Stamps of Japan
Bob Okumura
Main Stamp Page: http://www.infosights.com/okumura/stamps.html
Email: bokumura@mindspring.com
 
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.
 

For more background information, click on the following links:
1972 Winter Olympics, Sapporo Detailed information from the International Olympic Committee and Wikipedia websites. Information on visiting Sapporo.	1998 Winter Olympics, Nagano Detailed information from the International Olympic Committee and Wikipedia websites. Relive it through USAToday's coverage of the event from 1998.
Olympic Sports & Organizations The International Olympic Committee Japan Olympic Committee US Olympic Committee

 

1972 XI Winter Olympic Games, Sapporo February 6, 1971
Ski Jumping	Ice Hockey

1972 XI Winter Olympic Games, Sapporo February 3, 1972
Downhill Skiing	Bob Sledding
Pair Figure Skating