R710a | R710b | R710c | R710d |
R710e | R710f | ||
R710g | R710h | R710i | R710j |
Issue | Hometowns-Scenes in My Heart Series 1 | |
First Day | May 2, 2008 | |
Value | 80 yen x 10, sheet of ten | |
Sheet | 10 stamps (2 x 5) | Sheet |
Designs (Title) |
R710a - Yamamoto, Akita Pref. (Water Shield) | |
R710b - Kawagoe, Saitama Pref. (Time Bell) | ||
R710c - Gujou, Gifu Pref. (Cooling off in the Evening) | ||
R710d - Choushi, Chiba Pref. (Little Train) | ||
R710e - Shouzu, Kagawa Pref. (Sea of the Heart) | ||
R710f - Gamou, Shiga Pref. (Sunset at the Lake) | ||
R710g - Matsumoto, Nagano Pref. (Dolls of Star Festival) | ||
R710h - Ise, Mie Pref. (Town of Storehouse) | ||
R710i - Aki, Kouchi Pref. (The "Nora" Clock) | ||
R710j - Hakusan, Ishikawa Pref. (Town in Late Summer) | ||
Designer | Harada Taiji (painter) | |
Printing | Photogravure in 6 colors | |
Size | 25.0 x 35.5 mm, vertical |
Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.
[Note on the Stamps]
"Hometowns-Scenes in My Heart" is a new series of Furusato Stamps
after the establishment of Japan Post Corporation, starting in 2008. The
theme of the first series is "Landscapes in Summer", depicting
the artworks by Harada Taiji, which show various scenes of the hometowns
in many parts of the country, that bring back the old memories.