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切手趣味週間 << 1969年(昭和44年) 4月20日 >> 2-4-239

Philatelic Week Issued on April 20, 1969 (Showa 44)

Philatelic Week Issued on April 20, 1969 (Showa 44) The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued stamp hobby week stamps in April 1969. This time, "hair" drawn by Kokei Kobayashi was adopted. Kokei Kobayashi was born in 1883 and enhanced the line drawing technique that is the life of oriental painting.Kokei Kobayashi's masterpiece "Hair" is a masterpiece that demonstrates the characteristics of Kokei's line drawing. Hair became the first stamp design in Japan as a nude painting.