Centenary of Shimizu Port

R342: Shimizu Port

Issue	Centenary of Shimizu Port
Prefecture	Shizuoka
Date of Issue	2 August 1999 (Heisei 11)
Denomination	80 yen
Design	Shimizu Port in morning
Quantity	7,900,000 copies
Image Area	22.5 x 33.0 millimeters, vertical
Printing	Offset in 5 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (4 x 5)
Designer	Tsukimisato Shigeru (Oil Painter)
Sold at	Post offices in Toukai, and the appointed post offices (see the menu page)
First Day of Issue Postmark	Shimizu Post Office
Catalog No.	R342

Centenary of Shimizu Port, Pane

Issue	Centenary of Shimizu Port, Pane
Price	800 yen (80 yen x 10)
Pane Size	51.0 x 190.0 millimeters
Pane	10 stamps (2 x 5)
Catalog No.	R342P

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

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(Small Notes for the Issue)

Shimizu Port is located in Suruga Bay. The city developed as a post-station town on the highway Tokaido during the Edo period (1600-1867). In 1899, Shimizu Port was opened to Western countries. The port is appointed as a specific important harbour. The total amount of imports and exports through the port in 1998 was 2,200,000 million Japanese yen, the 7th greatest in Japan.