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鉄道75年 << 1947年(昭和22年) 10月14日 >> 2-4-7

75th Anniv. of the Railway in Japan Issued on October 14, 1947 (Showa 22)

75th Anniv. of the Railway in Japan Issued on October 14, 1947 (Showa 22) The Railway 75th Anniversary Small Sheet issued in October 1947 is a railway stamp following the Railway 70 Year Stamp issued in 1942 (Showa 17) five years ago (before the war). The previous design was the latest C57 type steam locomotive at that time, but this time, the "Benkei-go" operated by the Hokkaido Horonai Railway in 1880 (Meiji 13) is designed.