Yoshinogari Site

R370:
Yoshinogari Site

Issue	Yoshinogari Site
Prefecture	Saga
Date of Issue	11 November 1999 (Heisei 11)
Denomination	80 yen
Design	Yoshinogari Archaeological Site
Quantity	6,000,000 copies
Image Area	22.5 x 33.0 millimeters
Printing	Photogravure in 5 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (4 x 5)
Photographer	Ootsuka Seigo
Sold at	Post offices in Kyushu, and the appointed post offices (see the menu page)
First Day of Issue Postmark	Kanzaki Post Office
Catalog No.	R370

Yoshinogari Site, Pane

Issue	Yoshinogari Site, Pane
Price	800 yen (80 yen x 10)
Pane Size	51.0 x 190.0 millimeters
Pane	10 stamps (2 x 5)
Catalog No.	R370P

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

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(Small Notes for the Issue)

Yoshinogari Site is a Yayoi-period (ca 300 BC - ca AD300) archaeological site located in the east of Saga plain, which was a center of a small state surrounded by inner and outer moats. In May 1990, the site was appointed to be one of the Historic Sites in Japan. At the site, Yoshinogari Site National Park is under construction.