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UPU加盟50年記念 << 1927年(昭和2年) 6月20日 >> みほん 2-3-1

50th anniversary of UPU membership - Specimen -
Issued on June 20, 1927 (Showa 2)

50th anniversary of UPU membership, Issued on June 20, 1927 (Showa 2) - Specimen -
In December 1927, The Emperor Taisho died in December 1927.Immediately after this, the era changed to "Showa". The following year, June 20, 1927 (Showa 2), four kinds of stamps were issued in commemoration of the 50th anniversary since Japan joined the UPU in 1877 (Meiji 10). For the design, 1.5 sen and 3 sen were drawn on the postal system founder Hisoka-Maejima, and 6 sen and 10 sen were drawn a world map and pigeons.

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