Men of Culture 2000

C1788
C1789
C1790

IssueMen of Culture 2000
Date of Issue6 November 2000 (Heisei 12)
Denomination80 yen x 3
QuantityC1788: 9,000,000C1789: 9,000,000C1790: 9,000,000
DesignsC1788: Nagaoka Hantaro,
and atomic models		 C1789: Nakaya Ukichiro
and crystal of snow		 C1790: Nakamura Teijo
and haiku
Image AreaC1788: 28.0 x 38.5 millimeters C1789: 26.5 x 38.5 millimeters C1790: 26.5 x 38.5 millimeters
PrintingPhotogravure in 5 colours
and Intaglio in 1 colour		 Photogravure in 5 colours
and Intaglio in 1 colour		 Photogravure in 5 colours
and Intaglio in 1 colour
Sheet10 stamps (2 x 5) 10 stamps (2 x 5) 10 stamps (2 x 5)
DesignersOikawa Shigeru
(public service engraver,
Printing Bureau)		 Mimata Mie
(public service
designer of stamps)		 Yamamoto Hideo
(public service engraver,
Printing Bureau)
First Day of
Issue Postmark		Ohmura Post Office
Katayamatsu Post Office
Kumamoto Central Post Office

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.
(Small Notes for the Issue)
C1788: Nagaoka Hantaro (1865-1950), physicist pioneering atomic models. Nagaoka Hantaro was awarded the Order of Culture in 1937.
C1788: Nakaya Ukichiro (1900-1962), physicist studied crystal of snow. Nakaya Ukichiro received the Japan Academy Prize in 1941.
C1788: Nakamura Teijo (1900-1988), haiku poet. Nakamura Teijo was chosen and awarded as a person who has contributed to culture in 1980.

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