Vintage Used Republic of Korean Postage Stamp Chinese Chestnut Fruit 1974

*Stamp in used condition. Crease Tangerine This citrus fruit with a juicy pulp is borne by a two-to-four-meter-high evergreen tree of the rue family. Its white, fragrant, five-petaled blossoms bloom in early summer. The rind of this globose berry turns reddish yellow as the fruit ripens in early winter. The fruit tastes sweet and sour and yet slightly bitter. In Korea, only Cheju-do, the southern island province, produces this fruit. Its skin, called chongpi when dried while it is green and chipi when dried after it is ripe, is used as a medicine. Chestnut This nut grows on a tree belonging to the beech family. The tree which has deciduous leaves stands five to 15 meters high. Its white blossoms, each having both pistillate and staminate flowers, come into bloom in May to June. The flowers have strong fragrance which is quite unique. Each prickly bur contains two or three smooth-shelled nuts. The green burs turn yellowish brown and shed the nuts as they ripen in September to October.