The 125th Anniversary of Postal Service in Okinawa


R278: Ryusou	R279: Waraijishi

Issue	The 125th Anniversary of Postal Service in Okinawa
Prefecture	Okinawa
Date of Issue	23 March 1999 (Heisei 11)
Denomination	80 yen
Designes	R278: Ryusou, Traditional style	R279: Waraijishi, Laughing lions
Quantity	7,000,000 se-tenant pairs
Image Area	22.5 x 33.0 millimeters
Printing	Offset in 5 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (Two se-tenant pairs x 5)
Designer	Naka Gokunen
Sold at	Post offices in Okinawa, and the appointed post offices (see the menu page)
First Day of Issue Postmark	Naha Central Post Office

The 125th Anniversary of Postal Service in Okinawa, Pane

Issue	The 125th Anniversary of Postal Service in Okinawa, Pane
Price	800 yen (80 yen x 10)
Pane Size	51.0 x 190.0 millimeters
Pane	10 stamps (2 x 5)
Catalog No.	R279P

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

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(Small Notes for the Issue)

Maejima Hisoka, Father of Japanese Postal Service, founded the postal service in Okinawa on 20 March, 1874.

R278:Ryushou, the traditional costume of Okinawa is, different from kimono in the mainland, loose, airly, cool but not slovenly.

R279:Waraijishi, the laughing lions is generally known as shisa, which are figures of lions placed on red-tiled roofs in Okinawa as charms against evil. They look quite humourous and are depicted in the "Traditional Japanese House Series 4, The house of the Nakamuras".