The 20th Century Stamp Series 16


C1742d: Halley's Comet (1986)	C1742a: Seikan Tunnel (1988)	C1742b-c: "Soreike! Anpanman"

	C1742e: Yoshinogari paleolithic site in Saga	C1742f: Misora Hibari (1937-1989)

C1742i-j: J-League, the national football league	C1742g-h: Hirayama Ikuo

Issue	The 20th Century Stamp Series 16
Date of Issue	22 November 2000 (Heisei 12)
Denominations	50 yen x 2, 80 yen x 8
Quantity	7,000,000 sheets
Designs	C1742d: Halley's Comet (1986)	C1742a: The Seikan Tunnel completed(1988)
	C1742b: Anpanman	C1742c: Shokupanman, Karepanman, Dokinchan, and Baikinman
	C1742e: Yoshinogari paleolithic site	C1742f: Misora Hibari (1937-1989)
	C1742i: J-league (1993)	C1742j: J-league official ball
	C1742g: Hirayama Ikuo	C1742h: Hirayama Ikuo
Printing	Photogravure in 6 colours
Sheet	10 stamps, (picture of the sheet)
Designer	Morita Motoharu (public service designer of stamps)
First Day of Issue Postmark	Yokohama Central Post Office

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

(Small Notes for the Issue)
The sixteenth issue depicts the seven subjects, which represent the years from 1986 to 1993.
C1742d: Halley's Comet (1986)
C1742a: The Seikan Tunnel (53.85 km), the longest tunnel under water, completed (1988)
C1742b: TV program "Soreike! Anpanman" (1988), Anpanman (bean-jam-bun-man, left)
C1742c: Shokupanman (sliced-bread-man), Karepanman (curry-sauce-bun-man), Dokinchan and Baikinman (bacillus-man) (right)
C1742e: Yoshinogari paleolithic site in Saga Prefecture opened to the public.
C1742f: Misora Hibari (1937-1989), singer and actress, received the People's Honor Award posthumously (1989)
C1742i: J-league, the national football league, started in 1993. J-Boy, the mascot (upper)
C1742j: The official ball of the J-league in 1993 (lower)
C1742g: Hirayama Ikuo, traditional painter. His painting "Dunhuang"(left)
C1742h: Hirayama Ikuo, traditional painter. His painting "Horyuji Temple" (right).

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