Arctic Fox

R317

Issue	Arctic Fox
Prefecture	Hokkaidou
Date of Issue	25 June 1999 (Heisei 11)
Denomination	80 yen
Design	Arctic Foxes
Quantity	8,900,000 copies
Image Area	22.5 x 33.0 millimeters
Printing	Photogravure in 6 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (4 x 5)
Designer	Sone Masayoshi (Illustrator)
Sold at	Post offices in Hokkaidou, and the appointed post offices (see the menu page)
First Day of Issue Postmark	Asahikawa Central Post Office
Catalog No.	R317

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

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(Small note for the issue)

R317(R119): Originally, the stamp was issued on May 29, 1992, by the denomination of 62 yen (R119), but for this time, it was issued again by the denomination of 80 yen. Arctic Fox is a characteristic animal in Hokkaidou, the northern island of Japan. The stamp depicts a parent and a child of Arctic Fox with the flowers, Ezokozakura, which is also characteristic in the island representing the beauty of Hokkaidou. Arctic Fox lives not only in Hokkaidou but also in the southern Kuriles and Sakhalin.