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Insect Stamp of Democratic People's Republic of Korea

North Korea was born as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1948, but Korean War breaks out from 1950. It will confront the Republic of Korea of the south side afterward. In the country, national construction of socialism as for the thing of autocracy of Kim Il Sung who established the system by 1958 peculiar did it. In 1967, Kim Il Sung announced policies such as independent diplomacy / voluntary economy / self-defense national defense by tutu (the subject) thought and took office as the first Chairman in 1972. It was assumed that It caused an international terrorist incident afterwards and was exposed to criticism from the global community and It entered in 1990's, and the Republic of Korea came to establish the Soviet Union, China and diplomatic relations and was able to deepen isolation. Kim Il Sung dies in 1994. Kim Jong Il of a son took virtual head of state in 1998.
As a normal stamp of North Korea, that on which the insect was drawn is published in 1965, and that on which moths, such as Silkmoth, were drawn in 1965. The paper of handmade like Japanese paper whose stamp of these days of North Korea is is used, and cutting after puncing hole is not automated, and the circumference of a stamp is irregular. Moreover, a design also has a taste peculiar in a pictures tone.
After the 1970s came, many butterflies and moth stamps came to be issued from North Korea. Six kinds of insect stamps describing the butterfly and the dragonfly were issued in 1977. Three kinds of insect stamps describing the scorpion, the bee and the metalic beetle were issued in 1989. Four kinds of insect stamps except the butterfly and the moth were issued in 1990. New Leaf Insect is taken up.
Six kinds of insect stamps were issued in 1993. Four kinds of insect stamps were issued in 2009.

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