Jun Ichi MATSUMOTO

Year of Birth: 1933

Occupation: President, Japan Philatelic Society, Foundation

Languages: Japanese, English, French, (Spanish)

Nationality: Japan

Expert since: 1988

Member of AIEP since: 2007

National Expert Organisation: member of JAPEX, Expertizing Service of the Philatelic Museum, Foundation

Personal Reference Collections: Postal communication between France and Japan from 1860 onwards;

Current Areas of Specialisation: Japan, postal history, including marcophily and aerophilately.

Type of Expert: Expert, who does not issue certificates, but who is active as regular consultant to an expert committee.

The Expert Issues: opinions, statements and Certificates

Expertising for Dealers/Auctions: no

Estimates/Opinions on Value: no

Major FIP Exhibition Awards: "The French Post Office in Yokohama", LG

Main Publications: The French Post Office in Yokohama, 1997; L´Histoire de la Poste Aerienne Franco-Japanaise 1870-1986.

Membership: APS, RPSL, JPS, International Society for Japanese Philately, Postal History Society of Japan.

Offices Held: President, Japan Philatelic Society (2003 - ); Director, ISJP (19996 - ); Director, Philatelic Museum (1999)

Recognition: Baron Mitsui Award 1999; Nakajima_Mizuhara Memorial Award 2001; Grand prix of the France&Colonies Philatelic Society 1997.

Chairman, Societe japanaise de timbrologie francaise 1999; Director, Postal History society of Japan