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切手趣味週間 << 1974年(昭和49年) 4月20日 >> 2-4-316

Philatelic Week Issued on April 20, 1974 (Showa 49)

Philatelic Week Issued on April 20, 1974 (Showa 49) The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued stamp hobby week stamps in April 1974. This time, Ito Shinsui's "finger" was adopted.Shinsui Ito is a Japanese painter from Tokyo who represents the Taisho-Showa period. He studied under Kiyokata Kaburagi and painted beautiful women. He has been active on the stage of public exhibitions, and has been selected twice for the Imperial Exhibition. He won the Academy Prize for "Mirror" in 1948.