KOREA POST

  The 16th International Postage Stamp Design Contest

Organizer : Korea Post

Categories and Themes

o Youth category: Family
Subject: Express love for family and realize its importance and the joy and
happiness family gives us.


o General category: Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers
Subject: Warn about the seriousness of the abnormal climate phenomena
message that we must save the Polar region through protection of the glaciers.


Eligibility
- Youth Category: those 17 years of age and under
- General Category: no restrictions

Submission guidelines
- Number of entries submitted: No limit
- Size of design : 15 ㎝ (width) × 20 ㎝ (length) or 20 ㎝ (width) × 15 ㎝(length)
- On an A4-sized hardboard, the entry work should be attached on the front and the application
form on the back. Entries may be submitted in person or by registered mail.
- Only works (including computer graphics) that have not been submitted to other contests shall
be accepted and the original copy must be submitted at all times. Works done manually shall
be preferred during screening.
- There are no restrictions in the range of materials and colors used in the works but
three-dimensional works will not be accepted.
- The design shall not incorporate postage stamp names (themes, subtitles) or the numbers
representing the denomination or year of issue.
- Distribution of application forms: available at post offices nationwide (July 5 to September 17, 2010)
* Forms can be downloaded from the web page of K-Stamp Portal website(www.koreastamp.go.kr) and
Korea Post (www.koreapost.go.kr).
- Application period: July 5 to September 17, 2010
* For the overseas part, only those works that arrived by September 30 will be eligible.

-Address for entries
Postage Stamps & Philately Division
KOREA POST
154-1 Seorin-dong Jongno-gu
Seoul 110-110, Republic of Korea

Screening of entries and announcement of winners
-Judges will be named later among experts in fine arts, postage stamps, culture and science.
-Screening period: October 2010
-Winning entries shall be announced on the web page and by individual notification on October 22, 2010.

Prize Awarding
-An awards ceremony will be held during November or December 2010.

Prizes

Category	Youth category	General category	Remarks
Grand prize	(1 winner) A certificate of merit, KRW 2,000,000 and Prize awarded by UPU	(1 winner) A certificate of merit, KRW 3,000,000 and Prize awarded by UPU	To be issued as a stamp in 2010
Award of Excellence	(1 winner) A certificate of merit, KRW 1,000,000 and Prize awarded by UPU	(1 winner) A certificate of merit, KRW 2,000,000 and Prize awarded by UPU	To be issued as a stamp in 2010
Honorable Mention	(2 winners) A certificate of merit and KRW 500,000	(2 winners) A certificate of merit and KRW 1,000,000	-
Special Award	(10 winners) A certificate of merit and KRW 300,000 won	(5 winners) A certificate of merit and KRW 500,000
Award for the Guidance Teacher	(4 winners) A certificate of merit and prizes amounting to KRW 300,000	-

* The works for "Guidance Teachers" will be selected in consideration of the participation
performance and award-winning performance of concerned school (educational institute).
※ From this year, prizes provided by UPU (Universal Postal Union) will be awarded to the Grand
Prize winners and Award of Excellence winners.

Other information
- Please be advised that the submitted entries shall NOT be returned. Korea Post shall retain
all rights pertinent to the prize-winning designs, including but not limiting to copyrights,
PR rights and so forth.
- If the prize-winning works are deemed inappropriate designs for stamps, they may
not be issued as stamps.
- Prize-winning designs may be modified or trimmed as necessary at the discretion of Korea Post.
- If a prize-winning work is confirmed to be a product of plagiarism, any prize awarded
will be considered null and void, any prize money paid will be recovered and the prizewinner
will be prosecuted according to related laws.
- For more information, please contact;
Tel.: +82 2 2195 1255 Fax.: +82 2 2195 1299
Homepage: http://www.koreapost.go.kr http://www.koreastamp.go.kr
Email: vogelruf@mke.go.kr