"National Afforestation Campaign and the International Year of Forests" (Wakayama)

R792a R792b R792c R792d
R792e R792f R792g R792h
R792i R792j

Issue"National Afforestation Campaign and
the International Year of Forests" (Wakayama)
First DayMay 20, 2011
Value50 yen x 10, sheet of ten
Sheet 10 stamps (2 x 5) Sheet
Designs R792a - Chamaecyparis obtusa
R792b - Prunus jamasakura
R792c - Persea thunbergii
R792d - Sciadopitys verticillata
R792e - Prunus mume
R792f - Quercus gilva
R792g - Nageia nagi
R792h - Michelia compressa
R792i - Pseudotsuga japonica
R792j - Emblem of the International Year of Forests
DesignerTamaki Akira (stamp designer)
PrintingOffset in 6 colors
Size a-i - 28.0 x 31.0 mm
j-25.0 x 31.0 mm, vertical
Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.

[Note on the Stamps]
The 62th National Afforestation Ceremony, which is the main event of the National Afforestation Campaign, was held in Wakayama prefecture on May 22. In addition, this year marks Òthe International Year of ForestsÓ. The stamps are issued to commemorate both occasions, depicting trees and plants of Wakayama Prefecture and emblem of the International Year of Forests.


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