[Korea Post]
South Korea's postal service issued a letter of apology via text messages to clients who ordered the second additional issue of commemorative stamps marking the 100th day of President Moon Jae-in's inauguration, citing explosive popularity.
"Due to an unprecedented number of orders, we think many days are needed to make President Moon's stamp albums," the Korea Post said in a text message Tuesday. "We are very sorry for delayed delivery and ask for your understanding." The postal service said stamp albums could be delivered around the end of October.
Since August, the postal service has seen a series of unexpected situations caused by the popularity of Moon's stamp albums. Initially, they were to be printed only once but high demand caused a shortage in supply.
When Korea Post decided to print the second issue and received pre-orders for only three days starting on August 25, its website crashed because people rushed to buy the rare souvenir. The album set includes a large stamp showing Moon and his wife waving together in front of a large national flag, surrounded by 14 small stamps retracing the course of his life from school days.
A former human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist, Moon, 64, took office on May 10 to succeed jailed ex-president Park Geun-hye who was ousted for her role in a corruption scandal. His approval rating has been high above an average of 70 percent.
reporter
Park Sae-jin
swatchsjp@ajunews.com
