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大正天皇ご婚儀記念 << 1900年(明治33年) 5月10日 >> 2-1-3

Emperor Taisho Wedding Ceremony Issued on May 10, 1900

ご婚儀の祝物(柳筥と鶴型台上の三日夜餅)
Wedding celebration
(willow box, rice cake on a crane type stand)

Taisho Emperor's Wedding Memorial, issued on May 10, 1900 (Meiji 33) This stamp was issued on May 10, 1900 (Meiji 33), in commemoration of the wedding of Emperor Meiji Emperor Prince Yoshihito. At that time, Japan ruled part of the territory of Korea and China with the victory of the Sino-Japanese War, so in addition to domestic use, stamps with the letters of Korea and China were issued.