Letter Writing Day 1998


C1672: I'm writing a letter, C1673: I got a letter


C1674: Feel like flowers, C1675: Feel like the sky, C1676: Read letters together

IssueLetter Writing Day 1998 (50 yen)
Date of Issue23 July 1998 (Heisei 10)
Denomination50 yen x 2
Quantity50,000,000 se-tenant pairs
DesignsC1672: "I'm writing a letter"C1673: "I got a letter"
Image Area24.5 x 33.0 mm, vertical
PrintingPhotogravure in 5 colours
Sheet20 stamps (4 x 5) Picture of the sheet
DesignerDick Bruna
LayoutMotoharu Morita
First Day of
Issue Postmark		Tokyo Central Post Office

IssueLetter Writing Day 1998 (80 yen)
Date of Issue23 July 1998 (Heisei 10)
Denomination80 yen x 3
Quantity15,000,000 sheet of ten 80 yen
6,000,000 copies6,000,000 copies3,000,000 copies
DesignsC1674:
"Feel like flowers"		C1675:
"Feel like the sky"		C1676:
"Read letters together"
Image Area24.5 x 33.0 mm, C1674-1675: vertical, C1676: horizontal
PrintingPhotogravure in 5 colours
Sheet10 stamps (2 x 5) Picture of the sheet
DesignerDick Bruna
LayoutMorita Motoharu
First Day of
Issue Postmark		Tokyo Central Post Office

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

Letter Writing Day 1998 Souvenir Sheet, Booklet and Pane


C1678


IssueLetter Writing Day 1998
Souvenir Sheet		Letter Writing Day 1998
Booklet		 Letter Writing Day 1998
Pane
Date of Issue23 July 1998 (Heisei 10)
ContentsSouvenir sheet of
"Read letters together"
(C1676)		 Booklet of 50 yen x 4
(C1672 x 2, C1673 x 2),
and \80 x 6 (C1674 x 2,
C1675 x 2, C1676 x 2)		 Pane of 50 yen x 4
(C1672 x 2, C1673 x 2),
and 80 yen x 6 (C1674 x 2,
C1675 x 2, C1676 x 2)
PriceC1678: 80 yenCB22: 680 yenCP20: 680 yen
QuantityC1678:
1,000,000 sheets		CB22:
800,000 booklets		CP20:
800,000 panes
SizeSouvenir Sheet
93.5 x 72.0 mm, horizontal		 Booklet Cover
86.0 x 56.1 mm, horizontal		 Pane
192.5 x 56.1 mm, horizontal

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.
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(Small Notes for the Issue)

C1672-1676: The 20th Letter Writing Day stamps depict the original illustrations of Dick Bruna, illustrator of picture books living in Holland. Bruna's Miffy and Musty are popular in Japan.
C1678: The souvenir sheet of the Letter Writing Day 1998 depicts "Read letters together" by Dick Bruna, one of the original illustrations for 80 yen stamps of the Letter Writing Day 1998.
CB22: The booklet of the Letter Writing Day 1998 depicts "I'm writing a letter" (50 yen), "I got a letter" (50 yen), "Feel like flowers" (80 yen), "Feel like the sky" (80 yen) and "Read letters together" (80 yen), the five original illustrations by Dick Bruna, which are also adopted to the Letter Writing Day stamps.
CP20: The booklet Pane of the Letter Writing Day 1998 depicts "I'm writing a letter" (50 yen), "I got a letter" (50 yen), "Feel like flowers" (80 yen), "Feel like the sky" (80 yen) and "Read letters together" (80 yen), the five original illustrations by Dick Bruna, which are also adopted to the Letter Writing Day stamps.