Stamps North Korea

Stamp North Korea SNK057 The 56th Anniversary Of The Birth Of Kim Jong Il Minisheet 1998

Posted by Iljin on 2 October 2021
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Price: 1.50 euro
Size: 8×6.5cm./3.1×2.5inch.
Year: 1998

Minisheet made in North Korea, 1998, for the 56th. anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il. Kim Jong Il was the son of Kim Il Sung (ruler of North Korea from 1948 until 1991).
After the death of Kim Il Sung in 1991 Kim Jong Il became the leader of North Korea. He ruled North Korea for 17 years ending when he died in 2011. Kim’s nickname in North Korea was “Dear Leader” to distinquish him from his father who is known as “Great Leader”. After his death, Kim was designated the “Eternal General Secretary” of the WPK and the “Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission”.
After the death of Kim Jong Il in 2011, his son Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea and he still is (as of 2021).

Stamp North Korea SNK056 The 56th Anniversary Of The Birth Of Kim Jong Il 1998

Posted by Iljin on 2 October 2021
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Price: 0.05 euro
Year: 1998

Stamp made in North Korea, 1998, for the 56th. anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il. Kim Jong Il was the son of Kim Il Sung (ruler of North Korea from 1948 until 1991).
After the death of Kim Il Sung in 1991 Kim Jong Il became the leader of North Korea. He ruled North Korea for 17 years ending when he died in 2011. Kim’s nickname in North Korea was “Dear Leader” to distinquish him from his father who is known as “Great Leader”. After his death, Kim was designated the “Eternal General Secretary” of the WPK and the “Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission”.
After the death of Kim Jong Il in 2011, his son Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea and he still is (as of 2021).

Stamp North Korea SNK043 Ryangchon Temple 2003

Posted by Iljin on 31 August 2021
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Price: 1.00 euro
Size: 10x8cm./3.9×3.1inch.
Year: 2003

Minisheet from North Korea made in 2003 with the Ryangchon Temple. It was built in 753 and now there remain the Taeung Hall (main shrine), Manse Pavilion and Muryangsu Hall. The main shrine was rebuilt in 1636 and Manse Pavilion was enlarged in 1729. The temple preserves paintings and other historical relics reflecting the contemporary life. It is one of the distinguished temples in Korea for its size and history.

Stamps North Korea SNK039 Spring Friendship Art Festival, Pyongyang 1990

Posted by Iljin on 18 April 2021
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Price: 0.20 euro
Year: 1990

Stamp made in North Korea, 1990. The stamp was made for the Spring Friendship Art Festival.
In 1982 they started the festival on the 15th of april wich is the birth date of Kim Il Sung the first leader of North Korea. Also around the 15th of april the most important holiday of the year starts: The Day Of The Sun.
Kim Il Sung has long been identified with the sun and is frequently called Sun of the Nation. He adopted his name Il Sun meaning “become the sun”.
The festival is designed to promote independence, peace and friendship through various art performances also from different country’s around the world.

Performance at the April Spring Friendship Art Festival.
April Spring Friendship Art Festival.
Women carry a flag of the April Spring People’s Art Festival to raise it on the stage at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea. Portraits in the background show Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il.

Stamps North Korea SNK034 Anti Japanese Slogan Bearing Trees 1990

Posted by Iljin on 18 April 2021
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Stamp made in North Korea, 1990. The image of the stamp shows the anti Japanese slogan trees. During the Japanese occupation of Korea, Kim Il Sung was staging his resistance in the forests. In these forest anti Japanese slogans was carved into the trees. Many of them have been preserved with glass surrounding the trees.

Preserved trees with the anti Japanese slogans

Stamps North Korea SNK024 83rd. Anniversary Of The Birth Of Kim Il Sung, 1912-1994 Minisheet 1995

Posted by Iljin on 11 January 2020
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Price: 1.25 euro
Year: 1995

Minisheet North Korea, Stamped, 1995. About the 83rd. Anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung 1912-1994.
Kim Il Sung (born 1912) was leader of North Korea from 1948 until 1994 when he died. He outlived Stalin by 4 decades, Mao Zedong with 2, and stayed in power long enough to outrun 6 South Korean presidents, 9 USA presidents and 21 Japanese prime ministers. After his death his son Kim Jong Il became the leader of North Korea.
The North Korean goverment to this day refers Kim Il Sung as the Supreme Leader and the Eternal President.
The image on the stamp is the site where Kim Il Sung was born and as such is of high importance to the citizens of the DPRK.
The complex consists of three areas, the house complex, a water well and then a viewing platform at the top of the hill.

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Birth house of Kim Il Sung

Stamp North Korea SNK018 70th Anniversary of 1000ri Journey by Kim Il Sung to Restore Fatherland 1995

Posted by Iljin on 24 December 2019
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Price: 0.30 euro
Year: 1995

Stamp from North korea made in honour of the 1000ri long (250miles/400km.) journey Kim Il Sung has made on foot when he was 13 years old in 1922. He made the journey to protest the Japanese occupation by japan and did it in thirteen days.
Half the journey was on pathless track and he was exposed to wild beasts in the area. He went to a foreign country not to come back until Korea was an independed country.
Sometimes the jouney is used as a training exercise that challenges the limits of men but only by some troops such as the special forces or marines.
In 2008 a study tour for tracing the course of the 1,000-ri journey for national liberation made up of school youth and children from across the country came to a successful end.

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Participants of the 250miles/400km. long journey.

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Members of the study tour in 2008 are cheered by a large crowd on the streets.

Stamp North Korea SNK016 Completion Of Reconstruction Of King Tangun’s Tomb 1995

Posted by Iljin on 8 December 2019
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Price: 2.00 euro
Year: 1995

Complete set of stamps from North Korea, 1995, stamped. It i sabout the reconstruction of the tomb of King Tangun. The first founder of Korea.
Dangun was the legendary founder and god king of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom.  He is said to be the “grandson of heaven” and “son of a bear”, and to have founded the kingdom in 2333 BC.
North Korea’s leader Kim Il Sung insisted that Dangun was not merely a legend but a real historical person. As consequence, North Korean archaeologists were compelled to locate the purported remains and grave of Dangun.
According to a publication by North Korea, the Mausoleum of Dangun is the alleged burial site of the legendary Dangun. Dangun’s grave is shaped like a pyramid, about 22 m (72 ft) high and 50 m (164 ft) on each side.
Many observers and historians outside of North Korea, including South Korea, consider the site controversial.

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Tomb of King Tangun

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Tomb of King Tangun

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Tomb of King Tangun

Stamps North Korea SNK012 40th Anniversary Of Bandung Conference 1995

Posted by Iljin on 16 November 2019
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2 stamps, North Korea, 1995, stamped, about the Bandung Conference. Complete set.
The first large scale Asian African or Afro Asian Conference, also known as the Bandung Conference, was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on 18–24 April 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia.
The twenty nine countries that participated represented a total population of 1.5 billion people, 54% of the world’s population.
The conference was organised by Indonesia, Burma (Myanmar), Pakistan, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and India.
The conference’s stated aims were to promote Afro-Asian economic and cultural cooperation and to oppose colonialism or neocolonialism by any nation. The conference was an important step towards the eventual creation of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Stamp North Korea SNK007 40th Anniversary Of Association Of Koreans In Japan Stamp 1995

Posted by Iljin on 5 October 2019
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Price: 0.50 euro
Year: 1995

Stamp from North Korea, 1995, in very good condition.
The General Association of Korean Residents, also known as Chongryon is one of two main organisations for long term Korean residents in Japan. It has close ties to North Korea. As there are no diplomatic relations between the two states, it has functioned as North Korea’s embassy in Japan.
However, the organization has run into severe financial trouble, with debts of over US$750 million, and has been ordered by court in 2012 to dispose of most of its assets, including its Tokyo headquarters.

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The former headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.