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Stamp Numbers cited:
Korean Stamp Serial No./#
2002-Korean Postage Stamp Catalogue (KPC)
1999-MICHAEL Middle & East Asian Catalogue-Volume 9
1997 Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue - Part 18
2004-SCOTT Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue - Volume 4

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STAMP NO./s	DATE ISSUED	TOPIC DESCRIPTION	STAMPS ISSUED	REMARKS
1890 1891	01.24.97	1997 Winter Universiade: Muju-Chonju (2nd Issue); Final issue. 1st Issue at Nos. 1867-68, 07.01.96	2	S/S each PB-1890 PB-1891
1892	02.19.97	The Centennial of the Inception of Korea's Modern Financial Industry	1	PB-1892
1893	03.05.97	Definitive Postage Stamp (100 Won) Dishcloth Gourd	1
1894	04.10.97	The 97th IPU Seoul Conference	1	PB-1894
1895	04.23.97	World Book and Copyright Day	1	PB-1895
1896 1897	05.03.97	Cartoon Series (3rd Issue); 4th Issue at Nos 1946-47, 05.04.98 2nd Issue at Nos. 1862-63, 05.04.96	2	S/S each PB-1896 PB-1897 See Series
1898	05.10.97	The 2nd Pusan East Asian Games	1	PB-1898
1899 1900	05.31.97	2002 World Cup Korea/Japan (2nd Issue); 3rd Issue at Nos 1949-52, 05.30.98 1st Issue at Nos. 1871-72, 08.01.96	2	S/S each PB-1899 PB-1900 See WORLD CUP-2002
1901 1902	06.05.97	Protection of Wild Animals and Plants (4th Issue); 5th Issue at Nos 1941-44, 03.21.98 3rd Issue at Nos. 1851-52, 03.05.96	2	S/S each PB-1901 PB-1902 See Series
1903 1904 1905 1906	06.19.97	Wild Flower Series (8th Issue) *Final issue of the series. 7th Issue at Nos. 1857-60, 04.22.96	4	PB-1903 PB-1904 PB-1905 PB-1906 See Series
1907	07.01.97	1997 Kwangju Biennale	1	Design Contest PB-1907
1908	07.01.97	Definitive Postage Stamp (80 Won) Bird-Japanese White-eye	1
1909 1910 1911 1912	07.21.97	Mushroom Series (5th Issue); Pictures not in Stamp No. sequence. As shown: 1912, 1910, 1911, then 1909. 6th Issue at Nos 1957-60, 07.04.98 4th Issue at Nos. 1873-76, 08.19.96	4	S/S each PB-1909 PB-1910 PB-1911 PB-1912 See Series
1913 1914	09.01.97	Definitive Stamps (170 and 190 Won) 170 Won: Crayfish. 190 Won: Rose of Sharon. *Postage rate-change, September 1, 97.	2
1915	09.05.97	The 85th FDI Annual World Dental Congress	1	PB-1915
1916 1917 1918 1919	09.12.97	Definitive Stamps(340, 380, 1340, 1380W) SAME TOPIC: 747 Airplane flying to bottom-left corner	4
1920	10.01.97	Centennial of the Opening of Mokpo Port	1	PB-1920
1921	10.10.97	The Soong Sil Academy Celebrating 100 Years	1	PB-1921
1922 1923 1924 1925	11.01.97	Definitive Postage Stamps (140, 260, 1170, 1190 Won)	4
1926 1927 1928 1929	11.03.97	Korean Beauty Series (7th Issue); 8th Issue at Nos 1970-77, 11.20.98 6th Issue at Nos. 1882-85, 11.01.96	4	Se-tenant SB-1926-29 See Series
1930	11.18.97	Philatelic Week Special	1	S/S PB-1930 See PHILA Week
1913-Coil 1914-Coil	11.18.97	Two Coil Stamps of 09.01.97 Definitives; 170 Won: Crayfish. 190 Won: Rose of Sharon (Moo-gong-wha).	2	Coil Stamps
1931 1932	12.01.97	New Year's Greetings/Holiday Stamps; "1998-Year of the Tiger".	2	S/S each PB-1931 PB-1932 See N.Y.'s
1933 1934	12.09.97	Registration of Korea Cultural Treasures as Parts of the World Heritage(1st Issue); 170 Won: Buddha at Sokkuram Grotto. 380 Won: Pulguksa Temple. 2nd Issue at Nos 1979-80, 12.09.98	2	Special- Sheet. Se-tentant. See Series
1935 1936	12.12.97	Literature Series (3rd Issue); 4th Issue at Nos 1963-64, 09.14.98 2nd Issue at Nos. 1877-78, 09.16.96	2	S/S each PB-1935 PB-1936 See Series
1937	12.15.97	Definitive Postage Stamp (170 Won); Bird- Australian Curlew.	1

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