Flower Hat Dance

R245

Issue	Flower Hat Dance
Prefecture	Yamagata
Date of Issue	5 June 1998 (Heisei 10)
Denomination	50 yen
Quantity	8,800,000 copies
Design	Flower hat Dance (Hanagasa matsuri)
Image Area	27.0 x 22.5 mm, horizontal
Printing	Photogravure in 5 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (5 x 4)
Designer	Harada Tomiko
Sold at	Post offices in Touhoku and the post offices (1) & (2) on the menu page
First Day of Issue Postmark	Yamagata Central Post Office
First Day of Issue Postmark	Obanazawa Post Office
Catalog No.	R245

Flower Hat Dance, Pane

Issue	Flower Hat Dance, Pane
Price	500 yen (50 yen x 10)
Quantity	370,000 panes
Pane Size	160.0 x 51.0 mm, horizontal
Pane	10 stamps (5 x 2)
Catalog No.	R245P

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

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(Small Notes for the Issue)

Flower Hat Dance (Hanagasa matsuri), which originated from the one performed in the rice planting season is a dancing festival that 3,000 people dandce in the same costume with Flower Hat (Hanagasa). It is held from 5 to 7 August annually in Yamagata City.