Description: This vintage postal engraving from the Empire of Japan features the Meoto Iwa, the sacred husband-and-wife rocks located in Futami, Mie Prefecture, bound together by a traditional heavy Shimenawa straw rope. At the top center sits the Imperial Chrysanthemum Crest, which serves as the traditional symbol of the Japanese Emperor and the throne. The bottom left elegantly showcases the "1 1/2" fraction numerical denomination, while the right side spells out the value as one sen five rin in bold Kanji characters beneath the horizontal inscription declaring it an official issue of the Imperial Japanese Post.
Circa: 1935-1936
Condition: Used
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