Godzilla - World Stamp Festival : 2001 Japan

2001-Apr-28:30

25th World Stamp Festival - Asakusa Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Taito Hall

Godzilla ©1999 Toho, Toho films

Godzilla - 20th Century : 2000 Japan

2000-Jun-23 Shiba Post Office

Godzilla - 1954

Japan 20^th Century Series 11 depicts seven subjects, which represent the years from 1953 to 1958 :

1) Television regular broadcast started (1953).

2-3) Kurosawa Akira, film director, received international awards. Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (1954).

4-5) Rikidozan and the buckle of his champion belt. Rikidozan's karate chop.

6) Film "Godzilla" (1954).

7) 10,000 yen banknote was issued (1958). Portrait of prince Shotoku.

8) Novel "Taiyo-no kisetsu" by Ishihara Shintaro. It gave the name "Taiyo-zoku" to a generation of alienated youth.

9-10) Tokyo Tower was built (1958). It rises 333 meters (1,093 feet) and has two observation decks. 

Godzilla - Jeff Drylewicz

Jeff Drylewicz - Superheroes for Hospice, Eatontown, NJ 2010.09.11

Drylewicz is an illustrator, inker, colorist letter and author. He has freelanced for Grandreams Books, Inc. New Realm comics, Ammeaifos, LLC, Twilight Press, Goreallah Press and currently Pronto Comics.

I felt the Dinosaur stamp of 1989 from the USPS would worked perfectly with a sketch of Godzilla, a mutant dinosaur living off the coast of Japan effected by the Atomic Age and Nuclear Weapons.

While looking through his portfolio I was impressed by his drawings of Godzilla and Abe Sapien (Hellboy) which can be seen at Jeff's site. Jeff provided an excellent pencil sketch of Godzilla.