Letter Writing Day 50 yen

C2039a C2039b
C2039c C2039d C2039e

issue Letter Writing Day 50 yen
First Day July 23, 2008
Value 50 yen x 5, vertical se-tenant strip of five
Designs  C2039a - Murasaki Shikibu C2039b - Fujiwara-no-Sanekata Ason  
C2039c - Sei Shonagon C2039d - Dainagon Kinto C2039e - Izumi Shikibu
Adviser Asada Tooru
Calligraphic Superviser Miyake Soushu
Layout Morita Motoharu (stamp designer)
Printing Photogravure in 6 colors
Size 25.5 x 30.0 mm, vertical Sheet

Letter Writing Day 80 yen

C2040a C2040b
C2040c C2040d C2040e C2040f
C2040g C2040h C2040i C2040j

IssueLetter Writing Day 80 yen
First Day July 23, 2008
Value 80 yen x 10, sheet of ten
Designs C2040a - Murasaki Shikibu / lower poem
C2040b - Murasaki Shikibu / upper poem
C2040c - Fujiwara-no-Sanekata Ason / lower poem
C2040d - Fujiwara-no- Sanekata Ason / upper poem
C2040e - Sei Shonagon / lower poem
C2040f - Sei Shonagon / upper poem
C2040g - Dainagon Kinto / lower poem
C2040h - Dainagon Kinto / upper poem
C2040i - Izumi Shikibu / lower poem
C2040j - Izumi Shikibu / upper poem
AdviserAsada Tooru
Calligraphic SuperviserMiyake Soushu
Layout Morita Motoharu (stamp designer)
Printing Photogravure in 6 colors
Size 28.05 x 38.5 mm, vertical Sheet

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


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(Small Notes for the issue)
The theme of the stamps is "Hyakunin-isshu (100 waka poems)", and the designs are based on Japanese playing cards, so-called "Korin Karuta". The poems are selected from the era of "The Tale of Genji".