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工芸舞踊・米貨単位改訂加刷 << 1959年(昭和34年) >> 8-5-5

Surcharged With New Values Issued on 1959 (Showa34)

Surcharged With New Values Issued on 1959 (Showa34) Following the airmail stamps, the craft dance stamps were also overprinted in dollars and issued in 5 types due to the currency change. Comparing the reprinted face value with the previous face value, airmail stamps have a higher previous face value and lower craft dance stamps. The reason is that it was a measure taken to eliminate the inventory of stamps that became unusable due to the currency change. The previous B-yen face value and dollar overprint face value are 4BY → 9c, 5BY → 14c, 15BY → 19c, 14BY → 27c, 20BY → 35c.