The 400th Anniversary fo the Edo Shogunate Series II
The Arts and the Townspeople


Issue The 400th Anniversary fo the Edo Shogunate Series II
The Arts and the Townspeople
First Day June 12, 2003
Value 80 yen x 6, vertical se-tenant strip of 5 stamps (a, b, c, d & f) and horizontal se-tenant pair (d & e)
Designs The Arts and the Townspeople
C1892a : "Nihonbashi" from Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road by Hiroshige
C1892b : Fireman's coat
C1892c : Pictorial folding screen depicting Kabuki theater
C1892d : Hina-matsuri festival doll (empress)
C1892e : Hina-matsuri festival doll (emperor)
C1892f : Ichikawa Danjurou playing the role of Takenuki Goro
Size 25.0 x 33.5 mm
(C1892b measures 25.0 x 33.9 mm)
Printing Photogravure in 6 colors
Sheet 10 stamps ( 2 x 5 ) Sheet
Designer Kanematsu Fumiaki (stamp designer)




The data are based onPostal Services Agency's publicity.

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted


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