First Day Cover, Tokyo 1970

Code: WSI_0207
Title: First Day Cover, Tokyo 1970
Description: The envelope showing a ink drawing of a lathe operator, stamp and postmark are unique to the Competition. The postmark dated 45. 11. 10. is a sketch of the venue, the Budokan Arena. The last numbers refer to the month and day the competition began. 45 is the year under the Japanese nengo system, which begins anew under each emperor. In this instance, it is the 45th year of Emperor Hirohito, also known as the Showa era.
An insert gives brief details of the event and the name of the female designer, Midori Masumi, in English and Japanese. Both the cover and insert are in mint condition.
Date: 1970 See all items with this value
Class: Philately See all items with this value
Item name: Envelope See all items with this value
Condition: Good
Source-name: WorldSkills International
Location: WorldSkills Museum - Shanghai
Format: Physical
Dimensions-height (cm): 9.4
Language-text: English; Japanese
Included in: WorlSkills Museum: physical See all items with this value