North Korea started its official "Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism" month by releasing two new postage stamps.
Surprise! They are not exactly a stars and stripes-spangled spectacular. Instead, the stamps offer some grim images predicting the promised annihilation of America. In one, a fist crushes an American missile, and a flag explodes in tatters. In the other, a hand holds a gun and eight missiles point toward a building that looks suspiciously like the U.S. Capitol.
The new offerings are part of a month of massive celebrations, including a gigantic anti-America rally where people carried placards reading "American imperialists are the war aggressor" and "Defend!" Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency issued a statement calling on the world to stand up against "the fatty monster US imperialists" and calling the U.S. "a paper tiger easy to be crushed and set on fire." The month commemorates the outbreak of the Korean War.
One of the country's earliest offerings showed a young Kim Il Sung in front of a large South Korean flag. Others portrayed workers, soldiers and Soviet friendship. Others celebrated notable DPRK buildings, local sports heroes and popular animals and plants.
Others feature, according to Quartz, tributes to Kim Jong Il, Disney characters and many, many options honoring the late Princess Diana.
The KSC has two main offerings: stamps for domestic use (printed on cheap, thin paper) and those designed to appeal to international collectors. The second are rarely used by the country's residents.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Surprise! They are not exactly a stars and stripes-spangled spectacular. Instead, the stamps offer some grim images predicting the promised annihilation of America. In one, a fist crushes an American missile, and a flag explodes in tatters. In the other, a hand holds a gun and eight missiles point toward a building that looks suspiciously like the U.S. Capitol.
The new offerings are part of a month of massive celebrations, including a gigantic anti-America rally where people carried placards reading "American imperialists are the war aggressor" and "Defend!" Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency issued a statement calling on the world to stand up against "the fatty monster US imperialists" and calling the U.S. "a paper tiger easy to be crushed and set on fire." The month commemorates the outbreak of the Korean War.
One of the country's earliest offerings showed a young Kim Il Sung in front of a large South Korean flag. Others portrayed workers, soldiers and Soviet friendship. Others celebrated notable DPRK buildings, local sports heroes and popular animals and plants.
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Others feature, according to Quartz, tributes to Kim Jong Il, Disney characters and many, many options honoring the late Princess Diana.
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The KSC has two main offerings: stamps for domestic use (printed on cheap, thin paper) and those designed to appeal to international collectors. The second are rarely used by the country's residents.
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(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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