Category: Seals

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.

In 1999 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)’s Christmas and New Year/TB seal program issued two different small sheets of ten seals, in a souvenir sheet format. These 1999 seals are what the KNTA calls the “Constellations of the night sky”. Also, a sheet of twenty seals were issued that have all twenty of the […]

In 1998 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)’s Christmas and New Year/TB seal program followed the same format as used in 1997: two different small sheets of ten seals, in a horizontal souvenir sheet format. These 1998 seals represent what the KNTA calls the “Character Sports Series”. Perhaps some of our readers can tell us […]

In 1997 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)’s Christmas and New Year/TB seal program only issued two different small sheets of ten seals, in a horizontal souvenir sheet format. These seals picture different insects found in Korea. Since each of these two small sheets of the 1997 seals has a different insect, there are a […]

In 1996 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) and Christmas and New Year/TB seal program used the same design format as that of 1995. Two small sheets of the 1996 Christmas and New Year/TB seals were released, in a horizontal souvenir sheet format, picturing Korean Traditional Beauty Accessories. Since each of these two small sheets […]

In 1995 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program did a bit of innovation from recent previous years. Two small sheets of the 1995 Christmas and New Year/TB seals were released, in a vertical souvenir sheet format, picturing colourful scenes of a coral reef off Jeju Island with colourful coral, fish and even a […]

In 1994 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program released two small sheets in a souvenir sheet format, with ten different images on each of the two sheets. Each of these two sheets was printed with some seals having a silver background for a total of 20 different types of Korean birds.

In 1993, as in 1992, the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program released four small sheets in a souvenir sheet format, with ten different images on each of the two sheets, and each of those two sheets were printed with a silver and gold background on some of the seals for a total of […]

In 1992, the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program released four small sheets in a souvenir sheet format with ten different images on each of the two sheets, and each of those two sheets were printed on a silver and gold foil background for a total of 40 different seals. The seals show 20 […]

In 1991 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program released two small sheets in a souvenir sheet format with ten different images on each of the two sheets for a total of 20 different seals. One of the sheets of seals depict Korean Harvest time and the other sheet shows Koreans scenes, including playing […]

In 1990 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program, for the first time ever, did not produce a large sheet of Christmas/TB seals for a year. Instead they released two souvenir  types of sheets with ten images on each of the two sheets.  However, one set of five images is on both of the […]

In 1989 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program used 15 fifteen different images for the 1989 Christmas and TB seals. In a similar format as used for the 1988 Christmas seal, there are sheets of fifty seals with forty seals per sheet with four blocks of ten of images, and a middle row […]

In 1988 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program used fifteen different images for the 1988 Christmas and TB seals. The sheets of fifty seals are unusual in that there are forty seals per sheet with four blocks of ten of images, and a middle row consisting of ten seals of two sets of […]

In 1987 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program used five different images for the 1987 Christmas and TB seals. The sheets are unusual in that there are forty-eight seals depicting mask dances in Korea, and two labels in the middle of the sheets with the Olympics theme for the 1988 summer games, which […]

In 1986 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program used twelve different images for the 1986 Christmas and TB seals. The different images are in sheets of fifty seals which have four sets of ten different seals depicting kite flying in Korea. In addition, in the middle of the sheet there are five sets […]

In 1985 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program used ten different images for the 1985 Christmas and TB seals. The set of ten seals depicts traditional masks of Korea. The seals were printed in sheets of fifty seals, with the fifty seal sheets having five complete sets of the ten different seals.

In 1984 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program used twenty-five different images for the 1984 Christmas and TB seals. The set of twenty-five seals depicts traditional fairy tales of Korea. The seals were printed in sheets of both twenty-five seals and fifty seals, with the fifty seal sheets having two complete sets of […]

In 1983 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program used a special design for the 1983 Christmas and TB seals with a different type of layout. The KNTA honoured the 30th anniversary of the when the KNTA took over the program and produced its first seals in 1953. A set of ten seals was […]

In the December 1, 2024 Happenings Newsletter, I promised to follow up on the Korea National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)’s novel approach to marking the 2024 Christmas seals, after I was able to obtain one of the “Mystery Limited Edition Christmas Seal Sheets”.

In 1982 the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) seal program again used the ten different seal design, with five sets of the ten different seals images with fifty seals to a sheet. The seals depict different sport events at the Olympics.