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International Letter Writing Week Issued on October 5, 2001 (Heisei 13)

International Letter Writing Week Issued on October 5, 2001 (Heisei 13)
In October 2001, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued an International Letter Writing Week stamp. International Penpal Week is an international week that contributes to world peace through mutual understanding through correspondence. It is set every year for one week from October 9th, the date of formation of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The stamp is designed by Hiroshige Ando's "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido", "Hara, Oiso, Sakashita".