JAPAN / 日本.
Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park (氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園).
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 20.08.1969.
Face value: 15 Japanese yen.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 18,000,000 copies.
Size: 26 x 36 mm.
Catalogues
- Michel No. 1050.
- Sakura No. P238.
- Scott No. 1004.
- StampWorld No. 1040.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1173.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 952.
Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Kokutei Kōen (氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園) is a Quasi-National Park that occupies part of the prefectures of Hyōgo, Tottori and Okayama, on the island of Honshū. It was created in April 10, 1969 and has a total area of 488.03 km2 (188.43 sq mi). Inside there are several mountains, among which the 1,510 m (4,950 ft) Mount Hyōno (氷ノ山) stands out, as well as beautiful valleys and numerous waterfalls. The stamp represents the Harafudo waterfall (原不動滝), 88 m (289 ft) high, in three steps.
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