1998 Volleyball World Championships

C1686: Serve, C1687: Receive, C1688: Toss and Attack, C1689: Block

Issue	1998 Volleyball World Championships
Date of Issue	2 November 1998 (Heisei 10)
Denomination	80 yen x 4
Quantity	7,500,000 se-tenant strips of four stamps
Designs	C1686: Serve	C1687: Receive	C1688: Toss and attack	C1689 Block
Image Area	C1686: 26.0 x 38.5 mm	C1687: 25.5 x 38.5 mm	C1688: 26.0 x 38.5 mm	C1689 25.0 x 38.5 mm
Printing	Photogravure in 6 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (4 x 5)
Designer	Tamaki Akira
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)

The Volleyball World Championships have the history and tradition of half a century. The championships are held every four years, and they are recognized as important as Olympic games. For this time, there are the games at 19 sites of 15 cities in Japanh from 3 November 1998.