The army and people in the DPRK significantly mark as the Day of Songun August 25, Juche 49 (1960) when leader Kim Jong Il started his Songun (army-first) revolutionary leadership with inspection of the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division of the Korean People's Army (KPA).

Printed in the stamps are letters reading "Let us add eternal brilliance to Comrade Kim Jong Il's great idea and achievements of the Songun revolution", "Let us remain true to the great Comrade Kim Jong Un's Songun revolutionary leadership", "Day of Songun" and "August 25".

The sheetlet carries a picture of Generalissimo Kim Jong Il rejoicing at the rich diet for servicepersons and a picture of Supreme Commander Kim Jong Un inspecting units under the KPA 4th Corps Command.

The individual stamp features the star of Marshal.