前島密生誕150年 1985年（昭和60年） 6月 5日発行 前島密は1835年に新潟県（越後国）で誕生した。日本の近代郵便制度の主要な創設者であり、「郵便の父」と呼ばれる。今日も使われる「郵便」「切手」「葉書」という名称を定めたほか、1円切手の肖像で知られる。また、東京専門学校及び早稲田大学の建学に深く関った。切手は前島密の生誕150年を記念して発行され、三代広重画「駅逓寮」と前島密がデザインされている。
150th Anniv. of the Birth of Hisoka Maejima
Issued on June 5, 1985 (Showa 60)
Maejima Hisoka was born in 1835 in Niigata Prefecture (Echigo Province). He is a major founder of Japan's modern postal system and is called the "father of the postal service". He named the names "mail," "stamp," and "postcard," which are still used today, and is known for his portraits of 1-yen stamps. He was also deeply involved in the founding of Tokyo Senmon Gakko and Waseda University. The stamp was issued in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Maejima Hisoka's birth, and was designed by Hiroshige III's "Ekikan Dormitory" and Maejima Hisoka.