R792a | R792b | R792c | R792d |
R792e | R792f | R792g | R792h |
R792i | R792j |
Issue | "National Afforestation Campaign and the International Year of Forests" (Wakayama) | |
First Day | May 20, 2011 | |
Value | 50 yen x 10, sheet of ten | |
Sheet | 10 stamps (2 x 5) | Sheet |
Designs | R792a - Chamaecyparis obtusa | |
R792b - Prunus jamasakura | ||
R792c - Persea thunbergii | ||
R792d - Sciadopitys verticillata | ||
R792e - Prunus mume | ||
R792f - Quercus gilva | ||
R792g - Nageia nagi | ||
R792h - Michelia compressa | ||
R792i - Pseudotsuga japonica | ||
R792j - Emblem of the International Year of Forests | ||
Designer | Tamaki Akira (stamp designer) | |
Printing | Offset in 6 colors | |
Size | a-i - 28.0 x 31.0 mm | |
j-25.0 x 31.0 mm, vertical |
[Note on the Stamps]
The 62th National Afforestation Ceremony, which is the main event of the
National Afforestation Campaign, was held in Wakayama prefecture on May
22. In addition, this year marks Òthe International Year of ForestsÓ. The
stamps are issued to commemorate both occasions, depicting trees and plants
of Wakayama Prefecture and emblem of the International Year of Forests.