| Title: Royal Court Clothes Series (1st Issue) (View Souvenir Sheet) |
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Stamp Serial#
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840 | |||
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KPC#
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C-571 | |||
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MICHEL#
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867 | |||
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StanGib#
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1038 | |||
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Scott#
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860 | |||
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Date of Issue
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03/30/1973 | |||
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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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Won-sam Woman's ceremonial costume |
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Designer
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Kim Sung-sil | |||
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Image Area
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33mm*49mm | |||
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Perforation
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13 | |||
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Sheet Composition
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5Ąż5 | |||
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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 10 postage stamps introducing traditional Korean clothes. These stamps will be issued in five
installments this year.
The first two stamps of the series feature Kujangbok and Wonsam, the royal costumes worn by kings and queens during the period of Yi Dynasty. 2. Wonsam: Shown in the stamp is Wonsam as worn by a queen. Made of light yellowish green silk, it has red and yellow spriped sleeves, to which additional flowing white sleeves are attached. A queen also wears a seven-foot-long scarlet sash around her waist. Printed in gold foil on this sash are figures of phoenix. While in this costume, the queen`s hair is elaborately coiffured and adorned with ornamental hairpins. The skirt is dark blue or red and around its hem patterns of Phoenixes or dragons are printed in double rows. |
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