PRK stamps

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Someone posted one of these earlier on another thread and I was reminded of the amazing variety of stamps that were produced during the People's Republic of Kampuchea period. They are usually very well designed but have amazingly random subjects.

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They are very cool and yeah you are right, some very random depictions there.

Thanks for posting JB.
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Honest question - are they legit?
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John Bingham wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 1:09 am Image
The British Houses of Parliament!! Who is the guy?
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armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:15 pm
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That's Old Blue Eyes.
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StroppyChops wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 4:42 pm Honest question - are they legit?
I believe so, I think they were made partly as an attempt to raise some revenue from stamp collectors while the state was under an international embargo.
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John Bingham wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:57 pm
StroppyChops wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 4:42 pm Honest question - are they legit?
I believe so, I think they were made partly as an attempt to raise some revenue from stamp collectors while the state was under an international embargo.
Hence the Clydesdale and greyhound... weird!
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armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:15 pm
John Bingham wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 1:09 am Image
The British Houses of Parliament!! Who is the guy?
It might be Andersen.

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