Commemorative Tokyo 2020 stamps go on sale

Employees of Japan Post Co. Ltd. show off the sheet of commemorative stamps for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, featuring the Olympic and Paralympic mascots Miraitowa and Someity as well as the image of the new Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, Japan March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - Stamps celebrating next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games went on sale on Tuesday, 500 days before the start of the summer showpiece.

The stamps, released by Japan Post Co., feature the Olympic and Paralympic mascots Miraitowa and Someity as well as an image of the new Olympic Stadium, which is still under construction.