Japanese Stamps Digital Museum

第2次動植物国宝コイル切手 (円単位) << 1959年(昭和34年) ~ 1961年(昭和36年) >> 1-11-1

Animal, Plant, & National Treasure Series 2nd Unit (Without 00) Coil Stamps Issued on 1959 (Showa 34)-1961 (Showa 36)

Animal, Plant, & National Treasure Series 2nd Unit (Without 00) Coil Stamps
Issued on 1959 (Showa 34)-1961 (Showa 36)
Japanese coil stamps were first released in 1938 (Showa 13) as stamps for vending machines.However, it did not spread due to vending machine failure (adhesion due to high humidity), and in 1959 (Showa 34), the electric vending machine developed by the Ministryof Posts andTelecommunications and Japanese National Railways was used again at the Tokyo Central Post Office. It has been released.The above are two types of coil stamps at that time.