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長崎県 << 1999年(平成11年) 9月1日 >> 5-11-38

Furusato (Regional) Stamps Issued on 9 1, 1999 (Heisei 11)

Furusato (Regional) Stamps Issued on 9 1, 1999 (Heisei 11)
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Local Post Office issued "Furusato Stamps" in September 1999 (Heisei 11). The design is "Dejima" * (6 million pieces) in Nagasaki Prefecture. At the same time, a stamp booklet pane was issued.
* An artificial island created in Nagasaki by the Edo Shogunate in 1634. It is fan-shaped and has an area of 4,000 tsubo (about 1.5 hectares).It was the first artificial island in Japan and mainly traded with the Netherlands.