Philatelic Week 2012


C2112a	C2112b	C2112c

Issue	Philatelic Week 2012
First Day	April 20, 2012
Value	80 yen x 3
Designs	C2112a : Magaki ni Souka-zu Fusuma (room partition with painting of Chrysanthemum Morifolium) (detail)
	C2112b : Ryuko-zu Byobu (folding screen with painting of dragon and tiger) by Kano Sanraku (detail)
	C2112c : Shunka Kacho-zu Byobu (folding screens with painting of flowers and birds) by Kano Einou
Designer	Tamaki Akira (stamp designer)
Printing	Photogravure in 6 colors, Metalic multi image
Sheet	10 stamps (5 x 2)	Sheet
Size	42.0 x 30.0, horizonal

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.

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(Small Notes for the issue)

Philatelic Week was enacted in 1947 to facilitate stamp collecting hobby among people by introducing cultural value of stamps as well as their aesthetic quality. Early paintings of Kyo Kano-ha (The Kano school of painting), including a painting of Kano Sanraku (1559-1635) are adopted for postage stamp design this year.