| Issue |
The 400th Anniversary fo the Edo Shogunate Series III
Opening the Country to the World
|
| First Day |
July 1, 2003 |
| Value |
80 x 6, horizontal se-tenant pair (a, b) and se-tenant block of four (c,
d, e & f) |
| Designs |
Opening the Country to the World |
| C1893a : "Kurofune-no zu (picture of the US black ship)" (bow) |
| C1893b : "Kurofune-no zu (picture of the US black ship)" (stern) |
| C1893c : "Bakumatsu Fuzoku Zukan" |
| C1893d : VOC ceramic platter with indigo designs |
| C1893e : Portrait of a European woman |
| C1893f : Perpetual watch |
| Size |
25.0 x 33.5 mm
(C1893a and C1893b measure 28.05 x 33.5 mm) |
| Printing |
Photogravure in 6 colors |
| Sheet |
10 stamps ( 2 x 5 ) |
Sheet |
| Designer |
Morita Motoharu (stamp designer) |
