Japan on Telephone Automation

A commemorative postage stamp on the Nation-wide Completion of Telephone Automation in Japan :

Issued by Japan

Issued on Mar 14, 1979

Issued for : To commemorate the total automation of telephones in Japan, a postage stamp was issued. The automation of telephones was set on foot in 1926 from the Kyobashi branch of Tokyo Central Telephone Office and gradually enlarged with final completion of national network on March 14^th, 1979.

Design : Telephone dials

Designer : Mr. Minoru Hisano

Colour : Multicolour

Type : Stamp, Postal Used

Denomination : 50 Yen

Perforation : 13

Printing Process : Photogravure