| Title: Korea-Singapore Joint Issue (Traditional Wedding Costume) | ||||
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Stamp Serial#
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2555 | |||
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KPC#
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C-1991 | |||
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Scott#
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Date of Issue
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03/30/2007 | |||
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Quantity
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300,000 | |||
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Denomination
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520 won | |||
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Design
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Dallyeong & Wonsam | |||
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Original Painting
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Yun Yeo-whan | |||
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Designer
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Kim So-jeong | |||
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Image Area
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27mm x 37mm | |||
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Perforation
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13 | |||
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Sheet Composition
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4 x 4 (eight stamps setenant) |
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Paper
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White Unwatermarked | |||
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Printing process
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Photogravure, five colors | |||
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Print
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Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation | |||
| Description | ||||
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Korea, with 5,000 years of distinctive history and culture and Singapore, a
globalized country of the 21st century, issue a joint stamp featuring traditional wedding costume a
subject that is both meaningful and beautiful.
Korea's traditional wedding attire depicted on the stamp is from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Generally, a bridegroom's wedding garments include a coronet with wings (Samo) and an official robe with a round collar (Dallyeong) with embroidered insignia (Hyungbae). The bride wears an embroidered court robe (Hwarot) or a ceremonial robe (Wonsam). She would also do up her hair in the ceremonial style, colorfully decorated with a coronet adorned with jewelry (Jokduri), a fluttering hair accessory (Tteoljam), or with a hair ribbon (Daenggi). The stamp shows a purple-colored Dallyeong with Hyungbae spun with golden thread; splendidly embroidered Hwarot; blue-colored Dallyenong with a twin-crane Hyungbae; green-colored Wonsam spun with golden thread; deep blue-colored Dallyeong; and green-colored Wonsam. The stamp also shows formal wear worn under these wedding costumes: the bridegroom's baggy pants (Baji), jacket (Jeogori) and overcoat (Durumagi); the bride's green jacket (Jeogori) and red skirt (Chima). The backdrop for these wedding attire features four different themes: the sun, moon and five mountains depicting health, longevity and matrimonial harmony; a peony symbolizing wealth, prosperity, longevity and purity; ducks symbolizing success in life and prominence; and mandarin ducks depicting love and conjugal harmony. The stamp was designed by Professor Yun Yeo-Whan of Chungnam National University with Korea's traditional wedding costumes researched from the historical viewpoint by Professor Park Sung-Sil of Dankook University. |
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