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JAPAN 1900-1920

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1900 Wedding of the crown prince

  3 s red

1905 Unification of the Japanese and Corean post

  3 s red

1906 Japanese Russian war, military arms in a circle

  1 1/2 s blue
  3 s red

1908 Empress

  5 Y green
  10 Y violet

1913 New designs

30 s orange and green

  1/2 s brown
  1 s orange
  1 1/2 s blue
  2 s green
  3 s red
  4 s red
  5 s violet
  6 s brown (1919)
  8 s grey (1919)
  10 s blue
  13 s brown (1925)
  20 s lilac
  25 s olive
  30 s brown (1919)
  30 s orange and green (1929)
  50 s brown (1919)
  50 s brown and blue (1929)
  1 Y green and lilac

Airmail, overprinted with an aeroplane (1919)

  1 1/2 s blue (overprint red)
  3 s red (overprint blue)

These stamps were used overprinted in japanese caracters in China.

In 1915 a military stamp was issued, the 3 s with overprinted with two Japanese characters:

1915 Coronation of the emperor, various designs: crown, throne and palace

4 s red

  1 1/2 s red and green
  3 s orange and lilac
  4 s red
  10 s blue

1916 Commemoration of the designation of the heir, various designs

Image obtained from a Schuyler Rumsey auction

  1 1/2 s green, yellow and red
  3 s red and yellow (design as 1 1/2 s)
  10 s blue (2 shades)

1919 Peace issue, dove

  1 1/2 s brown
  3 s green
  4 s red
  10 s blue

Copyright by Evert Klaseboer

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