| Title: Royal Court Clothes Series (4th Issue) (View Souvenir Sheet) |
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Stamp Serial#
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860 | |||
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KPC#
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C-577 | |||
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MICHEL#
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887 | |||
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StanGib#
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1061 | |||
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Scott#
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866 | |||
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Date of Issue
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09/30/1973 | |||
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Quantity
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2,000,000 | |||
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Denomination
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10 won | |||
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Design
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Hwa-lot Queen's wedding 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 fourth part of a
series introducing traditional Korean clothes. They feature Kumkwanchobok, a formal clothes for court
officials of the Yi Dynasty, and Hwalot, a royal wedding costume worn by a queen or a princess during
the dynasty.
2. Hwalot: A royal wedding costume worn by a queen or a princess of the Yi Dynasty, this gorgeous nuptial dress is made of red silk with colorful embroideries of more than ten different patterns. It has a uniform design. But the decorative patterns embroidered on the dress differ according to the status of the wearer who was broadly categorized as Naemyongbu or Waemyongbu. Along with this costume, a royal bride wore an ornamental headpiece. |
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