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長崎文化都市 << 1949年(昭和24年) 8月9日 >> 2-4-42

Nagasaki City Issued on August 9, 1949 (Showa 24)

Nagasaki City Issued on August 9, 1949 (Showa 24) In August 1949 (Showa 24), the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a commemorative stamp for the peace and reconstruction of the atomic bombed area of Nagasaki following the enforcement of the Nagasaki International Cultural City Construction Law, following Hiroshima. Initially, the design was proposed to depict the ruins and reconstruction of Nagasaki after the atomic bombing, but in the end it was decided to depict Nagasaki's famous sights and the peace symbol "dove".