| Title: 2nd Sightseeing Series (1st Issue) | ||||
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Stamp Serial#
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834 | |||
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KPC#
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C-557 | |||
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MICHEL#
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861 | |||
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StanGib#
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1031 | |||
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Scott#
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846 | |||
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Date of Issue
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02/20/1973 | |||
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Quantity
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1,500,000 | |||
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Denomination
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10 won | |||
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Design
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Mt. Sorak & Kejo-am Temple | |||
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Designer
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Kang Choon-whan | |||
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Image Area
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33mm*23mm | |||
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Perforation
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13 | |||
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Sheet Composition
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5Ąż4 | |||
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Paper
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White unwatermarked | |||
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Printer
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Government Printing & Mint Agency of the Repubic of Korea | |||
| Description | ||||
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The Ministry of Communications is issuing these two stamps as the first part of a
series of postage stamps featuring 10 most famous sightseeing places in the Republic of Korea.
2. Mt. Sorak (Kejo-am): An annex to Sinheung-sa Temple, Kejo-am was built by Jajang Yulsa, a Buddhist priest, in the ninth year of Queen Sondok of Silla 1,300 years ago, in a cave at the foot of towering rocky peak named Ulsan Bawi in the northern part of the temple. In front of Kejo-am rests a boulder measuring 2.5 meters in diameter. Nicknamed a "Swaying Rock," it sways at the slight nudge though it is so heavy that a hundred of people can hardly lift it. |
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