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昭和13年 << 1937年(昭和12年) 12月15日 >> 4-1-3

New Year Greeting stamp Showa13 Issued on December 1, 1937

New Year Greeting stamp Showa13 Issued on December 1, 1937
In December 1937, the third New Year stamp was released. Since Japan entered the Sino-Japanese War this year and was in a saving mood, the Ministry of Communications declined to advertise. As a result, half of the stamps, which were printed over 300 million, were unsold. The design of this stamp is "Shimenawa," a Shinto (Japanese God) festival tool.