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New Stamps Issued in DPRK
Pyongyang, January 30 (KCNA) -- The State Stamp Bureau of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued two kinds of individual stamps featuring ceramics, part of the national cultural heritage.

The stamps show a celadon vase inlaid with chrysanthemum design, believed to be made in the period from the late 11th century to the 12th century, and a blue and white porcelain jar with dragon design, made in the 19th century.

The Koryo celadons, characterized by greenish blue color, and white porcelains are well known to the world.

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