The 50th Anniversary of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights


C1693: Family, C1694:Tree of Heart, C1695: Human, C1696: Happiness


IssueThe 50th Anniversary of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Date of Issue10 December 1998 (Heisei 10)
DenominationC1693: 50 yenC1694: 70 yenC1695: 80 yenC1696: 90 yen
QuantityC1693:
20,000,000		C1694:
16,000,000		C1695:
30,000,000		C1696:
16,000,000
DesignsC1693:
Family		C1694:
Tree of Heart		C1695:
Human		C1696:
Happiness
Image Area25.0 x 33.5 mm, vertical
PrintingPhotogravure in 5 colours
Sheet20 stamps (4 x 5)
DesignersC1693:
Chakou Wiam
(Morocco)		C1694:
Niizato Atsuko
(Japan)		 C1695:
Somekawa Shuzou
(in Spain)		C1696
Mary Carmel Mulloor
(India)
LayoutMorita Motoharu
First Day of
Issue Postmark		Tokyo Central Post Office

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



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(Small Notes for the Issue)

On 10 December, 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted at the United Nations. And it marks the 50th anniversary in 1998. The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Japan, had held the International Stamp Design Contest by the theme, "Happiness," and chose four good designs out of 21,955 entries to be the commemorative stamps.