SOUTH KOREA

Stamps inscribed 'Republic of Korea' and '대한민국우표' or 'Korea' and '대한민국'

<- 1949 Japanese stamps used
1949 ->

From 1949: 1 Won = 100 Jeon
From 1953: 1 Hwan = 100 Jeon = 100 Won
From 1962: 1 Won (KRW) = 100 Jeon = 10 Hwan
Checklists > Countries > Sout Korea Domestic Cats

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DOMESTIC CATS

Item Code Item type Face value Remarks SC
30 October 1970 - Animal Paintings from the Yi Dynasty
KR19701030 ST 30 3 Stamp 30 Unspecified Breed
Cats in Art
Cat Painting
"Cats and Sparrows" by Pyun Sang-byuk
Stamp from sheets, perf. 13
MI 740A
KR19701030 ST 30 4 Stamp

30

Unspecified Breed
Cats in Art
Cat Painting
"Cats and Sparrows" by Pyun Sang-byuk
Stamp from MS, perf. 13 x 13 1/2
MI 740C
KR19701030 IMP 30 2 Imperforate stamp 30 Unspecified Breed
Cats in Art
Cat Painting
"Cats and Sparrows" by Pyun Sang-byuk
Imperforate stamp from ordinary sheets without printed "perforation"
MI Unlisted
KR19701030 IMP 30 5 Imperforate stamp 30 Unspecified Breed
Cats in Art
Cat Painting
"Cats and Sparrows" by Pyun Sang-byuk
Imperforate stamp from MS with printed "perforation"
MI 740B
KR19701030 MS 60 3 Miniature Sheet 60 Unspecified Breed
Cats in Art
Cat Painting
"Cats and Sparrows" by Pyun Sang-byuk
MS with 2 x
KR19701030 ST 30 4
MI B315C
KR19701030 IMS 60 3 Imperforate miniature sheet 60 Unspecified Breed
Cat Painting
"Cats and Sparrows" by Pyun Sang-byuk
MS with 2 x
KR19701030 IMP 30 2
With printed "perforation"
MI B315B
20 July 1971 - Paintings of the Yi-dynasty
KR19710720 ST 10 1 Stamp 10 Unspecified breed
Gats in Art
Cat Painting
"Cat Hunt"
MI 800
KR19710720 MS 20 1 Stamp 20
(2 x 10)
Unspecified breed
Gats in Art
Cat Painting
"Cat Hunt"
MS with 2 x
KR19710720 ST 10 1
MI B336
KR19710720 FDC 10 1 First day cover 10 Unspecified breed (on stamp and in cachet)
Gats in Art
Cat Painting
"Cat Hunt"
Official FDC with
KR19710720 ST 10 1
BDC
4 May 1995 - Comics
KR19950504 MS 440 Miniature sheet 440 Cartoon Cat
(on selvedge)
"Kochuboo" by Kim Yong-hwan
MI B611
4 May 1996 - Comics
KR19960504 MS 150 Miniature sheet 150 Unspecified breed
Cartoon Cat (on selvedge)
"Gobau" by Kim Song-hwan
MI B621
22 July 2004 - Philatley Week
KR20040722 ST 190 Stamp 190 Unspecified breed
Cartoon Cat
MI 2415
KR20040722 MS 380 Miniature Sheet 380
(2 x 190)
Unspecified breed (on stamps)
Cartoon Cat
MS with 2 x
KR20040722 ST 190
MI B727
1 August 2010 - Korean Philatelic Convention

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KR20100801 PMK 135731 Commemorative Postmark - Unspecified Breed
COEX Convention Center, Seoul
1 August 2010
22 February 2011 - Korean Animation (I): Pororo the Litte Penguin
KR20110222 ST 250 10 Stamp 250 Cartoon Cat
Rody, the Cat Robot
Free-form shaped, self-adhesive stamp
MI 2807
KR20110222 SH 2500 Sheetlet 2500 Cartoon Cat (on one stamp and selvedge)
Rody, the Cat Robot
Sheetlet of 10 self-adhesive stamps
MI FB2798-2807
22 February 2012 - Korean Animation II
KR20120222 ST 270 4 Stamp 270 Unspecified breed
Cat costume
Garu from the Pucca & Friends Series
MI 2860
KR20120222 SH 2700 Sheetlet 2700
(10 x 270)
Unspecified breed (on one stamp and 4 labels)
Cat costume
Garu from the Pucca & Friends Series (on stamp)
Cartoon cats (on four labels)
Self-adhesive sheetlet with
KR20120222 ST 270 4
and 9 other stamps
MI FB2857-2866
KR20120222 LB 1 Self-adhesive label - Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat from the Pucca & Friends Series
First row, left label from
KR20120222 SH 2700
KR20120222 LB 2 Self-adhesive label - Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat from the Pucca & Friends Series
First row, right label from
KR20120222 SH 2700
KR20120222 LB 5 Self-adhesive label - Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat from the Pucca & Friends Series
Second row, left label from
KR20120222 SH 2700
KR20120222 LB 6 Self-adhesive label - Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat from the Pucca & Friends Series
Second row, right label from
KR20120222 SH 2700
2 May 2017 - Love and Happiness
KR20170502 ST 330 3 Stamp 330 Unspecified breed
Cats in Art
Laughing Family by Jang Suk-yeong
MI 3208
1 July 2019 - Definitives
KR20190701 ST 2180 Stamp 2180 Unspecified breed
MI ???
KR20190701 FDP 04535 1 First day postmark - Unspecified breed
"일반 우표 (2180엔) 국정추묘" ["General postage stamp 2,180 Won - A country's Story"]
서울 중앙 (Seoul CPO)
1 July 2019

6 April 2021 - Folding Screen with Birds, Flowers, and Animals

Information on the issue from the K-Stamp (Korean Philatelic Service) Portal

KR20210406 ST 380 7 Stamp 380 Unspecified breed
Cats in art
Cat painting on folding screen, painted by Jang Seung-eop (1843-1897)
Stamp from
KR20210406 SH 3800
MI ???
KR20210406 SH 3800 Sheetlet 3800
(10 x 380)
Unspecified breed
Cats in art
Cat painting on folding screen, painted by Jang Seung-eop (1843-1897)
Sheetlet with

and 9 other stamps forming a composite design.
MI KB???

List compiled by Geir Arveng with valuable help from Kim Do Lai, TS Tan, Patrick Roberts, and Marci Jarvis.
Latest update: 10 August, 2021