Lots More North Korea - Pt 4

1991 “Phila Nippon '91” International Stamp Exhibition, Tokyo.
Giant Panda
Two giant pandas feeding
Giant panda clambering onto branch
Giant panda on rock
Two giant pandas. Missing from the set
Giant panda in tree fork

1991 Silkworm Research.
Dr. Kye Ung Sang (researcher)
Chinese oak silk moth
“Attacus ricini”
“Antheraea yamamai”
Silkworm moth
“Aetias artemis”

1991 Alpine Butterflies.
“Clossiana angarensis” Missing from the set
“Erebia embla”
Camberwell beauty
Comma
Eastern pale clouded yellow
“Theela betulae”

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North Korea - Pt 3

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North Korea - Pt 2

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North Korea - Pt 1

Recently I got a good deal on a packet of 500 North Korea CTOs. I don't mind CTOs as part of my collection. Actually most of these can be any collectors delight and I for one love them all.
It was fun sorting and arranging them year wise and my wife and I spent a whole weekend putting these in my stock sheets.

1963 Korean Flowers.
Peony
Rugosa rose
Azalea
Campion
Orchid

1974 North Korean Victories at International Sports Meetings.
Archery (Grenoble), Missing from the set
Gymnastics (Varna)
Boxing (Bucharest), Also missing from the set
Volleyball (Pyongyang)
Rifle shooting (Sofia)
Judo (Tbilisi)
Model aircraft flying (Vienna)
Table tennis (Peking)

 

1976 Pheasants.
Golden Pheasant
Lady Amherst's pheasant
Silver pheasant, Missing from the set
Reeves's pheasant
Temminck's tragopan
Common pheasant (albino)
Ring-necked pheasant

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North Korea

A peninsula to the S. of Manchuria in E. Asia. Formerly an empire under Chinese suzerainty, it was annexed by Japan in 1910 and used Japanese stamps. After the defeat of Japan in 1945, Russian and United States Military administrations were set up in Korea to the north and south of the 38th Parallel respectively; in 1948 South Korea and North Korea became independent republics.

Here is my collection of miniature sheets and sheetlets of the country.

1979, Apr. 18. Sheet of 6, Roses.
5ch, Rose. 10ch, Red star rose. 15ch, Flamerose. 20ch, Yellow rose. 30ch, White rose. 50ch, Deep pink rose.

1979, Oct. 5. Sheet of 6, Deer
5ch, Breeder feeding fawn from bottle. 10ch, Doe and suckling fawn. 15ch, Deer drinking from stream. 20ch, Buck walking. 30ch, Deer running. 50ch, Antlers.

1985, Nov. 20. 13th World Cup Championship, Mexico City
80ch, Goalkeeper, bullfighter.

1990, May 10. 

70ch, Common peafowl with tail displayed.

1992, Jan. 1. Sheet of 3, Monkeys.
10ch, Squirrel monkeys (Samiri sciureus). 20ch, Pygmy marmosets (Cebuella pygmaea). 30ch, Red-handed tamarins (Saquinas midas).

1992, Jan. 5
80ch, Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

1992, Oct. 20. Sheet of 3, Whales and Dolphins
(all 50ch): Hump-backed whale (Megaptera nodosa)., Bottlenosed whale (Berardius bairdii)., Sperm whale (Physeter catadon).

1993, Feb. 25. Sea Fish
1.20w, Mako shark (Isurus oxyrhynchus). commemorates Naposta ’93, and the exhibition emblem appears as a marginal inscription.

1993, May 29. Birds
Sheetlet of 4, 10ch, Gray-headed green woodpecker (Picus canus). 60ch, Greater bird of paradise (Paradisea apoda).

Sheetlet of 2, 30ch, Lesser bird of paradise (Paradisea minor). 40ch, Paradise whydah (Steganura paradisea).

1996, June 2. Polar Animals, Set of 2 sheets
each 50ch: Arctic fox, Polar bear. Emperor penguins, Leopard seals.

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