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WELCOME! This is an on-line selection of Japanese stamps that I collected during my childhood in Japan. These stamps are some of the more visually appealing or interesting from a philatelic perspective. I recently found them in a box I hadn't opened in ages... Bob OkumuraHome Page: http://www.infosights.com/okumura Email: bokumura@mindspring.com P.S. I'll be adding more of the collection as time permits. Check back again! (Back to Top) | ||||||||||
INDEX
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Philatelic Week An annual series that generally showcased classical Japanese artwork. |
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International Letter Writing Week An annual series of Japanese woodblock prints. |
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1964-65 Traditional Regional Festival Series Depicts elements of four of the most famous regional festivals that are held annually, issued during 1964 and 1965.
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1st National Treasures Series (1967-1969) One of two series (the second in the 1970's) showing items that are designated as National Treasures of Japan. Each issue focused on treasures dating from a different period of Japanese history. |
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16th Universal Postal Union Congress Commemorates the 16th annual Universal Postal Union Congress, held in Tokyo from October 1st through November 16th, 1969. |
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World Exposition 1970 Consists of three issues, one in 1969 and two in 1970, commemorating the World Exposition in Osaka, Japan during 1970. This was the first World's Fair ever held in Asia.
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1972 XI Winter Olympic Games, Sapporo Two small series, in 1971 and 1972, commemorating the 11th Winter Olympic Games held in Sapporo. This was the first Winter Olympics held in Asia. The 1998 Winter Olympics will be held in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, beginning February 7, 1998.
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1970-72 Classical Performing Arts Series Highlights the traditional performing art forms of Japan.
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1975-76 Historic Ships Series A series depicting famous historical Japanese ocean vessels, issued during 1975 and 1976. |
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Japanese & Other Stamp Resources |
If you're interested in buying or selling Japanese stamps or need some information on a stamp,
please check the following resources:
At all Japanese consulates and embassies you should be able to pick up a pamphlet entitled "Japanese Postage Stamps" published throughout the year by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. This picture guide provides information on newly issued postage stamps and how to purchase them.The Japan Post Service website's Shopping section is only in Japanese, but is intuitive enough to navigate through and view photos of currently and soon to be available stamps, or try navigating through a translated English version of the Shopping section. This is translated from Japanese to English using Yahoo's Babel Fish translator. You can cut and paste any web address into Babel Fish and select the translation mode in the drop-down box -- it can sometimes be very helpful or at the least humorous. Yasuhiko Iwaoka's Beautiful Japanese Stamps A site dedicated to Japanese stamps that features a more complete collection of on-line images of the Philatelic Week, International Letter Writing Week, and New Year's stamps. This site also maintains a comprehensive listing of web sites highlighting Japanese stamps, as well as other stamps, both in Japan and around the world. |
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| Postal History |
Japan's Institute for Posts and Telecommunications Policy An historic overview of significant changes to the type, design, and printing of Japanese stamps. |
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| Japanese Woodblock Prints |
UKIYO-E: The Pictures of the Floating World
Hans Olof Johansson's comprehensive and authoritative website on the classical Japanese woodblock prints depicted on many Japanese stamps. He maintains a master list of links to ukiyo-e images available on the Internet. A short biography of Hokusai, the master artist, whose 36 Views of Mount Fuji was frequently used as a source for the International Letter Writing Week commemorative issues. (By Rafael Santos from Jim Breen's Ukiyo-E Gallery.) Another ukiyo-e site, by John H. Boyd III, provides a selection of work by Utamaro, Hiroshige, and Hokusai, as well as links to other ukiyo-e related sites. 
Masami Teraoka provides a unique perspective
on contemporary society and the human condition through his paintings which are done in
the classical ukiyo-e style.
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