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電信創業100年 << 1970年(昭和45年) 10月20日 >> 2-4-263

Centenary of Telegraph Issued on October 20, 1970 (Showa 45)

Centenary of Telegraph Issued on 10 20, 1970 (Showa 45) As for the history of Japanese telegraph, the government-owned telegraph business was decided in 1868, and the telegraph service was started between Tokyo and Yokohama the following year. The Research Institute of Electrical Communication was established in 1948, and the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation was established in 1952. After that, it was privatized in 1985 and became the current Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT).The stamp was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the telegraph, and is designed with "Hodogaya" drawn by the third generation "Hiroshige Utagawa".