calendar>>October 22. 2009 Juche 98
New Stamps Issued
Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- The DPRK has brought out two kinds of sheetlet related to international festivals of philately.

Printed on a sheetlet are the words "Italia 2009 International Festival of Philately" in Korean and English. It carries a stamp reflecting the 18th World Cup and a photo showing a Korean player kicking the ball into the net to create the biggest shock in the 8th World Cup in Juche 55 (1966).

The sheetlet for the 6th Birdpex Antwerp Expo reflects Strix nebulosa and Strix leptogrammica and various species of Porzana pusilla living in several areas of the world.

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