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国際文通週間 << 1976年(昭和51年) 10月6日 >> 2-4-345

International Letter Writing Week
Issued on October 6, 1976 (Showa 51)

International Letter Writing Week Issued on October 6, 1976 (Showa 51) In October 1976, the International Letter Writing Week stamp was issued. This is an international week that contributes to world peace through mutual understanding through correspondence. It is set every year for a week from October 9,the date of formation of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).
The stamp is designed by Yosa Buson, "Tobigarasu-zu"a Japanese poet and bunjin painter in the middle of the Edo period.