Japan

Scott No.: 1261a
Date of Issue: July 20, 1976

The cover came in this envelope

This is inside the cover

Scott No.: 1276
Date of Issue: March 25, 1977
Set: National Treasures

Scott No.: 2066-67
Date of Issue: October 5, 1990
Set: National Letter-Writing Week

Scott No.: Date of Issue: March 6, 1994
Set: Establishment of Environment Day
The frog is on the elephant's trunk.

Scott No: ZA409
Date of Issue: October 20, 2000
Special Prefecture Issue, "Willow and Frog"

According to the insert in the FDC to the left: "Ono-no Tofu was one of the three great calligraphers of [the] Heian period together with Fujiwara-no Sukemasa and Fujiwara-no Yukinari. He was also in the present Kasugai City, Achi Prefecture. It is believed that Michikaze realized the importance of making continuous efforts by watching a frog jumping again and again to reach a willow sprig, which led him to be a great calligrapher."

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