DreamFLight911 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 watch this picture it will change, more stamps and coins are in the mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Cool! What's the context of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 They look nice. I have not seen them before. Could you explain them for us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 A neat theme - come to think of it - Japan seems to issue more commemorative Expo coins than anyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamFLight911 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 A neat theme - come to think of it - Japan seems to issue more commemorative Expo coins than anyone else. we're up there as well like 3 to 4 expo coins as for an explaination i'll try to the first set is Tokyo Olympiad Okinawa was chosen as the entry point for the Japan leg for the relay at that time Okinawa was a US Territory Expo 75 Okinawa offical return to Japan. (theme The Sea would you like to see) Japan Pavillion is the 3rd largest Aquarium The handover was year earlier for Expo 74 Spokane The logo is now the flag Expo 85 Tsukuba (Science City) THink of it as Silicon Valley Most fo the pavillions were for Japanese companies (60 nations) HRH Emeror Akihito was head of the Expo Expo 70 first world's fair in Asia the comm coin was only available at the expo just like the others the logo is designed after a cherry blssom each petal is for each continent Saporro 72 First Winter Games the coin is the actual Cauldron used for the games HRH Emperor Hrohito is 1 of 3 World leaders to open an Olympic GAmes 2 times Expo 2005 Aichi A first since it was named for a Prefecture not a city nearest area was Seto This Expo has a tie in with a with a popular Anime My Neighbour Totoro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamFLight911 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 updated photo need 2 more items to cmplete the set 1998 Nagago stamp(s) Expo 90 Osaka coin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamFLight911 Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 The final coin, the final piece of the puzzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamFLight911 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Expo 90 Osaka First Day Issue (canelled) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamFLight911 Posted April 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 the final piece of my set 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics cover http://i34.tinypic.com/97mq9w.jpg inside http://i37.tinypic.com/2jb43rp.jpg fold out 1 http://i35.tinypic.com/3163ucm.jpg fold out 2 http://i34.tinypic.com/2my19w9.jpg back http://i37.tinypic.com/2cqbt5u.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamFLight911 Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 project complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 You are a beast at tackling your collections! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamFLight911 Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 You are a beast at tackling your collections! it's not all done but i'm done with it Tokyo and Saporro also have 1 stamp each for venues and 1 stamp each for sport Nagano is the same but with coins and stamps i'm happy with what I got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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