2003.01.01   Korea New Postage High Value Definitives

With the adjustment in the postal rates effective as of January 1st 2003, four new high value definitives released on this day, which consisted of 1580-won definitives (over 5 grams and under 25 grams) and 1610-won definitives (over 25 grams and under 50 grams) for priority registered mail, and 1490-won definitives (over 5 grams and under 25 grams) and 1510-won definitives (over 25 grams and under 50 grams) for non-priority registered mail. The former denomination of their counterparts were 1380 won, 1410 won, 1290 won and 1310 won respectively. The new stamps adopted the  existing designs on these definitives and changes were added to the colors in the margin of the sheet. Definitives for priority registered mail present a speedy image the design of transportation modes (airplane, train, truck)?. Changes are also made to the margin of the 1,580-won definitives to purple, and a silvery tone for the 1,610-won definitives for distiction of use.   Date of Issue 01/01/2003 Design and Denomination 1,580 won, Vehicles (purple) 1,610 won, Vehicles(silver) 1,490 won, The roof-end tile of the kylin design Designer Kim, So-jeong Park, Eun-kyung Image Area 36mm*26mm 33mm*23mm Perforation 13 13 Sheet Composition 5*10 5*10 Print Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation Quantity 3000000, 1000000 6000000

Original information and image from Korea Post Museum