Happy School Life
  
information on Korean stamp
Date of Issue |
: 2015.03.03 |
Types |
: 4 |
Denomination |
: 300 won |
Design |
: |
Stamp No. |
: 3047 |
Printing Process
& Colors |
: Offset, four colors |
Size of Stamp |
: 35 × 35 |
WholeSheet
Composition |
: 4 × 4 |
Image Area |
: 35 × 35 |
Paper |
: White Un watermarked |
Perforation |
: null |
Printer |
: Cartor for POSA |
Designer |
: null |
Quantity |
: 250,000 stamp |
Detail
Stamps reflect daily life. They not only feature
politics, culture, and history, but also society`s
prevailing sentiments. The 2014 International
Postage Stamp Design Contest offered the general
public an opportunity to take part in postage
stamp design. Under the theme of “Happy School
Life,” the submitted designs depicted the meaning
of genuine school life, and were honest portrayals
of our time.
In“Happy art class,”designer Kim Ga-ram intended
to illustrate that the way to create a happy school is
through sharing and consideration for each other,
by drawing children sharing crayons and working
together to complete the word LOVE.“Variety, the
more the better”(by Kim Seon-hee) shows a fun
puzzle made of happy faces of children who are
different from one another yet understand each
other and share happiness in the school. In Our
happy school”(by Cho Seul-gi), students sharing
happiness and laughter under one roof and inside
a common space called school are depicted with
round faces and shapes. The design is simple,
yet it clearly conveys the happiness of students.
And,“Friendship travels through letters”(by
Kim Seung-yeon) illustrates, using hearts, the
dreams and hopes of children they share with each
other through letters. It shows that exchanging
hand-written letters is not only a heart-warming
experience but a great way to deepen friendship
between young students.
Just as the newly-issued “Happy School Life
stamps from the 2014 International Postage Stamp
Design Contest reflect our hearts and hopes, I hope
that letters can serve as a means to support one
another in our society by providing opportunities
for communication and shared happiness. Going
forward, it will be interesting to see how future
stamps portray our lives.