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Stamps Mark Kim Jong Il's Birth Anniversary
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| Pyongyang, February 7 (KCNA) -- The State Stamp Bureau of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued new stamps (two sheets and individuals) to celebrate the Day of the Shining Star (Feb. 16), the birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il. Printed in the sheets are letters reading "In commemoration of the great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il's birthday", "Juche 31 (1942)-Juche 102 (2013)" and "2.16". Seen in them are a photo of Kim Jong Il in his Kim Il Sung University days, a photo of him with his parents, as well as pictures of his birthplace in the Paektusan Secret Camp, Jong Il Peak and Ryongnam Hill. Carried in individual stamps are a picture of Kim Jong Il forming the "Group for the Study of General Kim Il Sung's Biography" and a picture of the leader in his childhood. The stamps show how Kim Jong Il cultivated his qualification and traits as leader to carry forward the revolutionary cause of President Kim Il Sung after his birth as the son of Mt. Paektu. |
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