Apples

R259

Issue	Apples
Prefecture	Aomori
Date of Issue	13 November 1998 (Heisei 10)
Denomination	80 yen
Quantity	6,300,000 copies
Design	Apples
Image Area	25.0 x 33.5 mm, vertical
Printing	Offset in 5 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (4 x 5)
Designer	Kudou Koujin
Sold at	Post offices in Touhoku and the post offices (1), (2) and (3) on the menu page
First Day of Issue Postmark	Aomori Central Post Office
Catalog No.	R259

Apples, Pane

Issue	Apples, Pane
Price	800 yen (80 yen x 10)
Pane Size	56.1 x 192.5 mm, vertical
Pane	10 stamps (2 x 5)
Catalog No.	R259P

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

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(Small Notes for the Issue)

Aomori is famous as a leading producer of apples in Japan. The stamp depicts the "Fuji" apple, a cross between two American varieties, Rall's Janet and Delicious, the "Ourin" apple and apple blossoms. A Furusato stamp by the same design was once isued on 2 October 1989, and for this time, the face value was changed from 62 yen to 80 yen.