Taiko-mon Gate of Matsumoto Castle

R286

Issue Taiko-mon Gate of Matsumoto Castle Prefecture Nagano Date of Issue 26 February 1999 (Heisei 11) Denomination 80 yen Design Taiko-mon Gate of Matsumoto Castle Quantity 6,000,000 copies Image Area 22.5 x 33.0 millimeters Printing Photogravure in 5 colours Sheet 20 stamps (4 x 5) Designer Miyaura Shinnosuke (Oil Painter) Sold at Post offices in Shin'etsu, and the appointed post offices (see the menu page) First Day of Issue Postmark Matsumoto Post Office Catalog No. R286 Taiko-mon Gate of Matsumoto Castle, Pane Issue Taiko-mon Gate of Matsumoto Castle, Pane Price 800 yen, (80 yen x 10) Pane Size 51.0 x 190.0 millimeters Pane 10 stamps (2 x 5) Catalog No. R286P

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

R287 and RP120: Most of the present Matsumoto Castle was build by Kazumasa Ishikawa and his son Yasunaga from 1591 to the middle of Keichou era (1596-1615). Taiko-mon Gate was believed to be built in 1595 by Yasunaga as the gate of the intermediate outworks of the castle, but was destroyed in December 1871. Now the reconstruction of the gate is on the way.