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A 1967 stamp of Japan featuring a painting of Mount Fuji. The story of Japan's postal system with its postage stamps and related postal history goes back centuries. The country's first modern postal service got started in 1871, with mail professionally travelling between Kyoto and Tokyo as well as the latter city and Osaka.
The official size for British postcards between 1894 and 1899, measuring 115 mm × 89 mm (4.5 in × 3.5 in). Divided Back Postcards with a back divided into two sections, one for the message, the other for the address. British cards were first divided in 1902 and American cards in 1907. [48] Early
The alternative Super series, denoted SnR, nR Plus or nR+, has an aspect ratio of 3∶2 (or as close as possible) and thus provides a better fit for standard 135 film (35 mm) at sizes of 8 inches or above. 5R is twice the size of a 2R print, 6R twice the size of a 4R print and S8R twice the size of 6R. 4D/6D is a newer size for most consumer ...
The catalog, nicknamed Sakura Catalog, has been in pocket-size (118 x 148 mm) for several years, but now it is printed in B6 (128 × 182 mm) size so that it can be printed using a multicolor rotary press to meet the increased circulation and to make the use of thinner paper possible.
In 1903, Kodak introduced the No. 3A Folding Pocket Kodak. [1] The camera, designed for postcard-size film, allowed the general public to take photographs and have them printed on postcard backs, usually in the same dimensions (3-1/2" x 5-1/2") as standard vintage postcards.
Postcard format 123 roll film 1904 1949 4 × 5 in 101.6 × 127 mm 124 roll film 1905 1961 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 × 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in 82.55 × 107.95 mm 3.716-inch spool: same picture size as 118 with longer spool 125 roll film 1905 1949 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 × 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 82.55 × 139.7 mm
To the post office, there were positive advantages to postal cards as opposed to correspondence in envelopes. The cards were lighter and less bulky than letters and they were all the same size. The result was that they occupied less than one third of the space required by the same number of letters. To the public there were also advantages.
Japan Post Holdings (1 C, 13 P) P. Philately of Japan (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Postal system of Japan" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.