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Japan Post Co., Ltd. announced on May 7th, 2021 that they will be issuing Pokémon greeting stamps on Wednesday, July 7th, 2021, to be used as postage for various occasions. In addition, on Wednesday, August 25th, 2021, the company will release the Pokémon Stamp BOX - Pokémon Card Game: Looking Back Beauty and Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon Set for sale. These products are based on the Pokémon Card Game, which is popular all over the world. The stamp sheets are based on a four seasons theme and the design features freshly drawn illustrations of Pokémon having fun throughout the year.

The two Pokémon Card Game promo cards, Pikachu and Uu, are exclusive to this set and were illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita based off of the famous Beauty Looking Back painting by Hishikawa Moronobu and the Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon painting by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Product Details Greeting Stamps:

Pokémon Greeting Stamps (グリーティング切手「ポケモン」)
Issue Date: July 7th, 2021
Sales Locations: Post offices nationwide - The stamps will be sold at post offices nationwide and will also be sold through the Post Offices Internet Shop and by mail order at the Ginza Post Office.
Two types of stamps: (63-yen stamps and 84-yen stamps)
Price: 63-yen stamps - 1 sheet: 630 yen / 84-yen stamps - 1 sheet: 840 yen
Design copyright: The Pokémon Company
Stamp design by: Yuji Kusuda (楠田 祐士) (Stamp Designer)
Number Issued: 10 million 63-yen stamps (1 million sheets) / 25 million 84-yen stamps (2.5 million sheets)

Product Details Pokémon Stamp BOX:

Pokémon Stamp BOX - Pokémon Card Game: Looking Back Beauty and Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon Set
ポケモン切手BOX～ポケモンカードゲーム　見返り美人・月に雁セット～
Issue Date: August 25th, 2021
Sales Locations: The product will be sold at central post offices nationwide and at the Post Offices Internet Shop. No mail order sales will be conducted at Ginza Post Offices.
Sales price: 4,000 yen (tax included)
Initial number of copies sold: 80,000 (Additional copies may be sold depending on sales conditions.)

Product Contents - Pokémon Stamp BOX:

• 1 x Stamp Sheet
• 1 x Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield: Anytime, Anywhere Family Pokémon Card Game
• 2 x Pokémon Card Game Promo Cards (Pikachu and Uu)
• 1 x Original Box with a monster ball design
• 3 x Cards (Lizardon, Pikachu, Eievui) [Not TCG Cards]

Sources: https://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte/collection/archive/2021/0825_01/ and https://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte/collection/archive/2021/0707_01/