Japan Post to issue stamps featuring star Fighters pitcher Otani

Japan Post to issue stamps featuring star Fighters pitcher Otani

Japan Post Co.'s Hokkaido branch will release on Aug. 25, 2015, a limited edition of 13,000 sets of stamps featuring popular Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Shohei Otani at post offices in Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan. Each sheet, comprising five 52 yen stamps and five 82 yen stamps, will be sold at 2,000 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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