¥82 New Year's Stamps for 2017
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| N157 |
N159 |
| Issue | ¥82 New Year's Stamps for 2017 |
| First Day | November 1, 2016 |
| Value |
N157- ¥82 |
N159- ¥82+3 |
| Designs |
Iyo Ittobori Rooster |
| Designer | Kikuchi Akira(stamp designer) |
| Printing |
N157- Photogravure in 5 colors |
| N159- Photogravure in 6 colors + Typography in 1 color |
| Size |
N157- 18.5 x 22.5mm, vertical |
| N159- 22.5 x 48.0mm, vertical |
| Sheet |
N157- 10stamps(5 x 2) |
| N159- 20stamps(4 x 5) |
Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers
are adopted.
[Note on the Stamps]
¥82 New Year's stamp and ¥82+3 New Year's semi postal stamp with lottery for 2017 depict "Iyo Ittobori (wood carving) Rooster",a folk toy of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture in association with the year of the Rooster. This toy is featured with elaborate edges using a sharp chisel.
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