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(Engravedby A. W & S. Umemm)                   (Recess Govt. Ptg.W o i b Tokyo)

                           Printed on ordinary wove paper
                             Perf 11 x 13 and coatpounds

          With ayllabks (JapaneseChanwters) used for plate numbers

                           Coloars  d IJ1d d g m anifid size

                                    Jf 0 J k
                                    awtw

                                    *A%

               Genuiue                                             F0-r~

1.Theh~vycentnlineofeach~ontouchesthe 1. Itdlystopsshortofthemaneinfiqeik.

dragon'smane.

2. Stampsbearingsyllabic (i) 'for (ha)A arc gmuine. 2. All 'syllabic' forgeries tlre of syllabic (ro)\J.

3. On genuine syllabic (ro), the lower irmer pair of 3. On some forgerb, the attachedjmrtian is

curlson righthnd-on are             h m "open", i.e, there is no line.

the body by a solid line.

4.Onmostgenuine"ro",theupperkftseFifonone 4.Onmostfggeries,theserif,ifpmsen$,

or both W s " exfendsboth I& and right of the  only to the l&

upright.

                           Note: qdhbica on d e paper are f v r h

                                    Genuine cow 10 Sen Green

                                               f=l

                                        (4

                                    pb double circle -eel
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