Korea, North – Global Postcard Sales

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Demonstration (set of 8)
This is an unused, undamaged set of eight different cards published in Pyongyang in 1990. The front cover of the folio is what you see in this photo. If you want to see all eight cards individually, let us know. All captions are in Korean. This cover text says: “Festival for our nation’s peace and reunion”. Grade: 1

Code: 20312001
Price: $45.00
Scenery (set of 10)
Folio of ten unused DPRK postcards, published in Pyongyang DPRK in 1988. Nine of the cards are nature and temple scenes around the country; the other is of aquaculture. Can scan all ten cards if you are really interested. Folio cover suggests the photos are urban-based, but this is not so. Grade: 1

Code: 20312002
Price: $30.00
Panmunjom from the North (set of 10)
Set of ten different, unused North Korea postcards showing the Panmunjom DMZ from the north. Many people have visited from the south. Here’s a chance to look the other direction. The language used for cards and cover is Russian: no English and no Korean. One corner of cover is folded. This was published in DPRK in 1990, and the view has changed since these pictures were taken. Grade: 1

Code: 20312003
Price: $69.00
Nampo (set of 10)
This set of ten clean, unused Nampo postcards was published in Pyongyang in 1984. Nampo is famous for the West Sea Barrage. The cards are a mix of factories and nature, and if you want to see scans, we can do that for you. Captions are in French only. Grade: 1

Code: 20312004
Price: $40.00
Do not spoil the blue sky
Reverse of this unused card identifies Pyongyang DPRK. Grade: 1

Code: 20312005
Price: $10.00
Pyongyang, Palace of Sports
DPRK postcard mailed from Pyongyang in 1991, with two intact stamps and postmark mostly legible. In perfect condition. That pyramid-shaped structure in the background is a hotel that awaits completion 23 years later. Grade: 1

Code: 20312006
Price: $39.00
Mt. Myohyang-san (set of 10)
Set of ten unused, clean Mt. Myohyang-san postcards with cover, published in Pyongyang DPRK in 1979. Not at all political, mostly nature and pavilion views. Captions are in English, and cards are identified as coming from Pyongyang. Grade: 1

Code: 20312007
Price: $30.00
Pyongyang, Mansoudai art theatre
This is a brilliant Pyongyang postcard mailed in 1991, with three extremely colourful intact stamps and legible postmarks. Caption on reverse is in French. Grade: 1

Code: 20312008
Price: $36.00
Pyongyang, Chollima statue (3D)
These North Korean postcards are 3D, lenticular printing covered in ridged plastic. On the reverse, in Korean and English, they identify the statue and the location (Pyongyang); they are not formatted in postcard style, though they can be used as postcards and were sold that way. Two are unused (Grades: 1, $19) and the third was mailed from Malaysia (not North Korea/DPRK!!) in 1991, with two Malaysian stamps and blue Mel Udara label affixed (Grade: 4, $6).

Code: 20312009
Price: $19.00
Pyongyang, Mansudae Art Theatre (3D)
If the scan looks blurred, it’s because this is a 3D card with a ridged hard plastic front, lenticular printing. Two cards are available. They have not been used, but are aging on front and back. Grades: 2

Code: 20312010
Price: $22.00
Pyongyang, Juche Idea Monument
A brilliant example of a card mailed from Pyongyang in 1991, with two large stamps, full postmark, and purple rubber par avion stamp–at a time when so few postcards were going into or out of this reclusive country. Grade: 1

Code: 20312011
Price: $39.00
Hamhung (set of 8)
It’s a set of eight somewhat grim unused North Korea postcards (cover is pictured), captioned in Cyrillic for Russian customers, of DPRK’s second-largest city. Grade: 1

Code: 20312012
Price: $32.00
Pyongyang (set of 13)
Captioned in Spanish, this set of 13 cards from 1990 contains some duplicates that show elsewhere in this site as singles. The cards represent all facets of Pyongyang. Grade: 1

Code: 20312013
Price: $45.00
Hills and text
An old, unused, and heavily aged card produced before the peninsula was divided. Mr. Kim has kindly helped us by providing this descriptive but prosaic text: “School/Where are you going?/I am going to school/Is it Middle School?/Yes, it is/When does it start?/It starts at 8 AM.” Grade: 2

Code: 20312014
Price: $11.00
Kwimyonam in Mt. Kumgang-san (3D)
Unused 3D card, rigid but beginning to age, from 1990. It is fully attributed to DPRK on the reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 20312015
Price: $19.00
Mt. Myohang, Sangwon Temple (3D)
Two of these DPRK postcards are available. They’ve not been used, are sturdy plastic-coated 3D cards, fully attributed to Pyongyang on the reverse. Grades: 2

Code: 20312016
Price: $19.00
Pan-National Rally for Peace (set of 6)
On 15th August 1990, DPRK held a rally to celebrate 45 years of liberation from Japanese colonial rule. All this is spelled out in English on a folio of six cards, unused, issued shortly afterwards. Grade: 1

Code: 20312017
Price: $37.00
Die Gedenkstatte des Revolutionskampfres, Sohongdansu
Here’s an inexpensive way to get that North Korean entry for your collection. Many of their cards pick one language only, and this one is captioned in German. Unused, from 1991, aging but authentic. Grade: 2

Code: 20312018
Price: $3.00
Pyongyang, Ice Rink
On this card–mailed in 1991 with a nice stamp, nearly full postmark, and big par avion mark–the caption is in Russian, which transliterates as “krite katok.” But we know this to be Pyongyang’s ice-skating rink. Grade: 2

Code: 20312019
Price: $19.00
Pyongyang, Metro station
This card gives you a small idea of the ornate decoration of some (not all) of the Pyongyang Subway stations. The card was mailed in 1991 with two stamps of which one, and a partial postmark, remain. It also has a large purple “Pyongyang par avion” rubber stamp, and some kind of marking on reverse right edge that may have come from postal handling. This time the caption is in French. Grade: 4

Code: 20312020
Price: $19.00
Pyongyang, aerial view
The front has a completely clear view of this unusual city. The back makes it more special: mailed from Pyongyang in 1991, with four very large stamps that fill three-quarters of the card, two full postmarks, and blue official airmail stamp. Where contemporary North Korea is concerned, you could hardly do better (Grade: 1, $55). And, there’s one more of these, also mailed, two identical stamps, no airmail sticker, very mild creasing (Grade: 1, $39).

Code: 20312021
Price: $55.00
Ice, man, child
As with card 014 in this North Korean series, this one was produced before the country was divided and we’re not really sure which half should receive it. But many thanks to Ai Lee for understanding and helping to explain the story, Joseon-dynasty love poetry, not just about fishing for carp in the winter but, even more, the allusions to political turmoil. Unused, made in Wakayama, Japan. Grade: 1

Code: 20312022
Price: $12.00
The Kumgang Mountains
The card measures 4″ x 8-1/2″ and was mailed from Germany (not DPRK) in 2013 with stamps, postmark, and extra sticker. The card itself was made in DPRK, however. Grade: 4

Code: 20312024
Price: $4.00
Kaechon Grotto, a natural underground palace (3D)
This is a very old 3D card, not postally used but aged, curling, and had been heavily taped on the back. The location in DPRK is identified in Korean and English, and while it is nobody’s idea of beautiful, it is authentic and really unusual. Grade: 4

Code: 20312025
Price: $12.00
The Kuryong Falls in Mt. Kumgang-san (3D)
This is a very old 3D card, not postally used but aged, curling, and had been heavily taped on the back. The location in DPRK is identified in Korean and English, and it is authentic and really unusual. Grade: 4

Code: 20312027
Price: $12.00
The Samson Rocks in Mt. Kumgang (3D)
This old 3D card, not postally used but aged, curling, had been heavily taped on the back. Some tape is still there. The location in DPRK is identified in Korean and English. Grade: 4

Code: 20312028
Price: $12.00
Dove and red rifle
The text says “through war, we achieve peace”. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312029
Price: $10.00
Flying white horse and rocket
The text says: “Higher! Faster!” (We would all like to have such a horse.) Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312030
Price: $10.00
Military First!
The text says, approximately, “Let’s materialize our Army’s best practice!” Or, alternatively, “Let us thoroughly implement our ‘Military First’ principle!” Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312031
Price: $10.00
Orange; shouting soldier
The text says: “Let’s be the number one bullet for revolution!” Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312032
Price: $10.00
Red cannon barrel aimed at soldier
The text says: “When America shows guns, we show cannon!” Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312033
Price: $10.00
Yellow sky, four soldiers
The text says: “The General’s Army is always ready!” Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312034
Price: $10.00
Female soldier, exploding ship
The text says, approximately, “General’s women’s army! Show strength in battle!” Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312035
Price: $10.00
Red background, single soldier at top
The text says: “To be brave fighters!” Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312036
Price: $10.00
Anti-Japan
The text says: “Japanese are our enemies. We will avenge them!” Or, possibly, “Japan is the bloody enemy of our people! I will settle the account now!” Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312037
Price: $10.00
New Leap Forward
The text says: “With the Army, to build a strong nation and a new step forward!” Try again, and we get “A new leap forward in building a strong and prosperous nation through the power of Songun!” Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312038
Price: $10.00
Crushing US missile
The text says: “Destroy America’s nuclear threat”. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312039
Price: $10.00
People’s Army
The text says: “People’s army is the nation’s strength!” and on about the pillars of socialism. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312040
Price: $10.00
Fist smashing missile
The text says: “Firmness to super firmness!” Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312041
Price: $10.00
Featuring Tower of the Juche Idea
The text says: “Full of Grand Ambition and Faith”, then “Let’s go higher!” Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20312042
Price: $10.00

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