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NEW YEAR GREETINGS CARDS
The following New Year greeting cards were produced to publicize the upcoming but never-held 1940 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games.

 

001    

probably a postal stationery card with imprinted indicium ?
002   poster design card

This card is marked # 1 of a series but the total number is not known.

 no image available at the moment

detail
003 1937 official New Year Greeting Card

This card is marked # 2 of a series but the total number is not known.

 no image available at the moment

detail
004 1937 official New Year Greeting Card    

This card is marked # 3 of a series but the total number is not known.

detail
005   poster design card

This card is marked # 4 of a series but the total number is not known.

 no image available at the moment

detail
006a 1937 unofficial New Year Greeting Card, various text versions exist

Japanese text "A Happy New Year"
postally used from Horii / Kumamoto prefecture, cancelled on Jan 1, 1937
006b 1937 unofficial New Year Greeting Card, various text versions exist    

postally used, cancelled on Jan 1, 1937
006c 1937 unofficial New Year Greeting Card, various text versions exist    

postally used, cancelled on Jan 1, 1937
007 1937 New Year Greeting Card    

probably a postal stationery card with imprinted indicium
Olympic flag and long jumper on picture side, covered with transparent paper with printed text

008a   various text versions exist

bell with Olympic rings
postally used from Shimada City / Shizuoka prefecture, cancelled on Jan 1, 1937
008b   various text versions exist

bell with Olympic rings
postally used, cancelled on Jan 1, 1937
008c   various text versions exist

bell with Olympic rings
postally used, cancelled on Jan 1, 1937

 

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