Usuzumi-zakura, Renowned Cherry Tree

R277
IssueUsuzumi-zakura, Renowned Cherry Tree
PrefectureGifu
Issue16 March 1999 (Heisei 11)
Denomination80 yen
DesignUsuzumi-zakura, Renowned Cherry Tree
Quantity 12,900,000 copies
Image Area33.0 x 22.5 millimeters, horizontal
PrintingOffset in 5 colours
Sheet20 stamps (5 x 4)
DesignerItou Kakou
(Artist of Traditional Japanese Painting)
Sold atPost offices in Toukai, and
the appointed post offices
(see the menu page)
First Day of
Issue Postmark
Neo Post Office
Catalog No.R277


Usuzumi-zakura, Renowned Cherry Tree, Pane

IssueUsuzumi-zakura, Renowned Cherry Tree, Pane
Price800 yen (80 yen x 10)
Pane Size160 x 51.0 millimeters
Pane10 stamps (5 x 2)
Catalog No.R277P

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



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Sakura, cherry blossoms, are known as the representative Japanese flower in spring to the world. Usuzumi-zakura is a flowering cherry tree of some 1,500 years old, 17.2 meters in height, and 9.2 meters in circumference, in Neo. The tree is appointed as the National Natural Monument of Japan.