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昭和54年 << 1978年(昭和53年) 12月1日 >> 4-2-31

New Year Greeting stamp Showa54 Issued on December 1, 1978

New Year Greeting stamp Showa54 Issued on December 1, 1978
The 1979 New Year stamp was issued on December 1, 1978 (Showa 53). In this year as well, 20 yen (2.25 billion pieces) of New Year's postcards without donations and 20 yen of face value + 1 yen of donations (500 million pieces) were issued. 50 million New Year stamps (1/55 of postcards) were issued. The design is Nakayama doll's "sheep bell", and a "small sheet" was distributed as a New Year's postcard sweepstakes.