October 15th, 2009 
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Title: Austria-Japan Year 2009
Date of Issue: 16 October 2009
Country: Austria
Denominations: 2.80 EUR
The present elaborately designed commemorative block is a philatelic premier: never before in the history of the stamp has there been a joint issue by Austria and Japan – a stamp, therefore, that in a certain way can be regarded as a bridge between Europe and Asia.
Dr. Peter Pantzer, professor at the Bonn Institute for Oriental and Asian Studies, wrote in his article “Between Nagasaki and Trieste — 140 years of friendly relationships between Japan and Austria”:
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