'SPORTS FOR PEACE'
OFFICIAL OLYMPIC STAMPS.
2021 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES IN TOKYO
Stamp design and souvenir sheets illustrated by Satoshi Hashimoto.
The six stamp sheets feature the Olympic sports of Sailing, Baseball, Judo, Diving, Equestrian and Golf.
On 23 July 2021, the UN Postal Administration (UNPA) released the new “Sport for Peace” stamps and souvenir sheets commemorating the Olympic Games in Tokyo to promote the importance and influence sport has on peace. The 2021 summer Olympic Games were postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Olympic movement inspires people to contribute to a peaceful future for human-kind through the educational value of sport. It brings together athletes from all parts of the world for the Olympic Games. One of the objectives of this great international sporting event is to promote peace, respect, mutual understanding and goodwill – goals it shares with the United Nations.
The three souvenir sheets as seen below have the following text in English, French and German:
“The United Nations and the International Olympic Committee share the Universal values of respect, solidarity and peace and work through sport to build a more peaceful and better world. Together, they promote the Olympic Truce, in a spirit of global peace, tolerance, and understanding during the Olympic and Paralympic Games”
“The United Nations and the International Olympic Committee share the Universal values of respect, solidarity and peace and work through sport to build a more peaceful and better world. Together, they promote the Olympic Truce, in a spirit of global peace, tolerance, and understanding during the Olympic and Paralympic Games”
