| Issue |
New Year's Stamps for 2004 |
| First Day |
November 14, 2003 |
| Sales |
From November 14, 2003 to January 9, 2004 |
| Values |
N99: 50 yen |
| N100: 80 yen |
| Quantity |
N99: 40,000,000 |
| N100: 15,000,000 |
| Designs |
N99: Wooden Monkey in Noh costume by Nishikawa Nan'un II |
| N100: the Himeji papier-mâché successful monkey by Matsuo Takashi
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| Size |
18.5 x 25.5 mm , vertical |
| Printing |
N99: Photogravure in 6 colors |
| N100: Photogravure in 5 colors |
| Sheet |
N99: 100 stamps (10 x 10) |
| N100: 20 stamps (4 x 5) |
| Designers |
N99: Kaifuchi Junko |
| N100: Hoshiyama Ayaka |