers’ Party of Korea

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 2 December 2022 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp titled “On the Orientation of the Building of Our Party in the New Era and the Tasks of the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers’ Party of Korea”.

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KSC5441-5442: In Commemoration of the 75th Anniv. of the Founding of the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School and Kang Pan Sok Revolutionary School

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 2 December 2022 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp titled “In Commemoration of the 75th Anniv. of the Founding of the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School and Kang Pan Sok Revolutionary School”.

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KSC5440: Demonstration of Actuality, Militant Effectiveness and Actual War Capacities of the Nuclear Combat Forces of the State

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 25 November 2022 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a stamp titled “Demonstration of Actuality, Militant Effectiveness and Actual War Capacities of the Nuclear Combat Forces of the State”.

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Are the Designs of North Korea’s (DPRK) Stamps commemorating the creation of the DPRK Flag and National Emblem based On a Painting?

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) issued its first set of stamps on September 19, 1948 commemorating the establishment of the DPRK on September 9, 1948, Scott 14-15. The Scott numbers for North Korea 1 -13 are for used for the Soviet occupation era. Since those stamps were issued, North Korea has issued stamps […]

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KSC5425: 10th Anniv. of Promulgation of Decree of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK on the Enforcement of the Universal 12-year Compulsory Education

(News from 조선우표사 / Korea Stamp Corporation) On 25 September 2022 the Korea Stamp Corporation issued a series titled “KSC5425: 10th Anniv. of Promulgation of Decree of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK on the Enforcement of the Universal 12-year Compulsory Education”.

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DPRK Philately has many secrets and mysteries

I have been collecting stamps from North Korea for about 30 years and I can say that the philately of this country has many secrets and mysteries. The main catalogs (Scott, Michel, and Stanley Gibbons (SG)) do not provide complete and reliable information. The catalog printed in the DPRK gives distorted price information. Yes, this […]

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