The Golden Wedding of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress


C2051a	C2051b

Issue	The Golden Wedding of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
First Day	April 10, 2009
Value	80 yen x 2
Designs	C2051a - Bonbonniere
	C2051b - Hiougi (Japanese Folding Fan)
Designer	Morita Motoharu (stamp designer)
Printing	Photogravure in 8 colors
Size	45.0 x 33.0 mm, horizontal
Sheet	10 stamps (5 x 2)	Sheet

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

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(Small Notes for the issue)

On April 10,1959, a marriage ceremony of Their Majesties the Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko was held. To commemorate their golden wedding anniversary, Two stamps and a souvenir sheet were issued. Each stamps depict the items related to their marriage ceremony. Also, "Reihou Hikaku Zu Byoubu", offered when His Majesty the Emperor Akihito was born in December 23, 1933, is depicted as its background of the sheet.