Kanazawa and Takaoka Communication Exhibition Miniature Sheet
Japan · 1948 · 5円
A miniature sheet featuring the famous 'Beauty Looking Back' stamp, which depicts a woman in a kimono from Hishikawa Moronobu's ukiyo-e print. The sheet commemorates the Kanazawa and Takaoka Communication Exhibition.
Issued in 1948, this miniature sheet commemorates a communication exhibition held in Kanazawa and Takaoka. It features the highly popular 'Beauty Looking Back' stamp, a post-WWII cultural icon that revived traditional Japanese art on postage.
Printing Method
Photogravure
Image: Japan Post · License: Public domain
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