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Dragons and Denomination

Imperforate
1871

48M 100M 200M 500M

Perforated 9 - 12 & Compound

1872

1/2S 1S 2S 5S

Imperial Crest in Various Designs

Native Wove or Laid Paper, Perforated 9 to 13 and Compound
1872-73

1/2S 1S 2S 2S 2S
B ROWN B LUE V ERMILION D ULL R OSE Y ELLOW

30 S
10S 10S 20 S
4S G RAY
B LUE G REEN Y ELLOW G REEN L ILAC
R OSE

Foreign Wove Paper

1874

30 S
4S G RAY
R OSE
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Imperial Crest in Various Designs
Native Wove or Laid Paper, Perforated 9 1/2 to 12 1/2 and Compound
1874

30S
20S
2S 6S G RAY
R ED V IOLET
Y ELLOW V IOLET B ROWN

Foreign Wove Paper, Perforated 11 to 12 1/2 and Compound

1874

1/2S 1S 2S 4S 6S
B ROWN B LUE Y ELLOW R OSE V IOLET B ROWN

10S 20 S
Y ELLOW G REEN V IOLET

30S
G RAY
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Imperial Crest, Dragons, and Other Designs
Perforated 9 to 13 and Compound
1875

6S 6S
O RANGE O RANGE
1/2S 1S 4S
G RAY B ROWN G REEN
S YLLABIC S YLLABIC
16 OR 17 20

10S 12S 15S 20S

U LTRAMARINE R OSE L ILAC R OSE

30S 45S
V IOLET L AKE

Without Syllabic Characters

1875

1S 4S
B ROWN G REEN

Branches of Kiri Tree with Ribbon, Imperial Crest and Kiri Branches
1875-76

1S 2S 5S
B ROWN Y ELLOW G REEN
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Imperial Crest in Various Designs
Perforated 8 to 14 and Compound
1876-77

5R 1S 2S 4S
S LATE B LACK B ROWN O LIVE B LUE G REEN

5S 6S 8S 10 S 12S
B ROWN O RANGE V IOLET B ROWN B LUE R OSE

15S 20 S 30S 45S

Y ELLOW G REEN D ARK B LUE V IOLET C ARMINE

1879

1S 2S 3S 50S
M AROON D ARK V IOLET O RANGE C ARMINE

1883

1S 2S 5S
G REEN C ARMINE R OSE U LTRAMARINE
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Imperial Crest in Various Designs
Perforated 8 to 14 and Compound
1888-92

5R 3S 4S 8S 10S
G RAY B LACK L ILAC R OSE O LIVE B ISTER B LUE L ILAC B ROWN O RANGE

15S 20S 25S 50 S 1Y

PURPLE O RANGE B LUE G REEN B ROWN C ARMINE

Cranes and Imperial Crest

1894

2S 5S

General Yoshihisa Kitashirakawa, and Field Marshal Akihito Arisugawa

1896

K ITASHIRAKAWA A RISUGAWA
5S 5S
2S 2S
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Imperial Crest in Various Designs
Perforated 11 1/2 to 14 and Compound
1899-1907

5R 1/2S 1S 1 1/2 S 1 1/2 S

G RAY G RAY L T . R ED B ROWN U LTRAMARINE V IOLET

2S 3S 3S 4S
L IGHT G REEN V IOLET B ROWN R OSE R OSE

5S 6S 8S 10 S 15S
O RANGE Y ELLOW M AROON O LIVE G REEN D EEP B LUE P URPLE

20S 25 S 50S 1Y
R ED O RANGE B LUE G REEN R ED B ROWN C ARMINE
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Royal Wedding Symbols of Korea
1900 and Japan
1905

3S
C ARMINE 3S
R OSE R ED

Field-piece and Japanese Flag Empress Jingo

1906 1908

1 1/2 S 3S 5Y 10Y
B LUE C ARMINE R OSE G REEN D ARK V IOLET

Imperial Crest and Characters

Unwatermarked
1913

1/2S 1S 1 1/2 S 2S
B ROWN O RANGE L IGHT B LUE G REEN

3S 4S 5S 10S
R OSE R ED V IOLET D EEP B LUE

1Y
20 S 25S
Y ELLOW G REEN
C LARET O LIVE G REEN
AND M AROON
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Imperial Crest and Characters
Watermarked Zigzag Lines
Old Die - Size: 19 x 22 1/2mm
1914-25

1/2S 1S 1 1/2 S 2S 3S 4S
B ROWN O RANGE B LUE G REEN R OSE R ED

5S 6S 8S 10S 13S 20S

V IOLET B ROWN G RAY D EEP B LUE O LIVE B ROWN C LARET

1Y
25S 30S 50 S 5Y 10Y
Y ELLOW G REEN
O LIVE G REEN O RANGE B ROWN D ARK B ROWN G REEN V IOLET
AND M AROON

New Die - Size: 18 1/2 x 22mm or 18 1/2 x 22 1/2mm

1924-33

1/2S 1S 1 1/2 S 3S 5S 7S
B ROWN O RANGE B LUE R OSE V IOLET R ED O RANGE

30S 50 S 1Y
13S 25S
O RANGE AND Y ELLOW B ROWN Y ELLOW G REEN
B ISTER B ROWN O LIVE G REEN
G REEN AND D ARK B LUE AND M AROON
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Enthronement of Emperor Yoshihito
1915

1 1/2 S 3S 4S 10S

Nomination of Prince Heir Apparent

1916

1 1/2 S 3S 10S

Restoration of Peace After World War I

1919

3S 10S

1 1/2 S 4S

First Modern Census

Dedication of Meiji Shrine
1920
1920

1 1/2 S 3S
1 1/2 S 3 SS
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50th Anniversary of Postal Service and Postal Stamps
1921

1 1/2 S 4S

3S 10S

Return of Crown Prince Hirohito from Europe

1921

1 1/2 S 3S 4S 10 S

Visit of Crown Prince Hirohito to Taiwan

1923

1 1/2 S 3S
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Mt. Fuji
Old Die - Size: 19 x 22 1/2mm
1922-29

4S 4S 8S 8S 20S 20S
G REEN O RANGE R OSE O LIVE G REEN D EEP BLUE B ROWN V IOLET

New Die - Size: 18 1/2 x 22mm

1930-37

4S 4S 8S 20 S 20S
G REEN O RANGE O LIVE G REEN B LUE B ROWN V IOLET

Cherry Blossoms, Sun and Dragonflies

Imperforate; Watermarked Parallel Lines
1923

1/2S 1 1/2 S 2S 3S 4S
G RAY L IGHT B LUE R ED B ROWN B RIGHT ROSE G RAY G REEN

5S 8S 10S 20S
D ULL V IOLET R ED O RANGE D EEP B ROWN D EEP B LUE

Empress Jingo
Perforated 12, 13 x 13 1/2; Watermarked Zigzag Lines
1924

5Y 10Y
G RAY G REEN D ULL V IOLET
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25th Wedding Anniversary of Emperor Yoshihito and Empress Sadako
1925

3S 20S

1 1/2 S 8S

Mt. Fuji, Yomei Gate, and Nagoya Castle

1926-37

2S 6S 10 S 10S
G REEN C ARMINE D ARK B LUE C ARMINE

50th Anniversary of Japan's Joining the UPU

1927

1 1/2 S 6S 10S 3S

Enthronement of Emperor Hirohito

1928

1 1/2 S 6S
3S 10 S
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Rebuilding of Ise Shrines Second Census
1929 1930

1 1/2 S 3S 1 1/2 S 3S

Imperial Crest and Characters

Meiji Shrine
Coil Stamps
1930
1933

1 1/2 S 3 SS 1 1/2 S 3S
L IGHT B LUE R OSE

15th International Red Cross Congress

1934

1 1/2 S 6S
3S 10 S

Visit of Emperor Kang Teh of Manchukuo

1935

1 1/2 S 6S
3S 10 S
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30th Anniversary of Japanese Administration of
Kwangtung Leased Territory and South Manchuria Railway Zone
Mt. Fuji 1936
1935

1 1/2 S
1 1/2 S 3S 10 S
R OSE C ARMINE

Fuji - Hakone National Park

1936

1 1/2 S 3S 6S

10S

Opening of New Diet Building, Tokyo

1936

1 1/2 S 3S 6S

10S
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"Wedded Rocks"
1936

1 1/2 S
R OSE C ARMINE

Types of 1913-26
Watermarked Curved Wavy Lines
1937

1/2S 1S 3S 4S 5S 7S
B ROWN O RANGE Y ELLOW R OSE G REEN V IOLET R ED O RANGE

8S 20S 25 S
6S O LIVE B ISTER BLUE O LIVE G REEN 10S
C RIMSON C ARMINE

30S 50S 1Y
5Y 10Y
O RANGE B ROWN O RANGE Y ELLOW G REEN
G RAY G REEN D ULL V IOLET
& G REEN & D ARK BLUE & M AROON

Coil Stamp New Year's Decoration

1938 1937

3S 2S
R OSE S CARLET
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Trading Ship and Others
Watermarked Curved Wavy Lines
1937-45

1/2 1S 2S 3S 4S 5S
P URPLE F AWN C RIMSON G REEN D ARK G REEN D K . U LTRAMARINE

8S
6S 7S 10S
D ARK P URPLE
O RANGE D EEP G REEN L AKE
& P ALE VIOLET

14S 25 S
12S R OSE L AKE 20S D ARK B ROWN 30S
INDIGO & P ALE R OSE U LTRAMARINE & P ALE B ROWN P EACOCK BLUE

50S 1Y 5Y 10Y
O LIVE & B ROWN & D EEP G RAY D ARK B ROWN
P ALE OLIVE P ALE B ROWN G REEN V IOLET

Coil Stamps
Perforated 13 Horizontally
1938-39

1/2S 2S 4S 14S
P URPLE C RIMSON D ARK G REEN R OSE L AKE
& P ALE ROSE
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Nikko National Park
1938

2S 4S

10S 20S

Daisen and Inland Sea National Parks

1939

2S 4S 10S

20S

Aso National Park

1939

2S 4S 10S

20S
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Nikko National Park
1938

S OUVENIR S HEET OF 4
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Daisen and Inland Sea National Parks
1939

S OUVENIR S HEET OF 4
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Aso National Park
1939

S OUVENIR S HEET OF 4
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75th Anniversary of the International Red Cross
1939

2S 4S 10S

20S

2,600th Anniversary of the Founding of Japan

1940

2S 10S
4S 20 S

50th Anniversary of the Imperial Rescript on Education

1940

2S 4S
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Daisetsuzan National Park
1940

10S

2S 4S 20S

Kirishima National Park

1940

2S 4S 10S

20S
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Daisetsuzan National Park
1940

S OUVENIR S HEET OF 4
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Kirishima National Park
1940

S OUVENIR S HEET OF 4
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SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Douglas Plane Over Japan Alps

1937

2S + 2S 3S + 2S 4S + 2S
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AIR POST STAMPS

Regular Issue of 1914 Overprinted in Red or Blue

1919

3S
R OSE
1 1/2 S
B LUE

Passenger Plane Over Lake Ashi

1929-34

8 1/2 S 9 1/2 S 16 1/2 S

18S 33S
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AIR POST STAMPS

Communications Exhibition Issue, Tokyo

1934

S OUVENIR S HEET OF 4
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MILITARY STAMPS

Unwatermarked
1906 Stamp 1913 Stamp
Overprinted Overprinted
1910 1913

3S 3S
R OSE R OSE

Watermarked Wavy Lines

1914 Stamp Offices in China 1914 Stamp

Overprinted Stamp Overprinted Overprinted
1914 1921 1924

O VERPRINT
16 MM H IGH
3S 3S
R OSE R OSE
3S
R OSE
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OFFICES IN CHINA

Stamps of 1899-1900 Overprinted

1900-06

1/2S 1S 1 1/2 S 1 1/2 S

5R G RAY L T . R ED B ROWN U LTRAMARINE V IOLET
G RAY

2S 3S 3S 4S
L IGHT G REEN V IOLET B ROWN R OSE R OSE

5S 6S 8S 10 S 15S
O RANGE Y ELLOW M AROON O LIVE G REEN D EEP B LUE P URPLE

20S 25 S 50S 1Y
R ED O RANGE B LUE G REEN R ED B ROWN C ARMINE

Royal Wedding
1900

3S
C ARMINE
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OFFICES IN CHINA

Empress Jingo Stamps of 1908 Overprinted

1908

5Y 10Y
G REEN D ARK V IOLET

Stamps of 1913 Overprinted

Unwatermarked
1913

1S 1 1/2 S 2S
1/2S O RANGE L IGHT B LUE G REEN
B ROWN

3S 4S 5S 10S
R OSE R ED V IOLET D EEP B LUE

1Y
20 S 25S
Y ELLOW G REEN
C LARET O LIVE G REEN
AND M AROON
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OFFICES IN CHINA

Stamps of 1914-21 Overprinted

Watermarked Zigzag Lines
1914-21

1S 1 1/2 S 2S 3S 4S
1/2S O RANGE B LUE G REEN R OSE R ED
B ROWN

5S 6S 8S 10 S 20S
V IOLET B ROWN G RAY D EEP B LUE C LARET

1Y
25S 30 S 50S
Y ELLOW G REEN
O LIVE G REEN O RANGE B ROWN D ARK B ROWN
AND M AROON

5Y 10Y
G REEN V IOLET
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OFFICES IN KOREA

Stamps of 1899-1900 Overprinted

1900-06

1S 1 1/2 S 2S 3S
5R L T . R ED B ROWN U LTRAMARINE L IGHT G REEN V IOLET B ROWN
G RAY

4S 5S 8S 10S
R OSE O RANGE Y ELLOW O LIVE G REEN D EEP B LUE

15S 20S 25S 50 S 1Y

P URPLE R ED O RANGE B LUE G REEN R ED B ROWN C ARMINE

Royal Wedding
1900

3S
C ARMINE