The Centenary of Rotary International (PolioPlus Program)

C1970

Issue The Centenary of Rotary International (PolioPlus Program) First Day 28 April 2005 Value ８０ yen Quantity 13,000,000 copies Design "Kodomotachi-no-egao" Photographer Jean-Marc Giboux Size 28.05 x 35.7 mm, vertical Printing Offset in 6 colors Sheet 10 stamps (2 x 5) Layout Morita Motoharu (stamp designer) Printer Cartor Security Printing Catalog No. C1970

The data are based on the Publicity of Japan Post.

[Note on the Stamp]
Rotary is a worldwide organization which provides humanitarian service. In 1985, Rotary launched the Polio Plus program to eradicate polio. The stamp depicts smiling children, who had received the polio vaccine showing the ink on their fingers.