C2059a | C2059b | C2059c | C2059d |
C2059e | C2059f | ||
C2059g | C2059h | C2059i | C2059j |
Issue | 150th Anniversary of Opening the Port in Japan "Yokohama" | ||
First Day | June 2, 2009 | ||
Value | 80 yen x 10, sheet of ten | ||
Designs | C2059a - Yokohama Ichiran no Shinkei 1 (detail) | ||
C2059b - Yokohama Ichiran no Shinkei 2 (detail) | |||
C2059c - Night view of Yokohama Port 1 | |||
C2059d - Night view of Yokohama Port 2 | |||
C2059e - Ships crossing the port 1 | |||
C2059f - Ships crossing the port 2 | |||
C2059g - Yokohama Bay Bridge | |||
C2059h - Yokohama Kaikou Kinen Kaikan (Important cultural property) |
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C2059i - Nippon-maru | |||
C2059j - Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal | |||
Printing | Offset in 6 colors | ||
Size | a-f : 28.0 x 35.5 mm | ||
g-j : 25.0 x 35.5 mm | |||
Sheet | 10 stamps (2 x 5) | Sheet |
(Small Notes for the issue) |
In 1854, The Tokugawa shogunate agreed to open the ports in Hakodate, Niigata, Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagasaki as first international trade ports in Japan. In 1859, first three ports of Hakodate, Yokohama, and Nagasaki were opened. To commemorate its 150th anniversary, stamps depict the painting of those days, a night view of each port, and the incorporating elements of western culture within each city. |