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Japan 1953 Mihon みほん Specimen New Year's Lottery 4¥+1¥ Postcard Mint
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1953 Japanese New Year's lottery postcard, overprinted Mihon みほん (meaning "sample" or "specimen") on the red 4+1 Yen stamp pre-printed on this lottery card. Unlike the Specimen of the previous year, there is no additional Mihon overprint on the lottery g ... Read More
Item Specifics
- Country
- Japan
- Stamp Type
- Postal Cards - Official
- Condition
- Unused
- Stamp Format
- Single
- Year of Issue
- 1953
Item Description
1953 Japanese New Year's lottery postcard, overprinted Mihon みほん (meaning "sample" or "specimen") on the red 4+1 Yen stamp pre-printed on this lottery card. Unlike the Specimen of the previous year, there is no additional Mihon overprint on the lottery game portion at the bottom of the card. Note: the lottery serial and control number(s) are zeroed out (all zeroes). 1953 is the first year that the regular postcard rate increased to 4 Yen, doubling the previous year's rate of 2 Yen and the first year of the 4+1 Yen lottery card (the additional 1 Yen covers the lottery portion).Post war, the traditional practice of mailing out New Year's cards, Nengajo 年賀状 (Nengajō), greatly increased - not only as a way to let others know you survived, but to let them know where you were. Most people had lost everything in the war. The economy had virtually collapsed. Goods were in short supply. Businesses too were sending out New Year's greetings seeking to maintain relationships with former customers.
In 1949, Japanese reorganization of postal law permitted the Japan post office to conduct a lottery お年玉 (Otoshidama), thus the New Year post card lottery was created -- 年賀状お年玉 (Nengajō otoshidama). Prizes included many practical and needed things, like sewing machines though the vast majority of prizes were postage stamps.
The New Years post card lottery continues annually to today, with well over 60 million prizes won in just 2018 alone.
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