A postage stamp on the Nature Conservation Series “Nihon–Kawauso” :

Issued by Japan

Issued on Jun 25, 1974

Issued for : As the 2^nd of the Nature Conservation Series, a special postage stamp depicting a Nihon-kawauso (river otter, Lutra lutra whiteleyi) was brought out. These otters survive only in Shikoku District now and designated as natural monument in Japan.

Design : Nihon–Kawauso (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)

Designer : Mr. Yoshiomi Higashitsunoi

Colour : Multicolour

Type : Stamp, Postal Used

Denomination : 20 Yen

Printing Process : Lithographed & Engraved

About : 

• As the 2^nd in the Nature Conservation Series, a postage stamp will be issued depicting the “Japanese Otter” (Lutra lutra whiteleyi).
• The otter measures 60-80 cm, with a tail 30-50 cm long. It has webbed feet and short limbs. It frequents the shores of rivers and seas and lives on fish. Though formerly distributed all over Japan, only a few otters now survive in the district of Shikoku and have been designated as protected animals.

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