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Changes in Japanese Stamps Uniform (2/13)

(1872 Onward)

The pointed leek hat and Western-style uniform appeared. (Combining traditional Japanese-style hats with Western-style clothing was typical of the period of Westernization.)

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Outside
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Inside
Pointed leek hat
The red postal logo, a circle with a horizontal stroke inside was marked on the hat.

At the establishment of the postal service (1872)

The black woolen collar had a red mark and the sleeves were marked by a circle with a horizontal stroke inside. The trousers had a red stripe down the outer side. (The red marks were intended to make postal service employees stand out.)

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Delivery mail by horse-drawn carriage (a newspaper seller appears in the foreground)
'Scene at Aranuno Bridge and Edobashi' by Michiyo Hiroshige (1877)

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