My Favourite Song Series 3

C1611: Shabondama, C1612: Kitaguni-no haru

IssueMy Favourite Song Series 3
Date of Issue26 January 1998 (Heisei 10)
DenominationsC1611: 50 yenC1612: 80 yen
Quantity20,000,000 copies20,000,000 copies
DesignsC1611: Shabondama
(blowing bubbles)		C1611: Kitaguni-no haru
(spring in the northern country)
Image Area25.0 x 33.5 mm, vertical
PrintingC1611: Photogravure
in 6 colours		C1612: Photogravure
in 5 colours
Sheet20 stamps (4 x 5)
DesignersC1611: Iwasaki ChihiroC1612: Hori Fumiko
First Day of
Issue Postmark		Morioka Central Post Office

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


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My Favourite Song Series 3

C1611: The stamp depicts the song, Shabondama (blowing bubbles), which was composed by Nakayama Shimpei with the words wiritten by Noguchi Ujo. Iwasaki Chihiro, the designer of the stamp was a famous children's picture book illustrator in Japan.
C1612: The stamp depicts the song, Kitaguni-no haru (spring in the northern country), which was composed by Endo Minoru and the words by Ide Haku.