The 400th Anniversary of Japanese-Dutch Relations

The 400th Anniversary of Japanese - Dutch Relations


C1768	C1769

Issue	The 400th Anniversary of Japanese - Dutch Relations
Date of Issue	19 April 2000 ( Heisei 12 )
Value	80 yen X 2 , horizontal se-tenant pair
Quantity	11,000,000 copies each
Designs	Dutch ship Liefde, Dejima and Dutch people in the 17th century
Image Area	28.05 X 38.5 millimeters, vertical
Printing	Photogravure in 6 colors
Sheet	20 stamps ( 5 X 4 )
Original Picture	Morita Motoharu
First Day of Issue Postmark	Usuki Post Office
Catalog NO.	C1768 (Left), C1769 (right)

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.

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(Small Note for the Issue)

The history of relations between Japan and the Netherland began when the Dutch ship Liefde drifted ashore in bungo Province (now Oita) on April 19,1600. The stamp depicts Liefde taken from Dutch engraving, Dejima, artifical island in Nagasaki Harbor, and Dutchmen in the 17th century drawn in Japan.