Kurashiki Sightseeing District

R313

Issue Kurashiki Sightseeing District Prefecture Okayama Date of Issue 25 May 1999 (Heisei 11) Denomination 80 yen Design Kurashiki Sightseeing District Quantity 9,000,000 copies Image Area 22.5 x 33.0 millimeters Printing Photogravure in 5 colours Sheet 20 stamps (4 x 5) Designer Sugita Shuichi Sold at Post offices in Chugoku, and the appointed post offices (see the menu page) First Day of Issue Postmark Kurashiki Post Office Catalog No. R313 Kurashiki Sightseeing District, Pane Issue Kurashiki Sightseeing District, Pane Price 800 yen (80 yen x 10) Pane Size 51.0 x 190.0 millimeters Pane 10 stamps (2 x 5) Catalog No. R313P

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R313: Kurashiki Sightseeing District shows the well-preserved traditional town of Edo era, which has been appointed as one of the groups of traditional buildings to be preserved by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Its peaceful atomosphere gives comfort to many people. The stamp depicts the archaeological archives, which was a rice granary of Edo era.