Korea North (DPRK)
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North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia, in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Pyongyang is both the nation's capital as well as its largest city, with a population just over 2.5 million. To the north and northwest the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok (known as the Yalu in China) and Tumen rivers.The country is bordered to the south by South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea), with the heavily-fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone separating the two..

The first stamps of North Korea were issued on 12 March 1946: Rose of Sharon and Samson Rock. Stamps prior to 1974 dealt primarily with subjects relating specifically to North Korea, its foundation, Kim Il-Sung and other patriotic themes. After 1974, in a bid to bring more hard currency into the country, North Korea began issuing stamps with wide-ranging themes (such as Joan of Arc, airships, sports and wildlife) and using English descriptions.  Wording on the stamps is mostly in Korean. The term "DPR Korea" is written in English.
According to some articels in internet (links are below), the North Korean issuing policy has 2 main goals:

•   Issues for stamp collectors:  these stamps are printed on high quality paper and are almost always issued in conjunction with miniature sheets, do not enter the internal postal system apart from being used by foreigners and are largely unknown by the general population.
•   Issues for regular postal needs:  these stamps are issued for regular postal are printed on relatively poor quality paper, thin, soft and yellowish. This however, changed beginning 1995, after which it is more difficult to tell the difference between the two issues.

The Korean Stamp Company is responsible in the distribution of stamps issued targeted for collectors either domestically or abroad.  According to a report, the headquarters of the company are located near Pyongyang’s best hotel – the Korean. It has a comprehensive supply of philatelic goods with its main clients being the foreign collectors and tourist. The stamps are sold twice the face values.  Stamps for regular postal use are distributed by post offices throughout the country.

Due the facts above philatelic values of these stamps is questionable and it should be avoided from serious collections, even though the stamps shown below are listed in major stamps catalogues.