Korea, North
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Occasion: 1996 Asian Winter Games III,1996,Harbin,China
Width: 30 mm
Height: 42 mm
Perforation: Perforated 12.25 x 12.00
Catalog number:
Scott 2921
Location: Ice Hockey Volume LXII
Stamp ID = 6104
From Wikipedia "1996 Asian Winter Games" page.
The 3rd Asian Winter Games were held from February 4 to 11, 1996 in Harbin, People's Republic of China. North Korea's Samjiyon was the original host for the games scheduled in 1995, but withdrew in August 1992. After the withdrawal, South Korea and then People's Republic of China submitted bids respectively. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) decided to elect the host cities for these 3rd games and the next 4th games simultaneously. On December 2, 1993, The OCA announced that the 3rd games would be held in People's Republic of China in 1996 and the 4th games would be held in South Korea in 1999.
From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea) (1946-)
Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 24,317,004. A communist state occupying the northern half of the Korean peninsula.