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日赤創立75年 << 1952年(昭和27年) 5月1日 >> 2-4-60

75th Anniv. of the Japanese Red Cross Issued on May 1, 1952 (Showa 27)

75th Anniv. of the Japanese Red Cross Issued on May 1, 1952 (Showa 27) In May 1952 (Showa 27), the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued two types of stamps to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the JRCS. The beautiful nurse drawn on the 10-yen stamp is said to be Setsuko Hara, a big actress at the time.Stamps related to the Red Cross have been issued twice, the "Red Cross International Conference Memorial" in 1934 and the "75 Years of the Red Cross Treaty" in 1939.