While I was away from penpalling, our post office issued many stamps of nice designs, so I needed to catch up with them! Here are some of my new stamps. I can’t wait to use them for my pals soon! :)
The one on the left is the commemorative stamps of "1300 Years of KOJIKI - Japan's Oldest Chronicle", and the one on the right is of "Ukiyoe Series No.1". By the way, Ukiyoe is Japanese art, dominant in the 17th to 19th centuries, depicting subjects of everyday life.
The one on the left is the commemorative stamps of "1300 Years of KOJIKI - Japan's Oldest Chronicle", and the one on the right is of "Ukiyoe Series No.1". By the way, Ukiyoe is Japanese art, dominant in the 17th to 19th centuries, depicting subjects of everyday life.
The one on the left shows flowers/trees you can see in Tokyo, and the middle and the right show seasonal flowers you can see in Japan.
The one on the left shows famous festival in Osaka, and the other one shows views of my home prefecture Kanagawa.
These show the World Heritage in Iwate prefecture in northeastern Japan. 
And these are Hello Kitty stamps. :) Many of my pals like Hello Kitty stamps, so I got few extra sheets.
Where do you usually buy your stamps? At post office? Online shop?? I usually go to a post office nearby my work. :) There, people remember that I send lots of letters to abroad and buy may stamps, so everytime I go there and if they have some new reliesed stamps, they tell me. :)
文通から離れている間に、沢山の記念切手が発行されていたので、色々買ってきました。今回購入したのは、「古事記編纂1300年」、「浮世絵シリーズ第１集」、「東京の四季の花・木III」、「季節の花シリーズ 第2集」、「季節の花シリーズ 第3集」、「ふるさとの祭 第８集 大阪天神祭」、「地方自治法施行６０周年記念シリーズ 神奈川県」、「世界遺産シリーズ〈第6集〉「平泉‐仏国土（浄土）を表す建築・庭園及び考古学的遺跡群」、そして海外のペンパル達に人気のハローキティの「夏のグリーティング」です。
ちなみにみなさんは切手をどこで購入しますか？郵便局？ネットショップ？私は職場近くの郵便局で購入します。局員さんが「海外に手紙を沢山出す人。記念切手を沢山買う人。」と覚えて下さっているようで、新しい記念切手が発売されている時は教えてくれます。親切！（＾＾）
↓いつもありがとうございます。押していただけると励みになります☆
All the stamps are so pretty and cute! the Hello Kitty stamps are just adorable and colorful! I buy my stamps at the post office too. But if I want some new stamps, I have to get them on the day ( or the next ) they were issued. I can't just walk into the post office and request various stamps from different issues. Not sure if we can order them online.
ReplyDeleteHello Kitty stamps are one of my favorites! :) My pals like them, too, so I usually get extra sheets. You said you have to get new stamps on the day or the next they were issued. Why is that? Are they sold out that quickly??
DeleteYes. There're limited issues of them. But if you're lucky, they might still have some left after a week or so. :D But I think you're a member of the club ( there's a SODA club created by the post office ), you can request for specific issues.
DeleteI love all the stamps, they are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI buy my stamps online, as our post office doesn't have the nicer ones usually. I guess it is too small... Plus I have no idea when they issue new stamps, so even if we get them here, I'll be too late anyway. ^^"
Thanks! :) I'm thinking of buying my stamps online as they have more variety there, but I also love looking at the list of stamps at the post office, so hmm...If I do both, I know I'll go bankrupt! lol
DeleteThose Ukiyoe stamps are amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I love them, too. :) They're really detailed!
DeleteI always love Japanese stamps! I really like the Ukiyoe stamps... And the osaka festival stamps... And the hello kitty stamps!! They are all wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks! :) Ukiyoe stamps will probably be issued as series as it says "Series No.1". I'm looking forward to the next design to be issued! :) I love stamps!
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