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Blasting US Capitol
The text says “When America attacks, retaliate hard” according to one source, and “North Korean soldiers … We will squash American imperialism if they dare to invade us!” from another source. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Orange, charging soldiers
The text says: “Let’s be the bullet for the Government!” Unused card. Grade: 1
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Worker, fist pump and hard hat
The text says “We can do it! This is our ideal of being self-sufficient!” Unused card. Grade: 1
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Yellow background, hoisting rifle
The text says: “The Army is our main strength!” Unused card. Grade: 1
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Male and female worker
The text says, approximately, “Once again, everything is done to shape the lives of the people!” No doubt about that. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Pyongyang, swimming
Bear with us … the captions are entirely in Korean and the internet is not awash (pun intended) in photos of this place in Pyongyang. Unused card. Grade: 1
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The Monument to the Renovation of the Tomb of King Tongmyong
Unused card, captioned in Korean and English. The Tomb of King Tongmyŏng is a mausoleum located in near Ryongsan-ri, Ryŏkp’o-guyŏk, P’yŏng’yang. (We did that research for you.) Grade: 1
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Traditional dress
Unused card, with Korean caption. Grade: 1
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Pyongyang, The Monument to Party Founding
Unused card, captioned in Korean and English. Grade: 1
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Pyongyang, cinema scene (A)
We assume this is a cinema scene and that it may come from the Pyongyang Film Studio, but the caption on this unused card is only in Korean. If you can tell us, we’ll happy scan that caption for you! Grade: 1
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Pyongyang, cinema scene (B)
We assume this is a cinema scene and that it may come from the Pyongyang Film Studio, but the caption on this unused card is only in Korean. If you can tell us, we’ll happily scan that caption for you! Grade: 1
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Pyongyang, Koryo Hotel
Unused card, captioned in Korean and English. This is one of the select few hotels where foreigners are allowed to stay. Sometimes. Grade: 1
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Pyongyang, Yanggakdo International Hotel
There is no folio of stationery in the rooms. One needs to find, and buy, these. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Naso lituratus (Maximum Card)
Naso lituratus is a species of fish in the family Acanthuridae, the tangs and unicornfishes. Its common names include barcheek unicornfish, clown tang, and masked unicornfish, among others. We’re not sure about the ones on this unused Maximum card; on the back it just says (in Korean) “right side postcard”. Grade: 1
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A. citrinellus V. synspilum (Maximum Card)
As with others in this series, Maximum Card from 2007, unused, with the only captioning in Korean on the front. Grade: 1
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Carassius auratus (Maximum Card)
Carassius auratus is essentially a goldfish, or carp, including koi–which is what these look like. Unused Maximum Card, captioned in Korean on the front and with the Korean words for Postcard on the back. Grade: 1
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Symphysodon discus (Maximum Card)
The common name for this species is the Red Discus and it’s native to the Amazon Basin. This unused Maximum Card, from 2007, is like others in the series and only says “Postcard” in Korean on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Panda (40) (Maximum Card)
Unused Maximum Card from 1991. Captioned in Korean and English on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Panda (60) (Maximum Card)
Unused Maximum Card from 1991. Captioned in Korean and English on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Panda (10) (Maximum Card)
Unused card from 1991. Captioned in Korean and English on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Panda (1) (Maximum Card)
Unused card from 1991. Captioned in Korean and English on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Panda (20) (Maximum Card)
Unused card from 1991. Captioned in Korean and English on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Tricholoma terreum (Maximum Card)
Tricholoma terreum, commonly known as the grey knight or dirty tricholoma, is a grey-capped edible mushroom. This unused Maximum Card from 2008 is captioned in Korean and the scientific name on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Panthera tigris altaika (sic) (130) (Maximum Card)
The usual spelling in the scientific name is altaica, and this is the Siberian (Amur) tiger on an unused Maximum Card issued in 2005. Captioned in Korean and in the scientific name on the back. Grade: 1
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Panthera tigris altaika (sic) (200) (Maximum Card)
The usual spelling in the scientific name is altaica, and this is the Siberian (Amur) tiger on a Maximum Card issued in 2005. Captioned in Korean and the scientific name on the back. Grade: 1
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Melopsittacus undulatus (Maximum Card)
Melopsittacus undulatus (Budgerigar, parakeet) on an unused Maximum Card from 2008. Korean and Latin caption (scientific name). Cheep! Grade: 1
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Cinema scene (Maximum Card)
Earlier in this category, we have the same card but not as a Maximum Card. Captioned only in Korean, but that would tell you what you need to know. Grade: 1
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Ludwig van Beethoven (Maximum Card)
From 2007, an unused Maximum Card with the composer’s name in Roman letters and Korean on the back. Grade: 1
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Pakyon Falls of Kaesong (3D)
In better condition than some of our other 3D cards from DPRK, this is aging but unused and unmarked. Grade: 2
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Rural building in autumn
Unused card, with caption in Korean. We would like to know where this is. The card has pre-printed colourful postage with deer. Grade: 1
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Peacock
Unused card, captioned in Korean (yes, the caption says “peacock”) and with coloured, pre-printed postage of Uria aalge birds. This is a second copy of the same card we listed as 20312239. Grade: 1
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2000
This unused card sure does look like a holiday, or turn-of-the-century, greeting; but there’s no caption. There is, however, colourful pre-printed postage. A bit of finger smudging on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Dandelions open on Mt. Paektu
For the most part, if you want dandelion postcards, you need to design and make them yourself. Google tells us this. But you’re in luck: this is ready and waiting for you. Unused, from 2000, with colourful pre-printed postage of the wintry mountain range under a glowing orange sky. Grade: 1
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Agapornis roseicollis (Maximum Card)
Peach-faced or rosy-cheeked or even rosy-faced lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis) have a range centered on the south-western portion of Africa, yet they find themselves on this unused Maximum Card from 2008. Captioned in Korean and Latin (the scientific name) on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Tiger (10) (Maximum Card)
Though we have other Maximum Cards of tigers earlier in the category, this is not part of the other series. This one was issued in 1974, and is captioned only as “Tiger” in English and Korean, along with “Pyongyang, DPR of Korea”. Grade: 1
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Martes zibellina
Martes zibellina is the scientific name for sable, and this unused card from 2005 clearly tells you what you need to know, if you can read Korean. It has pre-printed postage on the back, with the stamp being the same as the front photo, in Maximum Card style. (The scientific name is in western letters.) Two cards are available. Grades: 1
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CuFeS2
A more common name for this mineral is chalcopyrite, copper iron sulfide — an important copper ore. This unused card from 2008 has Korean and Roman captioning, and pre-printed postage of an ore clump in Maximum Card style. Grade: 1
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Artists
In this case, what you see is what there is because the reverse is blank. From 1999, with pre-printed postage. Later on in this category (20312244) we have a full set of four cards, including this one. Grade: 1
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Outdoors
In this case, what you see is what there is because the reverse is blank. From 1999, with pre-printed postage. Later on in this category (20312244) we have a full set of four cards, including this one. Grade: 1
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Pyongyang, swimming
Unused card, captioned in Korean and Chinese. Grade: 1