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切手趣味週間 << 1988年(昭和63年) 4月19日 >> 2-4-590

Philatelic Week Issued on April 19, 1988 (Showa 63)

Philatelic Week Issued on April 19, 1988 (Showa 63) The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued stamp hobby week stamps in April 1988. This time, Torii Kotondo's paintings "Nagajuban (Japanese clothes underwear)" and "Obi (Japanese clothes belt)" were adopted. Torii Kotondo was a Japanese painter from the Taisho era to the Showa era. His work depicts neat and clean style of hand-drawn ukiyo-e and illustrations.