Postage Stamps
1st issue
First Day: 11.Oct. 1961
Designer: 879 M. Kimura, 880 H. Hasebe, 881 H. Otsuka
| Value | Color / Discription | Stanley Gibbons No |
Michel No | Edition |
| 5 y + 5 y | yellow-brown Javelin-throwing |
879 | 777 | 4.000.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | deep green Wresling |
880 | 778 | 4.000.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | carmine Gymnastics |
881 | 779 | 4.000.000 |
2nd issue
First Day: 23. June 1962
Designer: 899 S. Watanabe, 900 H. Hasebe, 901 M. Kimura
| Value | Color / Discription | Stanley Gibbons No |
Michel No | Edition |
| 5 y + 5 y | brown-red Judo |
899 | 797 | 4.500.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | bluish green Water-polo |
900 | 798 | 4.500.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | purple Gymnstics |
901 | 799 | 4.500.000 |
3rd issue
First Day: 10. Oct. 1962
Designer: 909 M. Kimura, 910 H. Otsuka, 911 H. Hasebe
| Value | Color / Discription | Stanley Gibbons No |
Michel No | Edition |
| 5 y + 5 y | slate-green Basketball |
909 | 809 | 5.000.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | deep lilac Rowing |
910 | 807 | 5.000.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | red Fencing |
911 | 808 | 5.000.000 |
4th issue
First Day: 23. June 1963
Designer: 935 M. Hisano, 936 H. Otsuka, 937 S. Watanabe
| Value | Color / Discription | Stanley Gibbons No |
Michel No | Edition |
| 5 y + 5 y | blue Yachting |
935 | 834 | 8.000.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | chocolate Boxing |
936 | 833 | 8.000.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | bistre-brown Volleyball |
937 | 832 | 8.000.000 |
5th issue
First Day: 11. Nov. 1963
Designer: 949 H. Hasebe, 950 M. Hinsano, 951 H. Otsuka, 952 M. Kimura
| Value | Color / Discription | Stanley Gibbons No |
Michel No | Edition |
| 5 y + 5 y | deep blue Cycling |
949 | 846 | 14.000.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | yellow-olive Horse-jumping |
950 | 847 | 14.000.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | black Hockey |
951 | 848 | 14.000.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | reddish pur Pistol-shooting |
952 | 849 | 14.000.000 |
6th issue
First Day: 23. June 1964
Engraver: 969 S. Mizutani, 970 Y. Kawahara, 971 T. Kasano, 972 S. Kurihara,
Designer: 969 M. Hisano, 970 H. Hasebe, 971 M. Kimura, 972 S. Watanabe,
| Value | Color / Discription | Stanley Gibbons No |
Michel No | Edition |
| 5 y + 5 y | violet Modern pentathlon |
969 | 866 | 14.000.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | turquoise-blue Canoeing |
970 | 863 | 14.000.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | lake Football |
971 | 864 | 14.000.000 |
| 5 y + 5 y | olive-brown Weight-lifting |
972 | 865 | 14.000.000 |
7th issue
First Day: 20. Aug. 1964 Set of six miniature sheets each 135 x 60 mm containing stamps as indicated below:
| Value | Color / Discription | Stanley Gibbons No |
Michel No | Edition |
| 5 y + 5 y | MS 974 Nos. 879/81 | Block 67 777 - 779 |
2.000.000 | |
| 5 y + 5 y | MS 974 Nos. 899/901 | Block 68 797 - 799 |
2.000.000 | |
| 5 y + 5 y | MS 974 Nos. 909/11 | Block 69 807 - 809 |
2.000.000 | |
| 5 y + 5 y | MS 974 Nos. 935/37 | Block 70 832 - 834 |
1.500.000 | |
| 5 y + 5 y | MS 974 Nos. 949/52 | Block 71 846 - 849 |
1.500.000 | |
| 5 y + 5 y | MS 974 Nos. 969/72 | Block 72 863 - 866 |
1.500.000 |
8th issue
First Day: 9. Sept and 10. Oct. 1964
Engraver:
Designer:
| Value | Color / Discription | Stanley Gibbons No |
Scott No | Michel No | Edition |
| 5 y | red, black, gold and deep blue Olympic Flame |
981 | 821 | 869 | 55.000.000 |
| 10 y | gold, red, black & dp sepia Main stadium |
982 | 822 | 870 | 45.000.000 |
| 30 y | gold, red, black & brt blue Fencing hall |
983 | 823 | 871 | 20.000.000 |
| 40 y | black, red, blue and gold Indoor stadium |
984 | 824 | 872 | 20.000.000 |
| 50 y | black, blue, gold & verm Komazawa hall |
985 | 825 | 873 | 20.000.000 |
| Miniature sheet 144 x 93 mm |
MS 986 | Souvenir sheet # 821 - 825 |
Block 73 869 - 873 |
4.000.000 |
Thank you to Mr. Steffen Eckstein for his help with the pictures!
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