R828a | R828b |
Issue | Festivals of the Hometown Series 9 Hirosaki Sakura-matsuri :Aomori | |
First Day | March 22, 2013 | |
Value | 50 yen x 2 | |
Sheet | 10 stamps (2 x 5) | Sheet |
Designs | R828a - Shidare-zakura and Iwaki-san | |
R828b - Somei-yoshino and Hirosaki Castle | ||
Designer | Tamaki Akira (stamp designer) | |
Printing | Offset in 5 colors | |
Size | 25.5 x 33.0mm, vertical |
[Note on the Stamps]
This is the ninth series of Furusato Stamps to introduce various festivals
that cast our mind back to the hometown. The stamps depict Hirosaki Sakura-matsuri
at Hirosaki Park which is renowned for its spectacular cherry blossoms.