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札幌オリンピック冬季大会 << 1972年(昭和47年) 2月3日 >> 2-4-282

Winter Olympic Games, Sapporo 1972
Issued on February 3, 1972 (Showa 47)

Winter Olympic Games, Sapporo 1972 Issued on February 3, 1972 (Showa 47) In February 1972, the Sapporo Olympics were held for the first time in Asia from February 3rd to February 13th.In fact, the Tokyo Olympics and the Winter Olympics were scheduled to be held in 1940, before the Pacific War. However, there is a history of returning the holding right due to opposition from the military. After the war, as a result of efforts to hold the Olympic Games again, the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games will be held together with the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. In commemoration of the stamps, three types of stamps and a small sheet are issued, and figure skating and Makomanai Stadium (50 yen), ski downhill and bobsleigh (15 yen) are designed.