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Publisher (this edition): Watanabe Watanabe
Date of this item: 1946
Notes (this edition)
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Title Kintai Bridge - First Date Cover
with real stamp of the period
Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957
Seal Artist's seal (Hasui) on the picture.
Dated The card was issued on Nov. 20th, 1946.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Very good … The flower patterns on the external side slightly embossed.
Colors Very good.
Condition Very good … Paper toned. Minor foxing spots, slightly creased on background.
Description The decorative cover commemorating the issue of a new Japanese postage stamp. "Souvenirs of Japan : Current Postage Stamps". It featured Hasui Kawase's "Kintai Bridge". FDC (first date cover) Nov. 20, 1946, a gray violet stamp of 1 Yen 50 Sen.
Note The card still has the old stamp attached.
Width Item 4.7 inches = 12.0 cm
Height Item 7.3 inches = 18.5 cm
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