New Year's Stamps for 1999

N79: "Mochi-tsuki Usagi", N80: "Tama-nori Usagi"

IssueNew Year's Stamps for 1999
Date of Issue13 November 1998 (Heisei 10)
DenominationsN79: 50 yenN80: 80 yen
QuantityN79: 50,000,000 copiesN80: 10,000,000 copies
DesignsTD>N79: Rabbit pounding
steamed rice into rice cake,
Sawara hariko
(papier-mache doll) 		N80: Rabbit on a ball,
Yamagata hariko
(papier-mache doll)
Image Area18.5 x 22.5 mm, vertical
PrintingPhotogravure in 5 colours
Sheet/TD>N79: 100 stamps (10 x 10)N80: 20 stamps (4 x 5)
DesignersOoya Takayumi
First Day of
Issue Postmark
(Hand-struck one)		Sawara Post OfficeYamagata Central Post Office

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


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(Small Notes for the Issue)

By the twelve horary signs of Chinese calendar, 1999 is the year of rabbit.
N79: Rabbit pounding steamed rice into rice cake, Sawara hariko (papier-mache doll) is a traditional handmade doll in Chiba.

N80: Rabbit on a ball, Yamagata hariko (papier-mache doll) was originally created by Shibue Choshiro from Kyoto around the 1850's.