A commemorative postage stamp on the Centenary of the Official Gazette in Japan :

Issued by Japan

Issued on Jul 2, 1983

Issued for : A 60 yen postage stamp will be issued on July 2, 1983, in commemoration of Official Gazette Centenary.

Design : The design of the postage stamp depicts the first issue of the Official Gazette against Hiroshige Ando III‘s color print ‘Drawing of the Government Bulletin in Board at Nihonbashi‘.

Type : Stamp, Postal Used

Colour : Multicolour

Denomination : 60 yen

Size of impression : 35.5 mm x 25.0 mm

Quantity issued : 30,000,000 stamps

About : 

• From July 2, 1883, when it was first issued by the Official Gazette Office, until the present, the Official Gazette has functioned as a government bulletin to widely contribute to both the nation and society. This year marks its 100^th year and various events are planned in order to commemorate the issuing of the gazette as well as to diffuse its messages widely and have them recognized by the citizenry.

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