6th Presidential Inauguration of Park Chung-Hee in 1967

Depicted above is the souvenir sheet (s/s) and postage stamp commemorating the 6th Presidential Inauguration of Park Chung-Hee. I purchased both of these back in October, 2010 in what was my first Korean stamp purchase. The design is an attractive one in my opinion and I credit the beauty and intrigue of the two as what led to my decision to become a collector of Korean stamps. Here are some of the noted specifics:

• Date of Issue: 01 July 1967
• Scott Catalogue #: 579
• Korean Postage stamp Catalogue (KPC) #: C-330
• Quantity Produced: 50,000 s/s and 1,000,000 stamps

A translation of the s/s from Korean into English reads:

Let us be able to answer proudly that we worked and worked hard with faith for the modernization of our country without hesitation when our descendants ask those of us living in this generation what we did for them and what kind of work we did for our country.


The story behind President Park Chung-Hee's rise to power is a fascinating one. For those not familiar with this controversial figure I recommend checking out his wikipedia page for a brief overview: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Chung-hee