| Title: Royal Court Clothes Series (2nd Issue) (View Souvenir Sheet) |
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Stamp Serial#
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847 | |||
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KPC#
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C-573 | |||
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MICHEL#
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874 | |||
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StanGib#
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1046 | |||
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Scott#
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862 | |||
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Date of Issue
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05/30/1973 | |||
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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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Jok-ui Queen's ceremonial gown |
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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 second part of
a series introducing traditional Korean clothes. These two stamps feature Konryongpo and Jukui, royal
costumes of the Yi Dynasty.
2. Jokui: This is a ceremonial clothes of the highest order worn by a queen. It is made of dark blue silk on which 312 pheasants and 160 flowers are printed in an elaborate pattern. Purple trimmings are sewn on the collar, on the edge of sleeves and on other fringes of the garment. Patterns of dragons are printed in gold foil on all of them. Along with this costume, a queen wore a seven-foot-long yellowish red waist band on which patterns of phoenixes are printed in gold foil, Hapi on shoulders and a crown named Juchuichiljokkwan. |
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