Stamps North Korea

Stamp North Korea SNK179 100th Anniversary Of Kabo Peasant War 1994

Posted by Iljin on 20 June 2022
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Year: 1994
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Stamp made in North Korea, 1994, about the 100th Anniversary of Kabo Peasant War. The Donghak Peasant Revolution, also known as the Donghak Peasant Movement , The Peasant Revolt of 1894, the Gabo Peasant Revolution, was an armed rebellion in Korea led by peasants and followers of the Donghak religion, a pantheistic religion viewed by many rebels as a political ideology.

Stamp North Korea SNK155 Panmunjom 1991

Posted by Iljin on 2 April 2022
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Year: 1991
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Stamp made in North Korea, 1991, called “Panmunjon”. Panmunjom, also known as Panmunjeom, was a village just north of the de facto border between North and South Korea, where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that paused the Korean War was signed. The building where the armistice was signed still stands.
Its name is often used as a metonym for the nearby Joint Security Area (JSA), where discussions between North and South Korea still take place in blue buildings that straddle the Military Demarcation Line. As such, it is considered one of the last vestiges of the Cold War.

Stamp North Korea SNK154 130th Anniversary Of Publication Of Kim Jong Ho’s Map “Taidong Yu Jido” 1991

Posted by Iljin on 19 March 2022
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Year: 1991
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Stamp made in North Korea, 1991. Made for the 130th Anniversary of Publication of Kim Jong Ho’s Map “Taidong Yu Jido”. Kim Jeong-ho was a Korean geographer and cartographer. He was born in Hwanghaedo. It is believed that he walked the entire length and breadth of the Korean peninsula, through mountain and valley, in order to research and compile his magnum opus, the Daedongyeojido, a map of Korea that was published in 1861.

Stamp North Korea SNK148 9th Spring Friendship Art Festival, Pyongyang 1991

Posted by Iljin on 18 March 2022
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Year: 1991
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Stamp made in North Korea, 1991. Made for the 9th Spring Friendship Art Festival, Pyongyang. 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.

Stamp North Korea SNK119 Reconstruction Of Tomb Of King Wanggon 1996

Posted by Iljin on 28 December 2021
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Price: 0.80 euro
Year: 1996
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Compleet set of stamps made in North Korea, 1996, about the reconstruction of the Tomb of King Wanggon. The Tomb of King Wanggŏn, more correctly known as the Hyŏllŭng Royal Tomb, is a mausoleum located Haesong-ri, Kaepung County near Kaesŏng, North Korea. The tomb belongs to the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty, Wanggeon, who adopted the name Taejo upon ascending the throne and was the first king to unify the entire Korean peninsula after subjugation the southern states of Silla and Baekje.
Construction on the tomb began after the king’s death in 943. Nonetheless, by the end of the occupation period there was little left of the original tomb, which had deteriorated due to abandonment and looting by Japanese forces. The tomb was heavily reconstructed in 1994. The site is nominated for World Heritage status.

Stamp North Korea SNK114 80th Anniversary Of The Birth Of Kim Il Sung, 1912-1994 Historical Revolutionary Sites 1992

Posted by Iljin on 2 December 2021
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Price: 2.50 euro
Year: 1992
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Complete set of stamps made in North Korea, 1992, about the 80th Anniversary of the Birth of Kim Il Sung, 1912-1994. Historical Revolutionary sites. Kim was the son of parents who fled to Manchuria during his childhood to escape the Japanese rule of Korea. He attended elementary school in Manchuria and, while still a student, joined a communist youth organization. He was arrested and jailed for his activities with the group in 1929–30. After Kim’s release from prison, he joined the Korean guerrilla resistance against the Japanese occupation sometime during the 1930s and adopted the name of an earlier legendary Korean guerrilla fighter against the Japanese. Kim was noticed by the Soviet military authorities, who sent him to the Soviet Union for military and political training. There he joined the local Communist Party.
During World War II, Kim led a Korean contingent as a major in the Soviet army. After the Japanese surrender in 1945, Korea was effectively divided between a Soviet-occupied northern half and a U.S.-supported southern half. At this time Kim returned with other Soviet-trained Koreans to establish a communist provisional government under Soviet auspices in what would become North Korea. He became the first premier of the newly formed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in 1948, and in 1949 he became chairman of the Korean Workers’ (communist) Party.
In 1950 the Korean war started. . With help of Chinese support he was able to repel a subsequent invasion of North Korea by UN forces. The Korean War ended in a stalemate in 1953.
Kim Il Sung 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 government to this day refers Kim Il Sung as the Supreme Leader and the Eternal President.

Stamp North Korea SNK113 10th Spring Friendship Art Festival, Pyongyang 1992

Posted by Iljin on 2 December 2021
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Year: 1992
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Stamp made in North Korea, 1992, about the 10th Spring Friendship Art Festival, Pyongyang 1992. 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.

Stamp North Korea SNK105 105th Anniversary Of The Birth Of Kim Hyong Jik 1999

Posted by Iljin on 16 November 2021
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Year: 1999
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Stamp made in North Korea, 1999, about the 105th anniversary of the birth of Kim Hyong Jik. Kim Hyong Jik was a Korean independence activist (while being occupied by Japan) and he was the father of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, grandfather of Kim Jong Il, and great-grandfather of the current leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un.

Stamp North Korea SNK104 5th Anniversary Of The Death Of Kim Il Sung 1999

Posted by Iljin on 16 November 2021
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Price: 1.50 euro
Year: 1999
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Minisheet made in North Korea, 1999, about the 5th Anniversary of the Death of Kim Il Sung. Kim was the son of parents who fled to Manchuria during his childhood to escape the Japanese rule of Korea. He attended elementary school in Manchuria and, while still a student, joined a communist youth organization. He was arrested and jailed for his activities with the group in 1929–30. After Kim’s release from prison, he joined the Korean guerrilla resistance against the Japanese occupation sometime during the 1930s and adopted the name of an earlier legendary Korean guerrilla fighter against the Japanese. Kim was noticed by the Soviet military authorities, who sent him to the Soviet Union for military and political training. There he joined the local Communist Party.
During World War II, Kim led a Korean contingent as a major in the Soviet army. After the Japanese surrender in 1945, Korea was effectively divided between a Soviet-occupied northern half and a U.S.-supported southern half. At this time Kim returned with other Soviet-trained Koreans to establish a communist provisional government under Soviet auspices in what would become North Korea. He became the first premier of the newly formed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in 1948, and in 1949 he became chairman of the Korean Workers’ (communist) Party.
In 1950 the Korean war started. . With help of Chinese support he was able to repel a subsequent invasion of North Korea by UN forces. The Korean War ended in a stalemate in 1953.
Kim Il Sung 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 government to this day refers Kim Il Sung as the Supreme Leader and the Eternal President.

Stamp North Korea SNK087 Tale Of Chun Hyang 1998

Posted by Iljin on 22 October 2021
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Price: 2.00 euro
Year: 1998
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Minisheet made in North Korea, 1998 about the tale of Chun Hyang. The Story of Chunhyang or The Tale of Chunhyang) is one of the best known love stories and folk tales of Korea. It is based on the pansori Chunhyangga, the most famous of the five surviving pansori tales. Date of composition and author are unknown and the present form took shape 1694~1834.

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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Year: 1990
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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