Japanese Stamp Collection Album 1957

Artifact
Accession Number:
82.7.68
Date
1957
Materials
Paper, fabric, cardstock
Measurements
15cm (width) 21.5cm (length) 0.8cm (height)
Description
Postage stamp collection album from the 14th Universal Postal Union Congress in 1957. Stamps from the Japan Post Ministry. 23 pages including front and back covers. Covers are dark blue fabric decorated with light blue circles and ovals. Text on front cover is embossed and gold in colour. Pages and stamps are protected by thin tissue paper. Pages have rectangular or square boundaries where stamps are to be placed. Stamps date from 1952-1957 and are of various topics and sources (see pictures). 

11 stamps missing. 
 
Marks/Labels
Front cover:
"XIVe CONGRES DE L'UPU
1957
MINISTERE DES POSTES
DU
JAPON"
 
Category
Album, Stamp
Stamp, Postage