Hokkaido, the Northern Paradise II


R418	R419

Issue	Hokkaido, the Northern Paradise II
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Date of Issue	19 July 2000 (Heisei 12)
Denomination	50 yen x 2, se-tenant pair
Design	Flowering Potato Field
Size	24.0 X 33.0 millimeters, vertical
Printing	Photogravure in 5 colors
Sheet	20 stamps (4 x 5)
Designer	Kanai Hideaki (illustrator)
Catalogue No.	R418-419
First Day of Issue Postmark	Obihiro Post Office

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

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(Small Notes for the Issue)
The stamps dipict the flowering potato field, which represents the vastness of Hokkaido. The stamps were issued together with the ones with contribution to the refugees of the Mt.Usu-eruption-disaster. However, the ones with the contribution were sold at every post office in Japan until August 31 while the 50 yen stamps were handled as usual Furusato ones.