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POSTAGE STAMP FOR THE 1963 CENSUS OF MINING AND MANUFACTURING
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Date of Issue : 1964.03.23
Types : 1
Denomination : 4 won
Design : Factories and Coal Car with in the Background and Graph
Stamp No. : 393
Printing Process
& Colors
: Lithographed Light Bluish Gray, Reddish Brown, Black
Size of Stamp : null
WholeSheet
Composition
: 5×10
Image Area : 37×25
Paper : Wmkd Korean Postal Emblem
Perforation : 13½
Printer : Korea Government Printing Agency
Designer : Kang, Choon-Whan
Quantity : 1000000
Detail
`March 23 of this year is significant in marking 1963 Census for mining and manufacturing industry. This Census, regulated by the law of statistics, shall be taken under the joint auspices of the Economic Planning Board and the Korean Reconstruction Bank, with the objective of obtaining basic data required for in establishing the economic policies, in apparaising the accomplishments of economic plans implemented, and in giving the worldwide comparison of industrial statistics in response to ``1963 World Program for Industrial Statistics`` recommended by the United Nations. The reference period for the Census is the calendar year of 1963, and its enumeration shall be done between March 23, 1964 and April 11, 1964. The Census shall be carried out according to the canvasser method by trained enumerators recruited for this purpose, sent to each establishment. The Census will cover all mining and manufacturing establishments with 5 or more persons engaged. The Census, such as this, for mining and manufacturing industry is the first attempt observed in Korea, and above and beyond all, it will contribute to the development of mining and manufacturing industry as well as the economic rehabilitation. In order to propagate the significance of the Census widely to the public and appeal to their support and cooperation, this Administration issues the commemorative postage stamp on March 23, 1964.`
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