Olympic Games of Tokyo, 1964
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XVIII (18th) OLYMPIAD
TOKYO, JAPAN | October 10th - 24th, 1964
Between October 10 - 24, 5140 athletes from 93 countries became guests of the land of the rising sun. Japan, for its part was eager to prove, as the first Asian host, that it was far removed from the atrocities of the Second World War. The organizers chose a potent symbol to prove their turnaround. Yoshinori Sakai, born on the day an atomic bomb was unleashed on Hiroshima, was chosen as the final runner to carry the Olympic flame into the arena. Thanks to "Mondovision" the Tokyo Games were seen by 600 million television viewers. An American satellite gave 23 European countries the opportunity to follow the events. Judo and volleyball made their debuts.
Date of issue: 16 November 1964
Expiration date:
Design:
Printing:
Perforation: 14
Size: 43.5 x 31.5 mm and 31.5 x 43.5 mm
Sheet: 25
Marginal inscriptions: design is the Olympic torch and rings, “Royaume du Burundi” on top, “Tokyo 1964” with the Olympic rings in between. Sheet number is printed top right. (See the imperforated series).
Circulation:
No 102. 50C, Shot, brown-green
No 103. 1F, Discus, pink
No 104. 3F, Swimming, purple-blue
No 105. 4F, Running, red-brown
No 106. 6,50F, Women’s Javelin, lime green
No 107. 8F, Hurdling, blue
No 108. 10F, Broad jump, orange-red
No 109. 14F, Women’s diving, aquamarine
No 110. 18F, High jump, light brown
No 111. 20F, Vaulting, gray
The series:
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The imperforated series is in size and coloring exact the same as above:
Remark: the white border around these stamps is much larger when cut from a side, top, bottom or corner of a sheet.
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No 110A-111A (always from block)
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No 110B-11B (always from block)
Block5 Perforated (size whole block: 11.5 x 7.1 cm)
Numbered in black on the back:
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Block5A Imperforated
Numbered in orange on the back
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There are no variations or curiosities known for any of the above shown material.
Philatelic material: Not know to exist