Stamps featuring Yankees' Matsui to be issued in Japan

Stamps featuring Yankees' Matsui to be issued in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows sample stamps featuring New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui from Japan, who won this year's World Series most valuable player award. Japan Post Network Co. said Nov. 17, 2009, that it will issue a 3,400 yen set consisting of 10 80-yen stamps, six special postcards and a stamp holder.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001138838
  • Registered date
  • 2009/11/17 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2009 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1303 × 1871 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 575.75(KB)*
  • Special instruction

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