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第4回国民体育大会(冬季) << 1949年(昭和23年) >> 2-4-31

4th National Athletic Meet (Winter Games) Issued on 1948 (Showa 23)

4th National Athletic Meet (Winter Games) Issued on 1948 (Showa 23) In January 1949 (Showa 24), the Ministry of Communications issued a commemorative stamp for the 4th National Sthletic Meet (Winter) in Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture. The design is a figure skating competition, but according to the philately magazine at the time of issuing this stamp, a trace (ice gliding trace) when moving forward behind the player who should be a backout spiral is drawn, and it is originally in front of the player. It is said that a drawing mistake was found in which the trace that should be attachedis reversed.
In February of the same year, the Ministry of Communications issued a ski competition stamp for the competition held in Sapporo, Hokkaido. This stamp was also found to have a big drawing mistake by the same philately magazine. The maximum angle when a skier takes off from jumping platform is usually 27 - 28 ° but this stamp is about 50".