| Title : Traditional Culture Special (5th Issue) | ||||
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Stamp Serial#
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2384 | |||
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KPC#
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C-1850 | |||
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StanGib#
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2764 | |||
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Scott#
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2150c | |||
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Date of Issue
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06/24/2004 | |||
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Quantity
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560,000 | |||
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Denomination
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190 won | |||
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Design
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Bobbin | |||
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Designer
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Roh, Jung-hwa | |||
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Image Area
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35mm x 35mm | |||
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Perforation
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13 | |||
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Sheet Composition
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4 x 4 (four stamps setenant) |
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Paper
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White unwatermarked | |||
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Printing process
and colors |
Intaglio, two colors (Octagonal-shaped stamp) |
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Print
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Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation | |||
| Description | ||||
| This fifth stamp packet in the Traditional Culture Special introduces Korea's traditional needlework tools. Since ancient times, the needle, thread, ruler, thimble, scissors, soldering iron, and flatiron were considered as the "seven best friends in a lady's sitting room (known in Korean as gyujungchiru), and women were never without them. These stamps, illustrating needlework equipment dating from the late Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), are displayed at the National Folk Museum of Korea.
Bobbin: Used for winding thread, bobbins were usually made of wood. They also varied in shape: i) long rectangles with one side being long; ii) ones with all four corners protruding; iii) ones with their middle depressed, resembling the body of mortar, and so forth. The bobbins used by the upper class had luxurious decorations, including hwagak (lavish designs of auspicious animals and flowers) decorations, mother-of-pearl inlay, etc. In contrast, the lower classes used crude, unadorned bobbins. |
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