Title : SERIAL POSTAGE STAMAPS: KOREAN POSTAL SERVICE, YESTERDAY AND TODAY (5th Issue)
Stamp Serial#
 1336 
KPC#
 C-966 
MICHEL#
 1361 
StanGib#
 1605 
Scott#
 1341 
Date of Issue
 03/10/1984 
Quantity
 3,500,000 
Denomination
 70Won 
Design
 Pre-Modern Period Postal Symbol and Post Box 
Designer
 Lee, Keun-moon 
Image Area
 33mm X 49mm 
Perforation
 13 
Sheet Composition
 5 X 2 
Paper
 White
Unwatermarked
Print
 Government Printing & Mint Agrency of the Republic of Korea 
Description
The year 1984 marks the hundredth year of Korean postal service.

In commemoration of the occasion, the Ministry of Communications and the Philatelic Fdedration Internationale de Philatel(FIP), will put on a world postage stamp exhibition, PHILAKOREA 84, at the Korea Exhibition Center(KOEX), Seoul, from October 22 through 31, 1984. In addition, the Minstry of Communications is issuing a series of postage stamps under the title of "Korean Postal Service, Yesterday and Today", with thematic materials that show Korean postal service in its historical contexts. The follwing two kinds are the last in the series:

1. Pre-Modern Period Postal Symbol and Post Box.
This depicts the pre-modern period postal symbol, which features the initial letter of the Korean word for post, and the post box of the time.

2. Today's Postal Symbol and Post Box.
This depicts the new postal symbol, created by the Ministry of Communications Corporate Identity Program, and the post box being used today. The new symbol features the swallow, a bird symbolizing speed, reliability and friendliness.