Post Culture Week (Sights of %22Go slow Mailboxes%22)
  
information on Korean stamp
Date of Issue |
: 2017.11.21 |
Types |
: 4 |
Denomination |
: 330 won |
Design |
: |
Stamp No. |
: 3251 |
Printing Process
& Colors |
: null |
Size of Stamp |
: 35 × 35 |
WholeSheet
Composition |
: 4 × 4 |
Image Area |
: 35 × 35 |
Paper |
: null |
Perforation |
: 13¾ × 13¾ |
Printer |
: POSA |
Designer |
: Park,Eun-kyung |
Quantity |
: null |
Detail
There is a special mailbox that exudes the beauty and anticipation of waiting and the virtue of handwritten letters to touch the hearts of people who have become accustomed to a hectic lifestyle. It is the `Slow Mailbox.` A letter put in a general mailbox is delivered within several days. But, with Slow Mailbox, it takes six months to almost a year for mail to be delivered to the address written on it. This special mailbox helps us look back at and cherish our past memories.
The three Slow Mailboxes were first installed in May 2009 at Yeongjong Grand Bridge Exhibition Center in Incheon. Visitors are invited to write their stories on postcards available at the information desk and put them in the Slow Mailboxes for free delivery. Individual letters with stamps are also collected on a daily basis and sent in a year`s time. The Slow Mailboxes have been established as a celebrated feature of Yeongjong Grand Bridge Exhibition Center. Korea Post has subsequently installed Slow Mailboxes in `Bugak Palgakjeong,` a popular spot to appreciate the night views of Seoul, `Sinan Gageodo Island,` an island located at the southwestern end of the Korean Peninsula, `Junam Reservoir in Changwon` surrounded by magical sceneries all year round and the buildings of local governments and public organizations including `Korea Postage Stamp Museum.` Slow Mailboxes installed at celebrated locations are truly adored by people across the country.
Korea Post issued commemorative stamps for the Slow Mailbox that delivers the joy and virtue of waiting. The commemorative stamps feature snails, a symbol of slowness, and butterflies, a symbol of waiting. The stamps narrate a story of mail sent by a snail on a spring day and delivered on a spring day in the following year when the caterpillar, the mailman, has turned into a butterfly. This symbolizes the meaning of Slow Mailbox. The commemorative stamps will hopefully bring a moment of relaxation to people living hectic lives and provide an opportunity for them to reflect on the happiness of waiting.