Postage Stamp : The 25th Summer Deaflympics – Tokyo, Japan
Date of Issue : November 05, 2025
Description : This stamp commemorates the 25th Summer Deaflympics, scheduled to be held in Tokyo in November 2025. The artwork dynamically illustrates a women’s basketball game (a core sport in the Deaflympics). In the foreground, spectators are shown cheering using the visual sign language gesture for applause (raised, twisting hands). A branch of cherry blossoms (sakura) decorates the bottom left corner, symbolizing the host nation.
Postage Stamp : The 20th National Athletic Meeting, Gifu
Date of Issue : October 24, 1965
Description : This se-tenant (joined) pair of stamps was issued to commemorate the 20th National Sports Festival of Japan (Kokutai), which was held in Gifu Prefecture in 1965.
- The Brown Stamp: Features a male gymnast executing a maneuver on the pommel horse.
- The Green Stamp: Features a male athlete competing in the race walk.
- Sheet Margin: The Japanese text printed on the bottom margin below the brown stamp reads “大蔵省印刷局製造”, which indicates they were manufactured by the Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance.