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昭和45年 << 1969年(昭和44年) 12月10日 >> 4-2-22

New Year Greeting stamp Showa45 Issued on December 10, 1969

New Year Greeting stamp Showa45 Issued on December 10, 1969
The 1970 New Year stamp was issued on December 10, 1969 (Showa 44). This year, 7 yen (1.1 billion) New Year's postcards without donations and 7 yen face value + 1 yen donation postcards (500 million) were issued. 70 million New Year stamps (about 1/23 against postcards) were issued. The design is "Guardian Dog" at Hokke-ji Temple in Nara, and a "small sheet" was distributed as a New Year's postcard sweepstakes.