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Udora character sheet with mail illustrations and five seasonal stamps.๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Tachikawaโ€™s Udora character features on a five-stamp sheet

Japan Post announced a Frame Stamp sheet featuring the Udora character on 23 October 2026. Sales start on 30 October at post offices in Tachikawa and Tokyo Central Post Office, a total of 19 office...

Why it matters

Provides the official sales date, sheet format, price and limited offering for this local Frame Stamp product.

Updated23 Oct'26News date23 Oct'26Event30 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Ube Evangelion 2026 sheet showing five characters and five ยฅ110 stamps.๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Ube Evangelion 2026 sheet goes on sale on 29 October

Japan Post announced on 23 October that its Ube Machijลซ Evangelion 2026 Frame Stamp sheet will go on sale on 29 October. The sheet contains five ยฅ110 stamps and is priced at ยฅ1,500. The offering i...

Why it matters

Provides the official sales date, sheet format, price and limited offering for this local Frame Stamp product.

Updated23 Oct'26News date23 Oct'26Event29 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Supercar Festival in Marumori Ouchi sheet with ten car stamps.๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Marumori supercar festival receives a ten-stamp sheet

Japan Post announced a Frame Stamp sheet for SUPERCAR FESTIVAL IN MARUMORI OUCHI on 23 October 2026. The sheet contains ten ยฅ110 stamps depicting sports cars and costs ยฅ1,850. Sales of 400 sheets ...

Why it matters

Provides the official sales date, sheet format, price and limited offering for this local Frame Stamp product.

Updated23 Oct'26News date23 Oct'26Event30 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Tarumi anniversary sheet with ten photographic stamps and a train-and-bridge header.๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Tarumi ward anniversary receives a photo-competition stamp sheet

Japan Post announced on 23 October a Frame Stamp sheet marking the 80th anniversary of Kobeโ€™s Tarumi ward and featuring photographs from its photo competition. Sales begin on 30 October 2026, with ...

Why it matters

Provides the official sales date, sheet format, price and limited offering for this local Frame Stamp product.

Updated23 Oct'26News date23 Oct'26Event30 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Japan Post sample artwork for the Blue Orchestra five-stamp sheet marking Chibaโ€™s 900th anniversary.๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Japan Post announces Blue Orchestra stamp set for Chibaโ€™s 900th anniversary

Japan Post announced a Blue Orchestra Frame Stamp set on 21 October 2026 to mark Chibaโ€™s 900th anniversary. The release comprises 1,000 sets, each containing a sheet of five ยฅ110 stamps and one lar...

Why it matters

The notice distinguishes advance, post-office and online sales for a limited five-stamp set.

Updated23 Oct'26News date21 Oct'26Event3 Nov'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Philately News๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Ogawara sponsors 50,000 discounted 2027 New Year postcards

Japan Post announced an Ogawara-sponsored 2027 New Year postcard on 20 October 2026. Sales are scheduled to start on 2 November at the designated post offices and New Year postcard retailers in 13 ...

Why it matters

The sponsored card has a specified discount, quantity and regional sales network.

Updated20 Oct'26News date20 Oct'26Event2 Nov'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Hakodate stamp sheet showing ten photographic stamps with city, port and tram scenes.๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Japan Post announces a Hakodate landscape stamp sheet for 26 October

Japan Post announced an original stamp sheet titled โ€œExotic Town HAKODATEโ€ on 20 October 2026. Sales at 102 designated post offices and branches are scheduled to begin on 26 October. The sheet con...

Why it matters

The notice fixes the quantity, price and separate counter and online sale dates for a local pictorial issue.

Updated20 Oct'26News date20 Oct'26Event26 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Landscape-format sheet of ten illustrated stamps featuring round postboxes in Tatsuno.๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Tatsuno round-postbox festival gets a 300-sheet Japan Post issue

Japan Postโ€™s Tatsuno Round Postbox Festival sheet goes on sale at a temporary counter on 24 October 2026. The counter at Kuraterasu Tatsuno, in the Shoyu no Sato Taisho Romankan, is scheduled for 1...

Why it matters

The festival has a limited local sheet and a temporary-counter sale distinct from the listed post offices.

Updated20 Oct'26News date19 Oct'26Event24 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Jomo Electric Railway sheet with ten photographic stamps showing trains and railway scenes.๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Jomo Electric Railway sheet has a 31 October presale in Maebashi

Japan Post announced a Jomo Electric Railway stamp sheet on 16 October 2026. The issue comprises 1,000 sheets of ten ยฅ110 stamps, priced at ยฅ1,700 per sheet. The designs use photographs of the rail...

Why it matters

The notice separates the railway sheetโ€™s presale from its subsequent post-office and online releases.

Updated20 Oct'26News date16 Oct'26Event31 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Japan Post announces Niyodo Blue frame-stamp sheet for 19 October๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Japan Post announces Niyodo Blue frame-stamp sheet for 19 October

Japan Post's Shikoku branch announced a Niyodo River frame-stamp sheet on 14 October 2026. Titled NIYODO BLUE!, the issue goes on sale on 19 October, with 800 sheets available. The sheet contains ...

Why it matters

Announces a separate 800-sheet regional landscape issue, with denomination, price, participating offices and online-sale timing specified.

Updated16 Oct'26News date14 Oct'26Event19 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Japan Post announces 2026 Saga Balloon Fiesta frame-stamp and postcard set๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Japan Post announces 2026 Saga Balloon Fiesta frame-stamp and postcard set

Japan Post's Kyushu branch announced a 2026 Saga International Balloon Fiesta frame-stamp set on 14 October 2026. Local sales begin on 28 October, with 1,000 sets available through 44 participating...

Why it matters

Announces a distinct limited Saga set combining mixed-denomination frame stamps and three postcards, with separate local-sale, online-sale and presentation dates.

Updated16 Oct'26News date14 Oct'26Event28 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Japan Post opens orders for Teruaki Sato Triple Crown Frame Stamp set๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Japan Post opens orders for Teruaki Sato Triple Crown Frame Stamp set

Japan Post announced on 13 October 2026 that orders had opened for a Frame Stamp set commemorating Hanshin Tigers player Teruaki Satoโ€™s 2026 Central League Triple Crown. The postal notice describes...

Why it matters

The announcement establishes the five-stamp commemorative set, its order deadline and January 2027 delivery schedule.

Updated13 Oct'26News date13 Oct'26Event13 Oct'26โ€“13 Nov'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Ibusuki municipal anniversary Frame Stamp sheet announced for 23 October๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Ibusuki municipal anniversary Frame Stamp sheet announced for 23 October

Japan Postโ€™s Kyushu branch announced an original Frame Stamp sheet marking the 20th anniversary of Ibusukiโ€™s municipal establishment on 13 October 2026. Counter sales start on 23 October; online or...

Why it matters

The notice separates the 19 October presentation from the 23 October sale date and provides the 650-sheet quantity and distribution network.

Updated13 Oct'26News date13 Oct'26Event23 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Japan Post announces Shiretoko forest movement anniversary Frame Stamps๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Japan Post announces Shiretoko forest movement anniversary Frame Stamps

Japan Postโ€™s Hokkaido branch announced a Frame Stamp sheet commemorating the Shiretoko 100 Square-Metre Movementโ€™s 50th anniversary on 13 October 2026. Counter sales begin on 19 October, while onli...

Why it matters

The official notice establishes a 1,050-sheet release, while the artwork explicitly identifies 2027 as the anniversary year.

Updated13 Oct'26News date13 Oct'26Event19 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Japan Post announces Kohamajima II scenery sheet with 500-sheet allocation๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Japan Post announces Kohamajima II scenery sheet with 500-sheet allocation

Japan Postโ€™s Okinawa branch announced the original Frame Stamp sheet โ€œKafunu Shima โ€“ Kohamajima IIโ€ on 13 October 2026. The sheet uses photographs of Kohama Islandโ€™s scenery and will go on sale at ...

Why it matters

The notice fixes a 500-sheet edition and separately identifies the 400 counter-sale and 100 online-sale allocations.

Updated13 Oct'26News date13 Oct'26Event19 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Azuchi Castle second-series sheet showing reconstructed castle artwork and five stamps.๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Japan Post releases a second Azuchi Castle 450th-anniversary sheet

A second-series sheet marking the 450th anniversary of Azuchi Castle went on sale on 16 October 2026. Japan Post listed 230 post offices in Shiga as sales locations. The sheet has five ยฅ110 stamps...

Why it matters

This is a distinct second-series castle issue rather than a restock of an earlier sheet.

Updated20 Oct'26News date9 Oct'26Event16 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Kesennuma anniversary stamp sheet with ten local photographs, including port and landscape views.๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Kesennuma marks its 20th anniversary with a 300-sheet postal issue

Japan Postโ€™s sheet for the 20th anniversary of Kesennuma City goes on sale on 20 October 2026 at 80 designated post offices in Miyagi. The designs show local scenery and landmarks. The issue is li...

Why it matters

The city anniversary has a small local sheet with separate presentation, counter and online dates.

Updated20 Oct'26News date9 Oct'26Event20 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Commemorative stamp sheet honouring Miyazawa Kenji and Takamura Kotaro.๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Iwate sheet pairs Miyazawa Kenjiโ€™s 130th anniversary with Takamura Kotaroโ€™s memorial year

Japan Post announced a sheet marking the 130th anniversary of Miyazawa Kenjiโ€™s birth and the 70th anniversary of Takamura Kotaroโ€™s death. Counter sales began on 16 October 2026 at 70 designated pos...

Why it matters

The sheet links two literary anniversaries with a defined Iwate sales network and a Hanamaki presentation.

Updated20 Oct'26News date9 Oct'26Event16 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Japan Post announces Rurikoji restoration commemorative Frame Stamps๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Japan Post announces Rurikoji restoration commemorative Frame Stamps

Japan Post announced this regional Frame Stamp product on 9 October 2026. The Rurikoji product is the second series commemorating completion of the Reiwa-period major restoration of the national-t...

Why it matters

The official notice specifies the regional postal product, sheet quantity, price and opening dates.

Updated11 Oct'26News date9 Oct'26Event19 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Japan Post announces Kihoku 70th-anniversary Frame Stamps๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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Japan Post announces Kihoku 70th-anniversary Frame Stamps

Japan Post announced this regional Frame Stamp product on 9 October 2026. The Kihoku anniversary issue is scheduled for 23 October at 22 post offices in Kanoya, Kagoshima, again excluding the spec...

Why it matters

The official notice specifies the regional postal product, sheet quantity, price and opening dates.

Updated11 Oct'26News date9 Oct'26Event23 Oct'26Country๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
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