Tama Intercity Monorail

R261

Issue	Tama Intercity Monorail
Prefecture	Tokyo
Date of Issue	26 November 1998 (Heisei 10)
Denomination	80 yen
Design	Tama Intercity Monorail
Quantity	13,300,000 copies
Image Area	25.0 x 33.5 mm, vertical
Printing	Photogravure in 5 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (4 x 5)
Designer	Shimoda Kouichi
Sold at	Post offices in Tokyo and the post offices (1), (2) and (3) on the menu page
First Day of Issue Postmark	Tachikawa Post Office
Catalog No.	R261

Tama Intercity Monorail, Pane

Issue	Tama Intercity Monorail, Pane
Price	800 yen (80 yen x 10)
Quantity	420,000 panes
Pane Size	51.0 x 190.0 mm, vertical
Pane	10 stamps (2 x 5)
Catalog No.	R261P

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

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(Small Notes for the Issue)

Tama Intercity Monorail is one of the means of transportation from south to north in the Tama area in Tokyo, where about 3,800,000 people are living. The monorail had been planned between the stations of Tama Centre and Kamikitadai, for 16 kilometers (10 miles). Now a part of the line, from Kamikitaedai to Tachikawa-Kita, for 5.4 kilometers (3.37 miles) was opened to passengers on 27 November 1998.