New Year's Stamps for 2005
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| N103 | N104 |
| Issue | New Year's Stamps for 2005 | |||
| First Day | 15 November 2004 | |||
| Sales | From 15 November 2004 to 7 January 2005 | |||
| Values | N103: 50 yen | N104: 80 yen | ||
| Quantity | 40,000,000 | 7,500,000 | ||
| Designs | Hita Clay-Bell Cock of the Twelve Zodiac Signs | Shimotsuke Clay-Bell Cock of the Twelve Zodiac Signs | ||
| Size | 20.3 x 23.2 mm | 18.5 x 22.5 mm | ||
| Printing | Photogravure in 5 colours | |||
| Sheet | 100 stamps (10 x 10) | 20 stamps (4 x 5) | ||
| Designers | Photographer | Asaga Susumu | Painter | Ooya Takayumi |
| Layout | Maruyama Satoru | |||