| Title: Royal Court Clothes Series (5th Issue) (View Souvenir Sheet) |
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Stamp Serial#
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870 | |||
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KPC#
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C-578 | |||
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MICHEL#
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897 | |||
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StanGib#
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1079 | |||
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Scott#
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868 | |||
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Date of Issue
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11/30/1973 | |||
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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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Ko-kun-bok Military Officer's 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 fifth and final
part of a series introducing traditional Korean clothes. These stamps feature Kukunbok, a military
clothes of the Yi Dynasty period, and Pyongsangbok, an ordinary costume for wives of civil and military
officials.
1. Kukunbok: Worn by military officials during Yi Dynasty, this clothes consists of Dongdali, a long coat; Jonbok, a sleeveless outer apparel; Jonrip, a hat plumed with purple and red peacock feathers; a long waistband and a pair of black boots. While in this clothes, a military officer carried a sword at his side, a quiver on his shoulder and a tasseled rattan whip in his band. |
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