[2] The Korea Stamp Museum opened on April 9, 2012 as part of the centennial celebration of the birth of Kim Il Sung[3] after being upgraded to a museum from an exhibition hall for the Korea Stamp Corporation.

[4] The museum closed for renovations in 2018 as part of an expansion project and reopened on February 11, 2019.

[9] The exterior of the museum after its renovation was built to resemble a postage stamp and has a bronze statue of a dove holding a postcard while flying above the Earth located outside the building.

[13] In this collection, the museum contains relics from the ancient times and artifacts from the postal system established at the end of the Joseon dynasty,[14] as well as relics since the establishment of the North Korean Postal Service including the first stamps created by the service.

[16] The stamps displayed highlight events in the country's history, flora and fauna, and world events including the launch of Sputnik, the birth of Prince William, and the 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit.