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郵便創始50年記念 << 1921年(大正10年) 4月20日 >> 2-2-7

50th Anniversary of Postal Service Issued on April20,1921 (Taisho 10)

50th Anniversary of Postal Service Issued on April 20,1921 (Taisho 10) The Japanese postal system, which was founded in 1871, celebrated its 50th anniversary in April 1921. The design is complicated, and 1.5 yen and 4 yen were placed on the four corners of the dragon stamp, and the postal flag "〒" was inserted. Initially, this postal mark was the initial letter "T" of the Ministry of Communications in the cabinet decision, but it was found to be a symbol of UPU default fee shortage, soCorrected to "〒".3 and 10 sen are degined the Ministry of Communications building.