New Year's Semi-Postal Stamp with Lottery for 1999

N81: "Mochi-tsuki Usagi", N82: "Tama-nori Usagi"


IssueNew Year's Semi-Postal Stamp with Lottery for 1999
Date of Issue13 November 1998 (Heisei 10)
Period for SaleFrom 13 November 1998 (Heisei 10)
to 8 January 1999 (Heisei 11)
DenominationsN81: 50+3(surtax) yenN82: 80+3(surtax) yen
Price for SaleN81: 53 yenN82: 83 yen
QuantityN81: 15,000,000 copiesN82: 10,000,000 copies
DesignsN81: Rabbit pounding
steamed rice into rice cake,
Sawara hariko
(papier-mache doll)		 N82: Rabbit on a ball,
Yamagata hariko
(papier-mache doll)
Image Area22.5 x 48.0 mm, vertical
PrintingPhotogravure in 6 colours and Typography in 1 colour
Sheet50 stamps (10 x 5)
DesignersN81: Harada IchirouN82: Hoshiyama Ayaka
First Day of
Issue Postmark
(Hand-struck one)		Sawara Post OfficeYamagata Central Post Office

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


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(Small Notes for the Issue)

By the twelve horary signs of Chinese calendar, 1999 is the year of rabbit.
N81: Rabbit pounding steamed rice into rice cake, Sawara hariko (papier-mache doll) is a traditional handmade doll in Chiba.

N82: Rabbit on a ball, Yamagata hariko (papier-mache doll) was originally created by Shibue Choshiro from Kyoto around the 1850's.