This postage stamp was issued on 30 May 2003 by North Korea (= Scott Catalogue # 4304). Many countries issue large numbers of different stamps intended to be purchased by collectors and not used on mail. Trucial States famously did this in the 1960s and 1970s, but other countries have since adopted the practice, including America. North Korea produces many stamps that are solely intended to be acquired by tourists and collectors. Because of this, they are not really postage stamps. However, some have attractive designs and colors.
This 12 won postage stamp is part of set depicting Ryangchon Temple in eastern North Korea. It's a Buddhist temple built in 753 A.D.
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This postage stamp was issued on 27 September 2000 by North Korea (= Scott Catalogue # 4079). Many countries issue large numbers of different stamps intended to be purchased by collectors and not used on mail. Trucial States famously did this in the 1960s and 1970s, but other countries have since adopted the practice, including America. North Korea produces many stamps that are solely intended to be acquired by tourists and collectors. Because of this, they are not really postage stamps.
This 1 won, 20 chon stamp depicts scenery in North Korea's Myohyang Mountains.
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This postage stamp was issued on 15 April 2003 by North Korea (= Scott Catalogue # 4292). Many countries issue large numbers of different stamps intended to be purchased by collectors and not used on mail. Trucial States famously did this in the 1960s and 1970s, but other countries have since adopted the practice, including America. North Korea produces many stamps that are solely intended to be acquired by tourists and collectors. Because of this, they are not really postage stamps. However, some have attractive designs and colors.
This 12 won postage stamp is part of set showing medals "awarded" to Kim Il Sung, the evil, mass murdering dictator and founder of communist North Korea. This one depicts Mongolia's Order of Sukhbaatar medal. Sukhbaatar was also a communist. The stamps were issued to mark the 91st anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth in 1912.
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This postage stamp was issued on 19 June 2004 by North Korea (= Scott Catalogue # 4376). Many countries issue large numbers of different stamps intended to be purchased by collectors and not used on mail. Trucial States famously did this in the 1960s and 1970s, but other countries have since adopted the practice, including America. North Korea produces many stamps that are solely intended to be acquired by tourists and collectors. Because of this, they are not really postage stamps. However, some have attractive designs and colors.
This 3 won postage stamp marks the 40th anniversary of the "Workers' Party" in North Korea by Kim Jong Il.
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This postage stamp was issued on 19 January 2001 by North Korea (= Scott Catalogue # 4116). Many countries issue large numbers of different stamps intended to be purchased by collectors and not used on mail. Trucial States famously did this in the 1960s and 1970s, but other countries have since adopted the practice, including America. North Korea produces many stamps that are solely intended to be acquired by tourists and collectors. Because of this, they are not really postage stamps. However, some have attractive designs and colors.
This 70 chon stamp is part of set depicting historic clothing. This was shows a Ri Dynasty Period man wearing holiday clothes, with a scholar's outer robe.
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