International Letter-Writing Week 2005

C1997	C1998	C1999

Issue	International Letter-Writing Week 2005
First Day	7 October 2005
Values	C1997: 90 yen	C1998: 110 yen	C1999: 130 yen
Quantity	4,000,000 copies	3,000,000 copies	3,000,000 copies
Designs	Taken from "Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido Road" by Hiroshige
	C1997: Mariko	C1998: Minakuchi	C1999: Shinagawa
Size	45.0 x 33.0 mm, horizontal
Printing	Photogravure
	in 5 colours	in 6 colours	in 6 colours
Sheet	10 stamps (5 x 2)
Layout	Tamaki Akira (stamp designer)
Printer	National Printing Bureau

[Note on Stamps]
The stamps depict three of "Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido Road" (Hoeido edition) by Hiroshige (1797-1858), ukiyoe artist in the late Edo era. These are in possession of Hiraki Ukiyoe Museum. Mariko is in Shizuoka, Minakuchi is in Shiga, and Shinagawa is in Tokyo.