In 2000 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)’s Christmas and New Year/TB seal program, following the tradition of promoting awareness and raising funds for the fight against tuberculosis, issued two different small sheets of ten seals, in a souvenir sheet format.
The design of the 2000 seals, catalogued as Korean Postal Stamp Catalog (KPSC) TCS 448-457 and TCS 458-467, focused on an important historical event in Korea: the royal procession of King Jeongjo in 1795. This procession commemorated King Jeongjo’s journey with his mother, Lady Hyegyeong Hong, from Changdeokgung Palace to Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon.
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