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東京大学創立75年 << 1952年(昭和27年) 10月1日 >> 2-4-61

75th Anniv. of Tokyo University Issued on October 1, 1952 (Showa 27)

75th Anniv. of Tokyo University Issued on October 1, 1952 (Showa 27) In October 1952 (Showa 27), the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a 10-yen stamp to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the University of Tokyo, which was founded in 1877 (Meiji 10).The University of Tokyo became Tokyo Imperial University in 1886 after its founding, and held the top position of Japan's highest school as a bureaucratic training university. After the war, it became the University of Tokyo again and continues to the present day.