#Japan stamps
Seasonal Flowers Series 7 stamps from Japan
This is the seventh issue of the Japanese Furusato Stamps to introduce various flowers that represent four seasons of Japan. The seventh series features various flowers in autumn. The stamps depict Dahlia, Chrysanthemum, Celosia argentea, Commelina communis and Rosa. Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native mainly in Mexico, but also Central America, and Colombia.
Vegetables & Fruits Series 1 stamps from Japan
This is the first issue of Vegetable & Fruits Series by Japanese post, with motifs of colorful season's harvest. The first series depict Vegetable & Fruits in Autumn. The featured vegetables and fruits on both issued stamp sheets are Japanese Persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunberg), Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa var. chinensis), Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata), Sweet potato (Ipomoea bat
Letter Writing Day commemorated on new Japanese stamps
In the end of July Japan released a collection of postage stamps to popularize and promote letter writing movement. This nationwide movement has been taking place in Japan since 1979. As a part of the movement, a "Letter Writing Day Stamp" is being issued every July. The theme of year 2013 is design motifs of Japanese hand towel. The typical motifs of summer time in Japan are depicted. The stamps
Constellation Series No 3 from Japan
Japanese post issued the third series of Constellation stamps. The "Constellation" stamps collection is issued for the purpose of promotion of natural science and culture of letter writing. That's why the Constellation stamps are usually highly demanded among Japanese customers. The current issue is dedicated to the typical spring constellations and depicts: Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Ursa Major, Little
Sanrio Characters – Hello Kitty & Dear Daniel, My Melody and Little Twin Stars stamps from Japan
To make people enjoy letter exchange in the summer period, Japanese post issued a new collection of "Summer Greeting" stamps. It is dedicated to popular Sanrio characters adored in Japan and all over the world – Hello Kitty, Dear Daniel, My Melody and Little Twin Stars. It's interesting: Sanrio is a Japanese company that designs, licenses and produces products focusing on the kawaii (cute) segment
Anime Hero Heroine – "Doraemon" stamps from Japan
Japanese post launched the 20th collection of the stamps from the series "Anime Hero Heroine", traditionally issued in Japan from the year 2005 and depicting characters of popular Japanese anime. This issue is dedicated to "Doraemon". Doraemon is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko Fujio which later became an anime series and an Asian franchise. The series is about an intelligent robotic cat
National Land Afforestation - Furusato stamps from Japan
Tottori Prefecture of Japan issued a series of stamps dedicated to National Land Afforestation and the 64th National Arbor Day celebrated in Tottori on Sunday, the 26th of May 2013. The stamps depict tree and plant species growing in Tottori, namely Oak (Quercus serrata), Japanese lily (Lilium japonicum), Sakura (Cerasus jamasakura), Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidate), Chinquapin (Castanopsis sieboldi
Harmony with Nature Series No 3 stamps from Japan
Japanese post issued the third series of stamps dedicated to rare wild animals and plants of Japan. The series aims to raise attention to endangered representative of Japanese flora and fauna and to emphasize the symbiosis of Japanese nation with nature. The stamps depict: The sable (Martes zibellina); it's a species of marten which inhabits forest environments of Hokkaido in Japan. It has histori
Philately Week 2013 stamps from Japan
Japan Post issued special stamps to commemorate the Philately Week 2013. The first Philately Week was organized in Japan in 1947 by the Ministry of Communication with the aim to spread public and cultural values of postal stamps, to demonstrate their "beauty" and "artistry", to promote the hobby of stamp collecting. The Philately week 2013 will be held in Japan from 19 to 25 of April. The stamps i
Season's Memories In My Heart stamp series No 2 (Japan)
The Japanese Postal Corporation issued the second series of stamps "Season's Memories". The series generally contains stamps having for theme fond old memories and the sense of the seasons. As for the current issue, the stamps adopt the works by Chihiro Iwasaki depicting the theme of spring memories. Chihiro Iwasaki (1918 - 1974) was a Japanese artist and illustrator best known for her water-color
