Mt Fuji and Deer - Red

Large die: image 19 x 22.5 mm.
First Scenery Design
The postal charges for mail sent overseas were revised with the basic charge set at double the previous cost. Charges were 4 sen to send p.. Read more »rinted matter, 6 sen to send a postcard and 20 sen for a letter. The corresponding stamps had to be produced. Three stamps featuring a design of Mount Fuji with a deer were issued and became known as the 'Fuji Deer stamps.' This was the first time that a design showing scenery had been used on a standard stamp.
The stamps were printed using the three colors green, red and blue that were established by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Agreement. Each denomination was a different color. The stamps were issued with various subsequent color changes until 1937.

Country:	Japan
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Mt Fuji and Deer (1922-29) - Old Die
Nominal:	8 Japanese sen
Year:	1922
Material:	Granite Paper
Size:	22 x 26 mm
Perforation:	comb 13 x 13½