Postage stamps and postal history of North Korea
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This is a survey of the postage stamp
s and postal history
of North Korea
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The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, is a country in East Asia
, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula
. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang
.
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s and postal history
Postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of postage stamps and covers and associated material illustrating historical episodes of postal systems...
of North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
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The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, is a country in East Asia
East Asia
East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...
, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula
Korean Peninsula
The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 684 miles from continental Asia into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water.Until the end of...
. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang
Pyongyang
Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
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First stamps
The first stamps of North Korea were issued on 12 March 1946. Before then it used stamps of Japan.See also
- Japanese post in KoreaJapanese post in KoreaThe first Japanese post office in Korea was established in 1876 in the Busan Japanese consulate premises. Post offices in Wonsan and Incheon The first Japanese post office in Korea was established in 1876 in the Busan (japanese reading: Fuzan) Japanese consulate premises. Post offices in Wonsan...
- List of people on stamps of South Korea
- Postage stamps and postal history of KoreaPostage stamps and postal history of KoreaThis is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Korea.Long a closed kingdom, Korea began to open up in the second half of the 19th century; letters bearing Chinese and Japanese stamps are known from 1877.-First stamps of Korea:...
- Postage stamps and postal history of South KoreaPostage stamps and postal history of South KoreaThis is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of South Korea.South Korea is a country in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula...