| Title: Musical Instruments Series (4th Issue) (View Souvenir Sheet) |
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Stamp Serial#
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905 | |||
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KPC#
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C-598 | |||
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MICHEL#
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932 | |||
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StanGib#
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1117 | |||
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Scott#
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889 | |||
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Date of Issue
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08/20/1974 | |||
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Quantity
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3,000,000 | |||
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Denomination
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10 won | |||
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Design
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Soe 16-pipe ritual instrument |
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Designer
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Chun Hee-han | |||
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Image Area
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49mm*33mm | |||
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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 depicting Korea`s traditional musical instruments.
So: This instrument, which resembles pan pipes, has 16 pipes. It is now used only during a ritual ceremony at the Confucian Temple. The chromatic scales run upwards from right to left. The bottom of each pipe is filled with wax to adjust the pitch. |
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