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This page contains philatelic information on the Kwangmyongsong (KMS) series satellites. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
KMS-1, DFH-1, and SJ-1 have similar designs. This intercomparison image will help in differentiating among them (and also includes Telstar, which appears to be the ultimate source of their designs). Furthermore, this brief discussion presents some of their characteristics and differences.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| Kwangmyongsong (KMS) (North Korea) | Kwangmyongsong (KMS) (North Korea) | Kwangmyongsong (KMS) (North Korea) |
Below is a list of Kwangmyongsong (KMS) series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Kwangmyongsong (KMS) (North Korea) | ||||
| Korea (North) | 3765 (Mi4066) i3765 | Imperforate | 1998 | "Kwangmyongsong-1" (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 3766 (BL402) i3766 | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Korea (North) | 3766 proof | Imperforate SS1 proof | ||
| Korea (North) | 3888 (BL430) i3888 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1999 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 3903 (Mi4206) i3903 | Imperforate | 1999 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 3905 (Mi4208) i3905 | Imperforate | 1999 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 4037 (Mi4344) i4037 | Imperforate | 2000 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 4038 (Mi4345) i4038 | Imperforate | KMS-1 (with booster attached) (in upper left) | |
| Korea (North) | 4125 (Mi4431) | 2001 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) | |
| Korea (North) | 4125 specimen | 4125 overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Korea (North) | 4172c (Mi4503) | One of MS4 (4172 (a-d)) (BL505, Mi4501-4504), or two of booklet pane of 5 (4172e (4172 (a-c+2x d))) with booklet outside (front and back) | 2001 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 4172c maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Korea (North) | 4172a-d proof | One of deluxe proof of 4 (4172a-d) | ||
| Korea (North) | 4350c (Mi4729-4730) | In (upper-left) margin of booklet pane of 2 (4350 (a-b)), also booklet front and booklet front (4350d), 4350c booklet front overprinted for Hong Kong 2004 Exposition | 2004 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 4373 (BL584) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, and on booklet front (4375e (4374-4375)) | 2004 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 4445 (BL626) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2005 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 4490 (BL654) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2006 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 4845a (Mi5446) | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (6x 4845) | 2009 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 4855 (BL724) | SS1 | 2009 | "Kwangmyongsong-2" launch |
| Korea (North) | 4855 proof | Imperforate MS2 proof of 4855 stamp | ||
| Korea (North) | 4866b (Mi5470) | One of MS2 (4866 (a-b + 2 labels)) (BL726), or one of booklet pane of 6 (4868d (4866a-b - 4868a-b)), or entire booklet (Mi5469-5474_MH) | 2009 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 4866b proof | Imperforate proof MS2 (2x 4866) | ||
| Korea (North) | 4868 (BL728) | On stamp 'a' and label1 and in (lower) margin of MS2 (4868 (a-b + 2 labels)) | ||
| Korea (North) | 4868a envelope | Printed stamp on stamped envelope (with printed perforations?) | ||
| Korea (North) | 4868c (BL729) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (4868a) | ||
| Korea (North) | 4868e proof | Imperforate proof MS6 | ||
| Korea (North) | 4888a (Mi5533) | One of MS9 (4888 (a-i)) (Mi5533-5541) | 2009 | "Satellite KMS-2" and "KMS-2 successfully entered its orbit on 5 April 2009" (in Korean text, but launch failed); also a KMS-2/3 propaganda-design; also in the background at the right is a tiny KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 4900 (Mi5559-5565) | On label2 of MS7 (4900 (a-g + 2 labels)) | 2010 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) (at upper-center); also KMS-2/3 propaganda-design (at upper-right) |
| Korea (North) | 4916b (Mi5584) | 2010 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) | |
| Korea (North) | 4916 (BL765) | MS2 (a-b + 2 labels) (Mi5583-5584) | ||
| Korea (North) | 4921 (BL757) | In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (4921 (a-c + 3 labels)) | 2010 | KMS-1 (with booster attached) |
| Korea (North) | 5059 (Mi5835) i5059 | Two of MS8 (2x (5058-5061)) (Mi5834-5837) Two of imperforate MS8 (2x (i5058-i5061)) | 2011 | KMS-1 (with booster attached); also KMS-2/3 propaganda-design (in the upper-right margin of 5059 MS4) |
| Korea (North) | i5058-i5061_ms4 proof | Imperforate proof MS4 | ||
| Korea (North) | 5058-5061 fdc i5058-i5061 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC One of four imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| Korea (North) | 5059_ms4 i5059_ms4 | MS4 (4x 5059) Imperforate MS4 (4x i5059) | ||
| Korea (North) | 5061a i5061a | Booklet pane of 4 (5058-5061), also booklet outside (front and back) Imperforate booklet pane of 4 | ||
| Korea (North) | 5147 (BL857) i5147 | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | 2012 | "Kwangmyongsong-3-2" launch by "Unha-3" rocket; also a KMS-2/3 propaganda-design (in right margin); also KMS-1 (with booster attached) (in upper-right margin) |
| Korea (North) | Mi6175 | 2015 | KMS-2/3 propaganda design | |
| Korea (North) | Mi6200 | 2015 | KMS-2/3 propaganda design | |
| Korea (North) | Label | One of two labels from MS5 (Mi2222+Mi4888-4889+Mi6153-6154), or three of six labels from MS15 (3x (Mi2222+Mi4888-4889+Mi6153-6154)) | 2015 | KMS-2/3 propaganda design (head-on view); also "Unha-3" launch rocket (in Korean text) |
| Korea (North) | Unknown ss (BL907) | SS1 | 2016 | "Kwangmyongsong-4" launch |
| Korea (North) | Unknown ss (BL908) | SS1 (different) | "Kwangmyongsong-4" (in right margin); also a KMS-2/3 propaganda-design, and KMS-1 (with booster attached) (both on stamp) | |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "Kwangmyongsong-3" (with folded solar panels) |
Below is a list of Kwangmyongsong (KMS) series launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| Kwangmyongsong (KMS) (North Korea) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
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