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昭和36年 << 1960年(昭和35年) 12月20日 >> 4-2-13

New Year Greeting stamp Showa36 Issued on December 20, 1960

New Year Greeting stamp Showa36 Issued on December 20, 1960
The 1961 New Year stamp was issued on December 20, 1960 (Showa 35). In this year as well, new year's postcards without donations of 4 yen (220 million) and postcards with a face value of 4 yen + donations of 1 yen (630 million) were issued. Eight million (1/106 against posutcards) New Year stamps were issued. The design is "Akabeko and Kinbeko (cow)" from Fukushima and Iwate toys, and a "small sheet" was distributed as a prize for New Year's postcards.