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切手趣味週間 << 1957年(昭和32年) 11月1日 >> 2-4-91

Philatelic Week Issued on November 1, 1957 (Showa 32)

Philatelic Week Issued on November 1, 1957(Showa 32) In November 1957, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued one type of "Stamp Hobby Week Commemorative" stamp.
Harunobu Suzuki (1725-1770) adopted this time is a'ukiyo-e artist'in the middle of the Edo period. The Ukiyo-e drawn by this painter is a slender, pretty and delicate beauty at that time. Technically, it played an important role in the birth of the woodblock multicolored'Nishikie'and had a great influence the development of Ukiyo-e.
The stamp is designed with "Maritsuki", where the daughter plays with a small ball.