Chrysanthemum - 4 sen carmine

SG colour = "rosine".
There were increasingly insistent calls for the government to change the design of the Small Coin stamp, which had been in use for many years. It was replaced by a stamp who.. Смотреть далее »se design featured a large imperial chrysanthemum crest in the middle. This new design reflected the views of government and society at the time.
The English words identifying the country of origin as seen on the small coin stamp were also removed.
These stamps are commonly called the 'Chrysanthemum stamps.' They were used until 1913.
Part of the design of the Chrysanthemum stamps showed a post town bell, which was the symbol of transport and communications in Japan.

Страна:	Япония
Тип:	Почтовые марки
Серия:	Chrysanthemum (1899-1907)
Номинал:	4 Japanese sen
Год:	1899
Размер:	21 x 26 mm
Перфорация:	Various