Korea Stamp Society

The types of “unissued” or otherwise irregular stamps of the DPRK

July 17, 2021April 10, 2021 Chen Yi-Fu7669 Comments

In early 2019 I wrote an article for the KSS about “unissued” DPRK stamps. This showed that, in addition to the regular issued stamps, there were (and are still) many “disappeared” or “re-appeared” stamps in DPRK’s philatelic history. This short refresher article gives a bit more information as to why these stamps were treated the […]

Modern DPRK rarities (1): Unissued 2012 3D giant panda stamps

June 15, 2019February 13, 2021 Chen Yi-Fu21151 Comment

In 2012 the DPRK issued a set of giant panda stamps. This set consisted of 2 stamps and 1 souvenir sheet. The KSC numbers given to these stamps were 4838-4840.

The “Back Stories” of Unissued Stamps of The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

April 3, 2019February 13, 2021 Chen Yi-Fu19333 Comments

The greatest difficultly in studying DPRK stamps is that reliable references are very limited in number, and the information available might be incomplete or even incorrect. Some stamps are without images in catalogues, some are unissued; and once in a while, collectors may surprisingly find something they have never seen or known before. However, it […]

The unissued items of the DPRK

March 2, 2019February 13, 2021 Shan-tung-po24904 Comments

It has been known for some time that the DPRK had numerous stamps designed that were numbered in the Korea Stamp Corporation’s DPRK Stamp Catalogue. Some of these items were illustrated as unissued stamps, but other “others,” until this past year, were not illustrated at all. Why they were not illustrated (though numbered) prior to […]

The North Korean “Victory in the Korean War” withdrawn stamp set (KSC5173B-5173D)

July 27, 2018February 13, 2021 Per-Olof Jönsson14623 Comments

On July 27 Juche 107 (2018) Korea Stamp Corporation issued a set with 2 stamps at 10 and 30 won and a souvenir sheet at 70 won to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War, the DPRK recognized naming for the Korean War, which ended 27 July 1953.