JAPAN - 2018

NEW ISSUE

Do you remember my post about this item in the Japanese stamp program?

There are images about this finally...

Code: JPN-2018-01

Release Date:  September 03, 2018

Title: Lighthouse 150th Anniversary

Format: Set of 5 stamp
Presentation: Minisheets of 2 series
Minisheet Dimensions (mm): 168 x 115.5
Design: Yusuke Kusuda
Printing Process: Offset 6 colours
Paper:
Gum:
Printed by: Joh. Enschedé
Quantity: 1.400.000 series (700.000 minisheets)

Stamp 1 of 5

Currency: Yen - JPY

Facial: 82 (JPY)

Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Dimensions (mm): 28 x 38.5

Lighthouse: Kannon Saki

ALL: M 6360

Location: West Entrance to Tokyo Bay

Stamp 2 of 5

Currency: Yen - JPY

Facial: 82 (JPY)

Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Dimensions (mm): 28 x 38.5

Lighthouse: Mikomoto Shima
ALL:  M 6290
Location:  Islet 12km South of Shimoda

Stamp 3 of 5

Currency: Yen - JPY

Facial: 82 (JPY)

Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Dimensions (mm): 28 x 38.5

Lighthouse: Muroto Saki
ALL: M 5586
Location: Muroto Cape, Shukoki Island

Stamp 4 of 5

Currency: Yen - JPY

Facial: 82 (JPY)

Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Dimensions (mm): 28 x 38.5

Lighthouse: He Saki
ALL: M 5312
Location: Northern Tip of Fukuokua Prefecture, Entrance of Kanmon Strait

Stamp 5 of 5

Currency: Yen - JPY

Facial: 82 (JPY)

Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Dimensions (mm): 28 x 38.5

Lighthouse: Kannon Saki (Original Lighthouse)
ALL:  
Location:  

Beautiful set of stamps!

JAPAN - 2017 (II)

NEW ISSUE

GENERAL INFO:
Code: JAP-2017-02
Release Date: May 02, 2017
Postal Authority: Japan Post
Title: 150th Anniv of Japan-Denmark Diplomatic Relations
Format: Serie of 10 stamps
Presentation:  Minisheets of 10 stamps (1 serie)
Minisheet Dimensions (mm): 84 x 200
Design: Yasuko Yamada Stamp Designer
Printing Process: Offset 6 colours
Paper:  
Gum:  
Printer: 
Quantity: 900.000 Minisheets   (9.000.000 of stamps)

Stamp N. 9

Currency: Yen - JPY
Facial: 82 (JPY)
Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Dimensions (mm): 28 x 34
Perf: 

Lighthouse: Kronborg
ALL: C-1908
Location: North East Tower of Kronborg Castle, Helsingør, Denmark

JAPAN - 2017

NEW ISSUE

GENERAL INFO:
Code: JAP-2017-01
Release Date: April 14, 2017
Postal Authority: Japan Post
Title: My Travel Stamps Series - Vol 2
Format: Serie of 20 stamps
Presentation:  2 Minisheets of 10 stamps each
Minisheet Dimensions (mm): 67.5 x 187
Design: Yusuke Kusuda Stamp Designer
Printing Process: Offset 6 colours
Paper:  
Gum:  
Printer: 
Quantity: 
52y:    600.000 minisheets
82y: 1.500.000 minisheets  

MINISHEET  N. 1

Currency: Yen - JPY

Facial: 52 (JPY)

Service: Local STD Postcard

Stamp N. 1

Dimensions (mm): 26.4 (H) x 26 (V)

Lighthouse: Enoshima

Stamp N. 3

Dimensions (mm): 25.5 x 21.5

Lighthouse: Enoshima

Photo by: Miyamoto Takashi Hiroshi

Stamp N. 9

Dimensions (mm): 21.5 x 27

Photo by: Mitsunori Yano

Lighthouse: Enoshima

ALL: M-6332
Location: Eno-Shima Island, in front of Fujisawa.   50km south of Tokyo

JAPAN - 2016 (II)

New Issue

Cover of Booklet

Inside Booklet

Full serie of 47 stamps

The serie of stamps "60 Anniversary of Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law" was a rich source of material for us.  A lot of the minisheets and thanks to the designer Satoshi Maruyama, contains lighthouses.  The serie saw the end last June 07 with the release of the 47th minisheet, dedicated to the TOKIO Prefecture.  

At the same time and as a resume of the serie, Japan Post issued this Booklet of 47 stamps. One stamp for each of the 47 Prefectures of that country.  The stamps are not repetitions of the originals, but the images were taked from the background of the minisheets.

One stamp in particular is relevant for us, and is located in the position 14.

GENERAL INFO:
Code: JAP-2016-02
Release Date: June 07 , 2016
Postal Authority: Japan Post
Title: 60th Anniv of Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law - Booklet
Format: Serie of 47 stamps
Presentation: Booklet of 1 serie
Booklet Dimensions (mm): 320 x 250
Sheet of stamps Dimensions (mm): 280.5 x 175
Stamp Dimensions (mm): 25.5 x 30
Currency: Yen (JPY)
Facial: 82 (JPY)
Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Design: Satoshi Maruyama Stamp Designer
Printing Process: Heliogravure 5 colours
Paper:  
Gum:  
Printer: 
Quantity: 20.000 booklets

STAMP 14 of 47

Kanagawa Prefecture

Like I said before, this image was taked from the background of the original Minisheet of Kanagawa...

...and depicts the Mount Fuji at the back, and the Island of Enoshima at the center...

... and the tall building of the island is Enoshima Lighthouse.

Lighthouse: Enoshima
ALL: M-6332
Location: Eno-Shima Island, in front of Fujisawa.   50km south of Tokyo



More material of Enforcement Local Autonomy Law in this blog:

2010 - Kochi Prefecture
2010 - Aomori Prefecture
2012 - Kanagawa Prefecture
2013 - Hiroshima Prefecture
2013 - Kagoshima Prefecture
2014 - Ehime Prefecture
2015 - Tokushima Prefecture
2015 - Chiba Prefecture

JAPAN - 2016 (IV)

New Issue

GENERAL INFO:
Code: JAP-2016-04
Release Date: October 14 , 2016
Postal Authority: Japan Post
Title: Night Views of Japan - Vol 2
Format: Serie of 10 stamps
Presentation: Minisheet of 10 stamps (1 serie)
Block Dimensions (mm): 140 x 222.50
Stamp Dimensions (mm): 28 x 38.5
Currency: Yen (JPY)
Facial: 82 (JPY)
Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Design: Satoshi Maruyama Stamp Designer
Photo Background: Maruta Atsushi
Adviser: Chubby Motootoko
Printing Process: Offset 6 colours
Paper:  
Gum:  
Printer: 
Quantity: 1.000.000 minisheets

Background

Lighthouse: Enoshima
ALL: M-6332
Location: Eno-Shima Island, in front of Fujisawa.   50km south of Tokyo

JAPAN - 2016 (III)

New Release

GENERAL INFO:

Code: JAP-2016-03
Release Date: July 08, 2016
Authority: Japan Post
Title: World Heritage Series - Nr.9   "Industrial revolution heritage, iron and steel, shipbuilding, coal mining industry during Japan´s Meiji era"
Format: Serie of 10 stamps
Presentation: Minisheet of 10 stamps (1 serie)
Dimensions (mm):
Minisheet:140 x 212.50
Stamps: 28 x 36.5
Currency: Yen (JPY)
Facial: 82 (JPY)
Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g
Design: Satoshi Maruyama
Printing Process: Offset 6 colours
Gum:
Paper:
Printed by:
Quantity: 900.000 minisheets

Main Photo - Outside the stamps



Lighthouse: Hizen Ha Shima

ALL: M 5193.42

Location: Hashima Island (18km south west of Nagasaki)

JAPAN - 2016

New Release

 

 

 

  

GENERAL INFO:

Code: JAP-2016-01
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Authority: Japan Post
Title: G7 Summit 2016 - ISE SHIMA                  
Format: Set of 10 stamps
Presentation:  Minisheets with 1 serie
Dimensions (mm): 140 x 222,5
Design: Tamaki Akira
Printing Process: Offset 6 colours
Paper:
Gum: 
Security: 
Printer: Joh. Enschedé
Quantity: 1.400.000 Minisheets

 

 

 

Stamp Info:

Currency: Yen - JPY

Facial: 82 (JPY)

Service: Local STD Letter up to 25g

Dimensions (mm): 35,5 x 28

Perf:

 

Lighthouse: Daio Saki

ALL: M-6036

Location: South East of Shima Peninsula, Mie Prefecture, JAPAN

 

 

20151208 - JAPAN



 

 

Code:  JAP-2015-02

Release Date:  December 08, 2015 (My Birthday!)

 

Coming from:  Japan Post

Title:  60 Anniversary of Enforcement of the Autonomy Law - CHIBA

Format: Set of 5 stamps in Minisheet 

Dimensions (mm): 175 x 93.5

Design:  Maruyama Satoshi
Lighthouse Photo: Chiba Prefecture

Printing Method:  Rotogravure 6 colours

Paper:

Gum:

Security:

Printed by:

Quantity:  1.000.000 Minisheets

 

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Stamp 3 of 5 
Currency:  Yen - JPY

Facial:  82 (JPY)

Service:  Local Std Letter up to 25g

Dimensions (mm):  33.5 x 28
Perf:
Lighthouse:  Inubō Saki 
All:  M-6478
Country:  JAPAN

  

 

 

20150602 - JAPAN

UPDATED with new IMAGE

 

The serie from Japan "60 Anniversary of Enforcement of Autonomy Law" gave us thru the last years a lot of material to work with. This year can´t be the exception, although it is particularly difficult to identify.

 



 

 

Code:  JAP-2015-01

Release Date:  June 02, 2015

 

Coming from:  Japan Post

Title:  60 Anniversary of Enforcement of the Autonomy Law - TOKUSHIMA

Format: Set of 5 stamps in Minisheet
Minisheet Dimensions (mm): 93.5 x 175
Design:  Tomohiro Maruyama

Printing Method:  Rotogravure 6 colours

Paper:

Gum:

Security:

Printed by:

Quantity:  800.000 minisheets

 

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Stamp 5 of 5 
Currency:  Yen - JPY

Facial:  82 (JPY)

Service:  Local Std Letter up to 25g

Dimensions (mm):  28 x 33,5

Perf:

Lighthouse:  Hiwasa Kō North Breakwater

All:  M-5578.8

Country: Japan

Hiwasa ko North Breakwater painted in red.
The South Breakwater is not visible in the stamp

 



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Next,  an image from Google Earth of Ohama Beach and the lights at the back.  Click over for a better view.

 

 

 

 

 

 

20140901 - JAPAN

Code: JAP-2014-02
Release Date: September 01, 2014
Postal Authority: Japan Post
Title: 100th Anniversary of Japan Society of Civil Engineers
Format: Serie of 10 stamps issue in sheet
Sheet dimensions (mm): 93,5 x 222,50
Stamp dimensions (mm): 28 x 38,5
Design: Matsuzaki Takashi (landscape designer)  /  Akira Tamaki  /  Fukui Tsuneaki
Printing Process: Offset 6 colours
Currency: Yen - JPY
Face Value: 82 (local std letter up to 25g)
Quantity: 1.000.000 sheets

Stamp 3 and 8 of the serie

Multiple Stylized Breakwater Lights in both stamps
Click over the image for a better view

Thank you very much to Gary Toth for the alert on this issue.

Thanks to Vlado for the help with the images.

20140417 - Japan

More Material from Japan.

In this case, It´s new...

 

 

 

 

Code: JAP-2014-01

Release Date: April 17, 2014

Postal Authority: Japan Post

Title:  60th Anniversary of Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law - EHIME Prefecture

Format: Minisheet with 5 stamps

Dimensions (mm): 93.5 x 175

Stamp Dimensions (mm): 33,5 x 28

Designer: Satoshi Maruyama (stamp designer)

Lighthouse Photo: Ikata

Printing Process: Gravure 6 colours

Quantity: 1.000.000 Minisheets

Currency: Yen (JPY)

 

 Stamp N. 5

 

82 (JPY)
Service: Local Standard Letter up to 25g

Lighthouse: Sada Misaki   ALL M-5424

 



20101001 - Japan

** NEW FIND from 2010 **

 

 

Hello friends:

 

Do you remember this minisheet from Japan 2010? 

 

 

 

This issue was already posted.  But  I only listed the last stamp of the sequence showing "E Saki" lighthouse (circle), as a lighthouse stamp.

 

This morning, George from Canada, send to me a mail, informing about another lighthouse in this minisheet.  And yes,  there is another lighthouse. Look at the stamp beside the E saki.

 

This stamp show the "Naruto Whirlpools",   under the bridge between Naruto and Awaji Island  (Onaruto Bridge). That white tower on the hill, next to the bridge is Mago Saki Lighthouse.

Mago Saki Lighthouse  -  ALL  M 5551.5

 

 



 

 

Thank you very much George Louit (Argentinian living in Canada), for this new discovery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

***  Original Post from 2010 ***

 

 

 

Release Date: October 01 - 2010

Postal Authority: JP Post

Title: Travel Scene Series (Vol 10). Roads crossing the Seto Inland Sea (Vol.3) 

Format: Block with 10 stamps

Dimensions (mm): 140 x 213

Designer: Maruyama Satoru

Printing Process: Offset 5 Colours

Quantity: 1200000 Blocks

Stamp of our interest: (Bottom - right)

Facial: 80 (yen - JPY)

Dimensions (mm): 28x36

Lighthouse: E saki (Awaji Island)

Thanks to Jaap for this alert.

20131213 - JAPAN

Code: JAP-2013-04
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Postal Authority: Japan Post
Title:  60th Anniversary of Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law - KAGOSHIMA Prefecture
Format: Block with 5 stamps
Dimensions (mm): 93.5 x 175
Designer: Satoshi Maruyama  (Thanks)
Printing Process: Rotogravure 6 colours
Quantity: 1.200.000 Blocks
Currency: Yen - JPY

Stamp N. 3

 

80 (JPY)
Service: Local Standard Letter up to 25 gr

Lighthouse: Cape Sata   M-4836

 

 

White Building inside the circle.
Background with
Kaimon-Dake volcano.