PRK stamps

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kiwiincambodia wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 2:42 am They are very cool and yeah you are right, some very random depictions there.
Hey! Can anyone here draw? Yes, I can, I'm an artist! Bang.

Hey, can anybody here draw?

Hence randomness.
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i mentioned it on the other thread, but if anyone interested in what the value of the stamps at the time were, 4 riels was $1, 1 riel was $0.25, the one that is 0.80 riels, is 8 Kak which is $0.20
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that genius wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:49 pm
kiwiincambodia wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 2:42 am They are very cool and yeah you are right, some very random depictions there.
Hey! Can anyone here draw? Yes, I can, I'm an artist! Bang.

Hey, can anybody here draw?

Hence randomness.
That's not really fair. I have relations who studied at RUFA during that period and they had scrupulous enough standards. Most of the stamps lack a local style though. I wouldn't be surprised it it turned out these designs were created by East Germans or some other foreigners. Seriously, how relevant is a Gila Monster (or whatever that is) to life in the PRK in the early 80s? Who the hell is that guy on Westminster Bridge? Anyway contributions are welcome here:
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1986 PRK
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1992 SOC

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1994 RKC

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1995 RKC

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2001 series:
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