Post Culture Week
  
information on Korean stamp
Date of Issue |
: 2018.10.02 |
Types |
: 2 |
Denomination |
: 330 won |
Design |
: |
Stamp No. |
: 3341 |
Printing Process
& Colors |
: Offset, Four Colors, Silver Hot Foiling, UV Lacquer |
Size of Stamp |
: 38 × 38 |
WholeSheet
Composition |
: 4 × 4 (172mm × 202mm) |
Image Area |
: 38 × 38 |
Paper |
: White unwatermarked |
Perforation |
: 13¾ × 13¾ |
Printer |
: POSA |
Designer |
: Kim, So-jeong |
Quantity |
: Total 672,000 |
Detail
In addition to their original purpose, postage stamps have been used as a means of conveying ones heart and mind for the last hundreds of years. In celebration of the Postal Culture Week, the Korea Post has issued a series of postage stamps titled, Korean Calligraphy.
Calligraphy refers to the art of writing letters beautifully by hand. The latest commemorative stamps feature the outstanding works of calligrapher and artist, Kang Byungin, who dedicated himself to introducing the artistic value and beauty of Korean, combined with the appeal of calligraphy, integrating the art of calligraphy and design. Through works that personified the words of 꽃(flowers) and 봄(spring) in Korean, the Kang conveys the warmth of the heart, which is the essence of postage stamps meant to be used for the purpose of sharing ones passion for life and happiness with others.
꽃(Flowers) / Flowers Bring a Smile to Our Faces
Flowers make people smile. The Korean word for flowers, 꽃, conveys the feeling of happiness and beauty as flowers do. Kang depicted the Korean consonant, ㅊ, in the word, 꽃, as a human figure dancing dynamically just as Koreans have done so in harmony with nature.
봄(Spring) / The Spring of My Life is Now
The word 봄(spring) conveys the feeling of warmth and hope. No matter how long winter may last, spring is always around the corner, and our lives are very much the same in that spring comes to our lives however hard things may be. The calligrapher has depicted the word 봄 with the images of sprouts and flowers to convey the message that we have got nothing to fear so long as we believe that The Spring of My Life is Now. The calligraphic work instills us with the courage to be brave and the hope that we can change at any given moment.
As the Internet and digital devices grow in popularity, fewer people bother to write letters by hand, let alone select postage stamps to convey their personal feelings. However, no one can deny the fact there is no replacement for the pleasure of writing out letters in earnest and reading them one by one, savoring the feelings embedded within the handwriting. Korea Post hopes that the commemorative stamps issued for this Postal Culture Week will enrich everyones lives happiness of the days of old.