National Afforestation Campaign 1999
 C1712 |
| Issue | National Afforestation Campaign 1999 |
| Date of Issue | 28 May 1999 (Heisei 11) |
| Denomination | 50 yen |
| Quantity | 25,000,000 copies |
| Design | Amagi-shakunage flowers and Mt. Fuji |
| Image Area | 22.5 x 27.0 millimeters |
| Printing | Photogravure in 6 colours |
| Sheet | 20 stamps (4 x 5) |
| Designer | Mimata Mie |
First Day of
Issue Postmark | Yugashima Post Office |
| Catalog No. | C1712 |
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Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers
are adopted.
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(Small Notes for the Issue)
C1712: Tha main event of the National Afforestation Campaign 1999 was the 50th National Afforestation Ceremony by the theme, "We send the wind from forest to people in future," on 30 May in Shizuoka Prefecture. The stamp depicts Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan, and amagi-shakunage flowers, which grow in only the limited area on the mountains in the Izu peninsula.