50th Anniversary of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

C2014a C2014b C2014c C2014d C2014e C2014f

C2014g C2014h C2014i C2014j



Issue50th Anniversary of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
First DayJanuary 23, 2007
Value80 yen x 10, sheet of ten
Designs C2014a Fuji, the Ship of Antarctic Expedition
C2014b Research Airship
C2014c Emperor penguin
C2014d Emperor penguin
C2014e Soya, the Ship of Antarctic Expedition and Adelie penguin
C2014f Adelie penguin
C2014g Jiro, one of the famous Sakhalin Dogs who was left abandoned and survived
C2014h Taro, the other dog
C2014i Shirase, the Ship of Antarctic Expedition
C2014j Snow Car
DesignerHoshiyama Ayaka (Stamp designer)
PrintingOffset in 6 colors
Size28.0 x 35.5 mm vertical
SheetC2014: 10 stamps sheet

The data are based on the publicity of Japan Post.



[Note on Stamps]
November 8th in 1956, Soya, the ship of Antarctic Expedition left Harumi pier, Tokyo with it's first expedition crew and opened Showa Station in Antarctica. Since then, Japanese Antarctic Expedition has been contributed and played an important role in the international society like the discovery of the Antarctic Ozone Hole.


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