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`This is the 100th year after the electric lamp was first lighted in Korea, at the Kyongbokkung Palace, in 1887. Our electric power has since come through innumerable ups and downs to its tremendous growth of today. Looking back on the course of our electric development, we do not forget the time when North Korea cut off its supply of power to us without a word of consultation, making us suffer from an extreme shortage of power supply, and the bitter fact that we had most of what poor facilities we had completely destroyed during the Korean War. In the 1960`s, however, our power industry finally turned the corner, making rapid progress just in time to meet the large demand of power for our economic growth and industrialization. Today it has grown to be the prime source of energy not only for other industries but for our everyday life as well. At this threshold of the second country of our power industry, the Ministry of Communications issues this commemorative postage stamp in recognition of the contribution it has made to our economic development, and also to help the public realize the vital role it plays for us today.`