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| C1967 | C1968 |
| Issue | EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN | |
| First Day | 25 March 2005 | |
| Value | 80 yen x 2, se-tenant pair | |
| Designs | C1967 | Mammoth (head) and the earth |
| C1968 | Mammoth (imaginative picture) and the earth | |
| Size | 28.05 x 33.5 mm, vertical | |
| Printing | Photogravure in 6 colors | |
| Sheet | 10 stamps (2 x 5) | |
| Painter of Mammoth | Terakoshi Keiji (illustrator) | |
| Designer | Morita Motoharu (stamp designer) | |
[Note of the Stamps]
The 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan, was held at Nagoya Eastern Hills (Nagakute Town, Toyota City & Seto City) from March 25 to September 25, for 185 days, under the theme, "Nature's Wisdom." The stamps depict Mammoth in connection with EXPO 2005 Mammoth Excavation and Exhibition Project.