| Title: Online Games Special | ||||
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Stamp Serial#
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2516-25 | |||
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KPC#
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C-1956-C-1965 | |||
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Scott#
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2234a-j | |||
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Date of Issue
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11/09/2006 | |||
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Quantity
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300,000 each |
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Denomination
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250 won | |||
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Design
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Lineage, Maple Story, Ragnarok, Gersang, Legend of Mir III, Kartrider, Mu, Pangya, Fortress2 Blue, Mabinogi |
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Designer
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Mo Ji-won | |||
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Image Area
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27mm x 27mm | |||
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Perforation
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13 | |||
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Sheet Composition
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5 X 4 stamps | |||
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Paper
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White Unwatermarked | |||
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Printing process
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Photogravure, four colors (Self-adhesive stamp) |
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Print
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Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation | |||
| Description | ||||
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Online games that can be played by several users at the same time
over the Internet are witnessing ever-growing worldwide usage thanks both to
state-of-the-art IT infrastructure and to the increasing penetration of ultra-high-speed
Internet. Ten excellent on-line games of Korea will be introduced through new stamps in an
effort to widely promote advanced on-line game technologies of Korea, which boost the
nation's worldwide standing in regards to excellent, creative game contents as well as to
advance a sound on-line game culture in Korea.
"Lineage" set in the atmosphere of dragons, knights, magicians and fairies was the first in Korea to usher in the era of 1 million on-line game members in just 15 months of its launch. "Maple Story" where gamers can travel around the world of imagination is the world's first on-line game to introduce the 2-dimension side scroll method where the screen moves from the left to the right. "Ragnarok", an adventure story based on a Northern Europe myth, is loved in 63 countries across the world. "Kartrider", a racing game with 16 million domestic members is called the Korean people's on-line game. "Mu", the first 3-dimensional on-line game in Korea vividly depicts the world of adventure against the backdrop of the legendary Mu continent. "Pangya", an on-line golf game, is popular even among females and senior citizens thanks to its easy-to-manipulate screens and pleasant graphics. "Gersang", a Korean-style business management strategy simulation game, features various economic activities and spirited competition among the 8 main characters. "Legend of Mir III", a fantasy chivalry game where its characters fight for the peace on Mir, an unknown continent, is very popular even abroad. "Fortress 2 Blue", a war game where the gamers attack, in turn, the other side for a limited time, played a leading role in having the culture of on-line game blossom in Korea. "Mabinogi", where gamers can experience the day-to-day life in the world of fantasy employs the cartoon rendering technique that makes 3-dimensional graphics appear as if it were a cartoon. |
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