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昭和12年 << 1936年(昭和11年) 12月10日 >> みほん 4-1-2

New Year Greeting stamp Showa12 Issued on December 10, 1936 - Specimen -

New Year Greeting stamp Showa12 Issued on December 10, 1936 - Specimen -
In December 1936, the second New Year stamp was released. This stamp is not a government printing office, but a private printing company "Dainippon Printing "(Dai Nihon insatsu)”. The design of this stamp is Futamigaura Meotoiwa(Couple rock), at Fukuoka Prefecture. The number of issues is 327 million.

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