Centenary of the Greek and Japanese Relationship

C1713

Issue	Centenary of the Greek and Japanese Relationship
Date of Issue	1 June 1999 (Heisei 11)
Denomination	80 yen
Quantity	18,000,000 copies
Design	The Tholos of Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia (Marmoria) in Delphi
Image Area	25.0 x 35.5 millimeters
Printing	Photogravure in 5 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (4 x 5)
Designer	Murai Masayuki (Traditional Japanese Painter)
First Day of Issue Post Mark	Tokyo Central Post Office
Catalog No.	C1713

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

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(Small Notes for the Issue)

C1713: The stamp depicted the tholos, circular building, in the center of Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia (Marmoria), in Delphi. It was probably designed by Theodorus of Phocaea, built around 380 B.C. and has Doric columns and Corinthian half-columns.It is beleived to be one of the finest piece of classic architecture.