MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO UNUSED TELEPHONE CARD 1st MOVIE POSTER Original Issue 1988 MT

Description: ORIGINAL ISSUE 1988 When something is attractive and small, has a standard format with variable features and is in mass circulation, it is a natural collectible. Well...telephone cards have charmed Japanese collectors with an expanding variety of images, giving them a status similar to that of commemorative stamps, baseball cards and Japanese movie tickets. Such phone cards exist in many countries, but Japan arguably boasts the richest variety and the most dedicated collectors. The cards trade actively in the secondary market, where prized designs fetch high prices. The 5.4-by-8.6 centimeter (2.12-by-3.38 inch) cards are used in public telephones and carry prepaid values of either 500 yen (about $5) or 1,050 yen, allowing for 50 or 105 minutes of local calls. The majority of public pay telephones in Japan accept the cards and some are designed only for them. Telephone cards, commonly known as teleka in Japanese, are divided into two categories: ready-made ones issued by Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Co. (NTT) and those designed by private companies. Since 1982, about 2 million types of cards have been issued and, of course, used. Premiums are often paid for cards, favored by collectors, because there are only a few unused cards. The number of cards issued at the time was relatively small, and many of them have since been used, which significantly reduces a card's value to collectors. Pictures on telephone cards range from a generic photo of Japanese scenes...to movie posters and now to a recent genre of cards attracting collectors - cartoon drawings, aka, anime, manga and fantasy in Japanese, which are commanding a huge following. The growing use of cellular phones will reduce the need for telephone cards, and smart cards are due to eventually replace the existing magnetically processed cards. Most collectors. however, believe telephone cards will enhance their value as they become more scarce. VERY HARD TO FIND MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO UNUSED TELEPHONE CARD ©1988 Studio Ghibli By Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Co. This limited edition telephone card depicts the 1st movie poster of the iconic Japanese anime film, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO. Produced by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Co., this item measures 8.6 cm in length and height, and 5.4 cm in width. It features the beloved character Totoro and the mysterious girl and was designed by Totoro artist, Kazuo Oga, with direction and writing by Hayao Miyazaki. This item is a must-have for anime and manga fans, collectors of animation art and merchandise, and anyone who appreciates the imaginative storytelling of Studio Ghibli. The card is in unused like-new condition and is a premier item from the film's original issue in April of 1988. Add this rare find to your collection today for a special flat rate postage charge of $5.00 in the continental USA.[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ Shipped right here in the USA in a matter of just a few days instead of possibly months from overseas sellers - not to mention who knows what the package will look like when you get it. ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] All of our telephone cards are made in Japan, printed in Japan and originated from Japan. They are the original telephone cards. We do not sell fakes, counterfits or pirated goods.

Price: 25 USD

Location: Asheville, North Carolina

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