(News from 우정사업본부 / KoreaPost) KoreaPost released the 2020 publication schedule, showing all planned new stamp issues for the whole year. Several anniversaries are on the list and so are both the Korean culture and history related issues as well as Korean independence related stamps.
The publication schedule was issued in Korean on the KoreaPost website. Here is a quick translation (by KSS member Stanley Kim) of the subjects:
| No. | Date | Subject (Korean) | Subject (English translation) | Stamps/sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020. 2. 26. | 한국의 옛 건축 | Old Architectures of Korea | 4 stamps + sheet |
| 2 | 2020. 3. 20. | 한국의 항공기 | Airplanes of Korea | 3 stamps |
| 3 | 2020. 4. 17. | 덕성여자대학교 창학 100주년 | The Centennial of DukSung Women's University | 1 stamp |
| 4 | 2020. 5. 1. | 라인프렌즈 | Line Friends | 18 stamps + sheet |
| 5 | 2020. 6. 30. | 대한체육회 창립 100주년 | The Centennial of Korean Sports and Olympic Committee | 1 stamp |
| 6 | 2020. 7. 16. | 국방과학연구소 창설 50주년 | 50th Anniversary of Agency for Defense Development | 1 stamp |
| 7 | 2020. 8. 7. | 해양보호생물 (해마) | Protected Marine Species (Sea Horse) | 4 stamps |
| 8 | 2020. 9. 4. | 한복의 멋 | The Beauty of Hanbok (Korean Traditional Clothing) | 4 stamps |
| 9 | 2020. 9. 28. | 유관순열사 순국 100주년 | The Centennial of Death of Patriot Yu Gwansun | 1 stamp + sheet |
| 10 | 2020. 10. 8. | 유네스코 인류무형문화유산(씨름) | UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Traditional Korean Wrestling "Ssireum" | 2 stamps |
| 11 | 2020. 11. 20. | 우표 취미주간 | Philatelic Week | 4 stamps |
| 12 | 2020. 12. 1. | 연하우표 | Season's Greetings | 2 stamps + sheet |
Please note this listing is not final, last year some details changed later during the year. But it should give a good idea of what to expect for 2020.
KoreaPost also showed this New Year’s greeting on the Kstamp blog. Notice the cute Korean language joke using the Korean word for mouse as part of conjugation of the verb:
And finally also recently published was the monthly “wallpaper”. Here is an example of the January version for “standing” screens:
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