Postage
Stamps
Stamp 1906
Stamp 1932
Stamp 1948
Stamp 1956
Olympic Games
 Tokyo
1964
 
Japan

1st issue
First Day: 11.Oct. 1961

Engraver:  879  T. Kasano,   880  S. Kurihara,   881  K. Oshikiri
           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

Engraver:  899  K. Oshikiri,   900  F. Watabe,   901  T. Kasano
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

Engraver:  909  T. Kasano,   910  K. Oshikiri,   911  F. Watabe
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

Engraver:  935  S. Nakada,   936  K. Oshikiri,  937  T. Kasano
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

Engraver:  949 S. Mizutani,   950  S. Kurihara,  951 T. Kasano,  952 H. Hasegawa
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!


 
Heiko Volk, Olympia-Philatelie

   
 
Olympic Games Stamps:
 
1896 Athens 1900 Paris 1904 St. Louis 1906 Athens 1908 London
1912 Stockholm 1916 cancelled 1920 Antwerp 1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam
1932 Los Angeles 1936 Berlin 1940 cancelled 1944 cancelled 1948 London
1952 Helsinki 1956 Melbourne 1956 Stockholm 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo