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昭和44年 << 1968年(昭和43年) 12月5日 >> 4-2-21

New Year Greeting stamp Showa44 Issued on December 5, 1968

New Year Greeting stamp Showa44 Issued on December 5, 1968
The 1969 New Year stamp was issued on December 5, 1968 (Showa 43). In this year as well, new year's postcards without donations of 7yen (1.05 billion) and postcards with a face value of 7yen + donations of 1 yen (450 million) were issued. 70 million New Year stamps (about 1/20 against postcards) were issued. The design is "Niwatori", a one-sword carved toy from Yonezawa, and a "small sheet" was distributed as a New Year's postcard sweepstakes.