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[SHIRASE, Nobu (1861–1946)]. Kitte Zuan Choukin: Shirase Chui Nankyoku Tanken 50 Shunen Kinen [English translation:] Postal stamp design metal engraving 50th anniversary of Japan’s first Antarctic expedition]. Japan: Japanese Government, 29 November 1960.
12mo. Original postal stamp (10 Yen), first day issue postmark and a polished metal engraving of the stamp designed by Minoru Hisano that shows a portrait of Shirase and a map of the Antarctic continent facing opposite text; wrapper verso with printed page of text in Japanese and English on rice paper and mounted. Original printed wrapper with deckled edges. “A limited publication commemorating Shirase and the JAE on the 50th Anniversary of Japan’s first Antarctic expedition” (Ross). We could not locate any copies institutionally or at auction. Ross 4.4 (“Scarce”).