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1957年用 << 1956年(昭和31年) 12月1日 >> 8-6-1

New Year's Greeting Stamps Issued on Dec. 1, 1956 (Showa31)

New Year's Greeting Stamps Issued on Dec. 1, 1956 (Showa31) Okinawa's New Year's mail began with the issuance of the "Ryukyu New Year's postcard" in 1955. The New Year's stamp was issued in December 1956 the following year as a 1957 New Year's stamp. New Year's stamps were issued continuously from this year until the return to the mainland in 1972. The design of this year is "Bingata", which depicts a shochikubai.