| With the successful staging
of World Cup 2002 still reverberating in the Korean Peninsula, PHILAKOREA
2002 comes as "Culture World Cup," created amidst the philatelic spirit
of "love, harmony, participation, and progress." PHILAKOREA 2002 World
Stamp Exhibition "represents the enrichment of our daily lives through
the pursuit of the serene pleasure of a hobby that all family can enjoy
together."
This year's World Stamp Exhibition
will be participated by 150 countries and it opens on August 2, 2002. The
world will get to see the impressive progress of Asian exhibits and exhibitors
at large. PHILAKOREA 2002 will also host the 67th FIP Congress.
The souvenir sheets come
with two backdrops: gold for the imperforates and red for the perforates.
Gold signifies rarity that is found in life's most serene state and red,
the vibrant energy extracted from one's state of happiness. It is in one's
most serene state that one can find true happiness.
The image of Gautama Buddha
with a World Peace Tower Stupa in the background imparts Buddha's universal
message of peace, non-violence, compassion, and wisdom as summarized in
the "Four Noble Truths" and "Eightfold Path." The lotus represents the
preservation of purity amidst adversities. And the image of tranquil waters
nibbling the mangroves is a picture of the most simple and peaceful existence
any person would like to live by, devoid of the complexities of life.
If we have
to relate the two images to philately,
one can simply draw out their relevance.
Like the quiet waters that cross the
lotus and the mangroves, philately follows the flow of
"serene pleasure" of indulgence in the hobby. |
