Tuesday, August 15, 2017

'Iris Screen, Philately Week' - Japan, 2017





Japan Philately Week 2017 covers from Yokohama and Tokyo, Japan to New York, US, posted on Apr 20, 2017. Thank you Masako and Ban-No.

This year, the Philately Week stamps feature a folding screen 'Iris Screens' by Edo period painter Ogata Korin (1658 - 1716). A similar stamp was issued in 1970 to commemorate the Expo '70 (日本万国博覧会) held in Osaka.

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