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Catalogue information
LastDodo number
4173903
Area
Stamps
Title
Tazawa series
Face value
5
Country / area
Year
1930
Month
03
Day
Issue group
Order Number in Issue group
5
Usage
Type
Basic colour
Exact colour
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Imperial crest and Japanese script in center, 5 SEN
Michel number
116 III
Yvert number
Scott number
133a
Stanley Gibbons number
234
Sakura number
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Perforation type
Number of teeth per 20 mm
Watermark
Luminescence
Printing technique
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
21 x 25.5 mm
Details
Picture Size: 18½ x 22mm
In 1914 a watermark was included in the Tazawa stamps to prevent copying. The new versions of the stamps are commonly called the 'Taisho watermark stamps.'
