桜切手 (改色 仮名無し・仮名入り) (みほん)
1875年(明治8年)2月発行
1875年(明治8年)、大蔵省の紙幣寮(財務・通貨)は、駅逓寮(郵便事業)に対し、切手の製作コストを額面により区分し、切手のサイズも、定額から高額まで同一化するよう提案した。これに従って、原版の都合で仮名無しの1銭と4銭が仮名無しで製造・発行され、同時に半銭から30銭までの上記7種が仮名入りで製造・発行された。
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上記は正刷切手のみほんである。
正刷切手および詳細説明はこちらをご覧ください。
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"Cherry blossom stamp" Changed Colors - Specimen -
(Western paper non-Syllabics & with Syllabics ) Issued on Feb.1875
In 1875 (Meiji 8), the Ministry of Finance's banknote dormitory (finance and currency) proposed to the station dormitory (postal business). Specifically, they categorized the cost of making stamps in proportion to their face value, and they suggested that the size of stamps be the same, from low-priced stamps to high-priced stamps.
According to this, for the convenience of the original version, 1 sen and 4 sen without a Syllabics were manufactured and issued without Syllabics , and at the same time, above 7 types from half sen to 30 sen were manufactured and issued with Syllabics .
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The above is only true for specimen stamps.
For more information and official printed stamps, see this.
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