Centenary of the Patenet Attorney System in Japan

C1717: "Jindou-sha
(man power car)"

Issue	Centenary of the Patenet Attorney System in Japan
Date of Issue	1 July 1999 (Heisei 11)
Denomination	80 yen
Quantity	15,000,000 copies
Design	"Jindou-sha" (man power car)
Image Area	34.0 x 28.05 millimeters, horizontal
Printing	Photogravure in 5 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (5 x 4)
Designer	Tamaki Akira (Public service designer)
First Day of Issue Postmark	Tokyo Central Post Office
Catalog No.	C1717

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) and SAKURA Catalog number is adopted.

(Back to Menu)

(Small Notes for the Issue)

Since the Patent Attorney System was enacted in 1899, the patentee, patent attorney and the patent office have made great contributions to Japanese industrial and economical developments. The stamp depicts the plan of "Jindou-sha (man power car)," which got a patent on the first day of the system, on July 1, 1899.