Bizarre North Korean Stamp Collection
This is the first post I’ve done that is aimed squarely at philatelists. But I hope non-philatelists will be able to enjoy this bizarre selection of North Korean stamps too. I’ve never been into stamp collecting, but in all honesty, having a look at these little beauties has whet my whistle. I may just have to invest.
I suppose you can tell a lot about a country from its stamps. After all, the designs are sanctioned by the state with the purpose of advertising what the country has achieved, what it aspires to achieve or who it respects. Here are some old stamps from North Korea (DPRK) some of which have some quite surprising content, including Charles and Diana and Henry VIII!
The one at the top was produced to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the decision to provide a free medical service.
2004 Lunar New Year’s Day
Amethyst
Birds of North Korea
Charles & Diana
These bad boys are 3D(!!!). The pictures aren’t great because they were shot through plexi-glass in a Chinese museum. But how strange is that? I guess in the 80’s DPRK considered England a colonial empire, the like of which they aspired to?
Henry VIII on next page…
