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第4回国民体育大会 << 1949年(昭和24年) 9月15日・10月30日 >> 2-4-47

4th National Athletic Meet Issued on September 15(Swimming) and October 30, 1949 (Showa 24)

4th National Athletic Meet Issued on September 15(Swimming) and October 30, 1949 (Showa 24) The 4th National Athletic Meet was held in September 1949 (Showa 24), followed by the Nagano Winter Games, a swimming competition in September of the same year, and an athletics competition in October.This year, the stamps for the National Sports Festival were issued in three parts: winter (skating and Skijump), summer (swimming), and autumn (Athletics).
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued stamps to commemorate each tournament.