The 20th Century Stamp Series 2


1728a-b: First Airship (1910, above left) & Airplane (1911)		1728c:Shoka, songs for classroom	1728d: Shirase Nobu (1861-1946)

1728e: Dr. Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928)	1728f: Japanese wolf became extinct (1905?)	1728g: First entrants in Olympic games (1912)	1728h: Takarazuka was founded (1913)

	1728i "Katusha's Song" Matsui Sumako & Shimamura Hogetsu	1728j: Milk Caramel on sale (1913)

Issue	The 20th Century Stamp Series 2
Date of Issue	22 September 1999 (Heisei 11)
Denominations	50 yen x 2: (C1728a, 1728b) 80 yen x 8: (C1728c-1728j)
Quantity	7,000,000 copies each (7,000,000 sheets)
Designs	C1728a: First Aircrafts (A)	C1728b: First Aircrafts (B)
	C1728c: Songs for Classroom, Shoka	C1728d: Shirase Nobu (1861-1946)
	C1728e: Dr. Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928)	C1728f: Japanese wolf became extinct (1905?)
	C1728g: First entrants in Olympic games (1912)	C1728h: Takarazuka was founded (1913)
	C1728i: "Katusha's Song" Matsui Sumako & Shimamura Hogetsu	C1728j: Milk Caramel on sale (1913)
Image Area	28.05 x 36.5 millimeters
Pringing	Photogravure in 6 colours
Sheet	A sheet of ten stamps (Picture of the sheet)
Sheet Size	140.25 x 212.5 millimeters
Design	Morita Motoharu (Public Service Stamp Designer)
First Day of Issue Postmark	Nagoya Central Post Office

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(Small Notes for the Issue)
A sheet of ten stamps consisting of two 50 yen and eight 80 yen stamps was issued to commemorate the 20th century. The second one depicts the nine subjects, which represent the years 1910 to 1913.
C1728a: The first Japanese airship (1910)
C1728b: The first Japanese airplane (1911)
C1728c: "Shoka (songs composed for classroom use)," by the Ministry of Education (1910)
C1728d: Expeditions to Antarctica by Lieutenant Shirase Nobu (1861-1946) in 1910 and 1912
C1728e: Dr. Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928), pioneering bacteriologist
C1728f: Japanese wolf became extinct (around 1905)
C1728g: First entrants in Olympic games (1912)
C1728h: Takarazuka Shokatai (Kagekidan), all-female troupes specializing in musical extravaganzas, founded (1913)
C1728i: "Kachusha-no uta (Katusha's Song)," Sumako Matsui and Hogetsu Shimamura
C1728j: Milk Caramel on sale (1913)