According to the national postal service, 1.4 million stamps, which come in 20 designs, will be printed and go on sale today, exactly 100 days before the start of the PyeongChang Olympics. (Image: Korea Post)
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Postal stamps in celebration of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games are set to be released on Wednesday, Korea Post has said.
According to the national postal service, 1.4 million stamps, which come in 20 designs, will be printed and go on sale today, exactly 100 days before the start of the PyeongChang Olympics.
Postal stamps in celebration of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games are set to be released on Wednesday, Korea Post has said. (Image: Korea Post)
The design of the postal stamps includes the official mascot, Soohorang, participating in a number of winter sports including curling, speed skating and bobsleigh, as well as images of Olympic stadiums.
Each stamp is priced at 330 won, with a set of 10 stamps priced at 3,300 won.
“We hope the release of the postage stamps can help promote Pyeongchang to the world. Keeping in line with the slogan ‘Passion Connected,’ we hope the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games will become a festival where people around the world can become one,” Korea Post said.
The design of the postal stamps includes the official mascot, Soohorang, participating in a number of winter sports including curling, speed skating and bobsleigh, as well as images of Olympic stadiums. (Image: Korea Post)
The official PyeongChang Olympics stamps can be purchased at around 220 post offices around the country, or Korea Post’s official website.
To find out where the stamps are available, visit www.koreapost.go.kr.
Ashley Song (ashley@koreabizwire.com)
