The 19th International Postage Stamp Design Contest

The 19th International Postage Stamp Design Contest

Regulation for Macao SAR Candidates

I. Objective: By supporting the Postage Stamp Design Competition organized by Korea Post, Communications Museum hopes to promote stamp collection and international cultural exchange, as well as to encourage those who are interested in painting to participate in stamp design.

II. Themes:

  1. New Year Greetings of the year 2015 (New Year, New Hope) ** - To freely express the sights as well as expectations/pleasure of the New Year.
    ** Winning designs will be issued as New Year's Greetings stamps for the year 2015 in December 2014.
  2. Stamp Collecting - To symbolically express the process of learning history of humans and expanding knowledge through stamp collecting.

III. Eligibility:

  • Youth Category - applies to students attending elementary, middle or high schools, or those born after January 1, 1995.
  • University Student Category / General Category - applies to either university students or those born before December 31, 1994.

IV. Submission guidelines

  • Number of entries submitted: No limit (One person may submit more than one piece of work of the two different themes).
  • Size of design : 15 cm (width) × 20 cm (length) or 20 cm (width) × 15 cm (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. (Remarks by Communications Museum: If works are in computer graphics format, a softcopy on computer disk should be attached).
  • 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.
  • Application and submission period:
  1. Mailing by Communications Museum: Submit to Communications Museum (Estrada de D. Maria II, No 7, Macau) before September 13, 2013. (Remarks: Only works submitted by Macao residents through the Museum and winning the Grand Prize or Gold Prize are entitled to flight sponsorship by Macao Post)
  2. Mailing by participant directly to Korea Post: Only overseas works that arrive at Korea Post on or before September 30, 2013 will be eligible. Mailing address: Postage Stamps & Philately Division, KOREA POST, 6 Jongno Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-110, Republic of Korea.

V. Screening of entries and announcement of winners:

  • Judges will be named by Korea Post among experts in fine arts, philately, etc.
  • Screening period: October 2013
  • 20 Winning entries will be announced on the web page of Korea Post on October 25, 2013.

VI. Prize Awarding: An awards ceremony will be held during November 2013.

VII. Inquiry and download of application form

Korea Post:

Communications Museum:

VIII. Prizes:

Category Institution Youth category University /General category Remarks
New Year Greetings Stamp Collecting New Year Greetings Stamp Collecting
Grand Prize Korea Post 1 winner 1 winner 1 winner 1 winner To be issued as stamps by Korea Post
Certificate of merit, KRW 1,000,000 Certificate of merit, KRW 2,000,000
CMM / Macao Post 1 winner and 1 guidance teacher* 1 winner and 1 guidance teacher* 1 winner 1 winner
Each will be awarded 1 Macao-Korea round-trip air ticket for attending the awards ceremony in Korea.
Gold Prize Korea Post 1 winner 1 winner 1 winner 1 winner
Certificate of merit, KRW 700,000 Certificate of merit, KRW1,500,000
CMM / Macao Post 1 winner and 1 guidance teacher* 1 winner and 1 guidance teacher* 1 winner 1 winner
Each will be awarded 1 Macao-Korea round-trip air ticket for attending the awards ceremony in Korea.
Silver Prize Korea Post 1 winner 1 winner 1 winner 1 winner *"Guidance Teacher": only applicable to full-time primary and secondary students.
Certificate of merit, KRW 500,000 Certificate of merit, KRW1,000,000
Bronze Prize Korea Post 2 winners 2 winners 2 winners 2 winners
Certificate of merit, KRW 300,000 Certificate of merit, KRW 500,000
Award for the Guidance Teacher Korea Post 4 winners,
certificate of merit, prizes amounting to KRW 300,000		 ---

Remarks by Korea Post:

  • The works for "Guidance Teacher" will be selected in consideration of the participation performance and award-winning performance of concerned school (educational institute).
  • 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.
  • All related taxes on the prize money shall be paid by the concerned prize winner.

Remarks by Communications Museum:

  • Only participants who submitted their works through Communication Museum and who win the Grand Prize or Gold Prize will be qualified for the Macao-Korea round-trip air ticket (Economic class, 1 set per winner/teacher) as sponsored by Macao Post to attend the awards ceremony in Korea.
  • The air tickets presented by Macao Post are non-refundable and non-transferrable. They will only be awarded to the winner or guidance teacher once, with no replication.
  • 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.