UChicago Library's North Korean stamp collection

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2011 North Korean stamp of Kim Jong-il
1962 North Korean stamp of raccoon
2000 stamp depicting the traditional Korean Bongsan masked dance
1976 North Korean stamp of Olympics
1980 stamp of North Korean Olympic gold medal
1984 North Korean stamp of Degas painting
2011 North Korean stamp of Kim Jong-il
1962 North Korean stamp of raccoon
2000 stamp depicting the traditional Korean Bongsan masked dance
1976 North Korean stamp of Olympics
1980 stamp of North Korean Olympic gold medal
1984 North Korean stamp of Degas painting
2011 North Korean stamp of Kim Jong-il
1962 North Korean stamp of raccoon
2000 stamp depicting the traditional Korean Bongsan masked dance
1976 North Korean stamp of Olympics
1980 stamp of North Korean Olympic gold medal
1984 North Korean stamp of Degas painting
A 2011 stamp depicts Kim Jong-il's "elevation to Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army." Although some North Korean stamps at UChicago Library such as this one represent explicit propaganda, many others capture more innocuous images.
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