| Title : PHILAKOREA 2002 World Stamp Exhibition (View Souvenir Sheet) | ||||
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Stamp Serial#
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2226 | |||
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KPC#
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C-1704 | |||
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MICHEL#
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2253 | |||
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StanGib#
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Not listed | |||
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Scott#
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2086 | |||
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Date of Issue
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07/01/2002 | |||
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Quantity
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1,620,000 | |||
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Denomination
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190 won | |||
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Design
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'A child collecting stamps from around the world' | |||
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Designer
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Mo, Ji-won | |||
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Image Area
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30mm x 30mm | |||
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Perforation
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13 | |||
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Sheet Composition
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18 stamps | |||
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Paper
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White unwatermarked | |||
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Printing process
and colors |
Photogravure, 6 colors Diamond shaped stamps |
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Print
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Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation | |||
| Description | ||||
| PHILAKOREA 2002 World Stamp Exhibition will run for ten days from August 2 to 11, 2002 in the Pacific and the Indian Halls of the Convention & Exhibition Center (COEX).
The World Stamp Exhibition is the third such exhibition held in Korea, previously hosting the event in 1984 and 1994. Over 150 nations worldwide take part in the exhibition that is dedicated to promoting the philatelic culture of love, harmony, and participation as well as the advancement of human culture. The World Stamp Exhibition, billed as a unique World Cup of Culture, will display more than 1,000 pieces of rare stamps. Also showcased in the exhibition will be the Currency Museum, Postal History Pavilion, My Own Stamp Section, Exhibition Hall of Masks and public relations booths for 16 local municipal governments. A variety of events targeting all age brackets are scheduled including character shows, puppet shows, making gigantic three-dimensional stamps, making mosaic picture stamps, writing letters to be stored in the Phila World Time Capsule, essay contest on PhilaWorld! Phila Cheers!, Talchum (traditional Korean mask dance) and classical Korean music performances. The two types of commemorative stamps are selected entries to the 2002 International Postage Stamp Design Contest. These stamps depict 'a child collecting stamps from around the world' and 'we are one'. Of particular note are the color codes printed on the margin of the stamps. The color codes are next-generation bar codes that can store 16 billion bits of information through 25 combinations of the colors red, blue, green and black on a 5mm by 5mm square. The information is retrieved with a PC camera, which reads the color codes printed on the margin of the stamps, enabling the user to view publicity video materials related to the PHILAKOREA 2002 World Stamp Exhibition on the computer screen. |
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