The Golden Wedding of
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
souvenir sheet


C2052a, C2052b

Issue The Golden Wedding of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress souvenir sheet
First Day April 10, 2009
Value 80 yen x 2
Designs C2052a - Bonbonniere
C2052b - Hiougi (Japanese Folding Fan)
Designer Morita Motoharu (stamp designer)
Printing Photogravure in 8 colors
Stamp Size 45.0 x 33.0 mm, horizontal
Sheet Size 135 x 112.2 mm, horizontal
Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.
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(Small Notes for the issue)
On April 10,1959, a marriage ceremony of Their Majesties the Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko was held. To commemorate their golden wedding anniversary, Two stamps and a souvenir sheet were issued. Both stamps depict the items related to their marriage ceremony. Also, "Reihou Hikaku Zu Byoubu", offered when His Majesty the Emperor Akihito was born in December 23, 1933, is depicted as its background of the souvenir sheet.