I originally thought this was Chinese, but learned later it was Japanese. I have been trying to identify this for several years, have tried Scott catalogs, internet, collectible clubs etc. to no avail. Can anyone help me? I think it is from the '50s, the value font is close to that period with the underlined zeros. Thank you in advance, Spark
Any year known or catalog number? If I get a copy of Scott for China, I would go to the Postal Savings section, usually in the latter part of the section. Like, Semi-postals usually start with a "B", reg. issues with an "A" and airmail with a "C". What do you think this would start with, "PS"?
I don't know any catalogues that list postal savings stamps other than Scott's listings in the Specialized US catalogue with the PS- and S-prefix stamps.
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re: Japanese revenue stamp?
Randys' tip about the square character with vertical line running through it is a very good one. Japan also has a symbol that is on most all of its stamps, it is the Chrysanthemum.
It is usually top center on it's stamps. So the first thing you should always do when trying to figure out these similar looking stamps is to look for either of these. As noted
revenue stamps are not listed for either country in most catalogs. Revenues will have the
same characters on them. They are usually bi-colored for Japan and are usually a bit bigger and more square than regular issues. They are also commonly printed on colored paper.
Chan has a specialized China Catalog that probably lists those.
I sold my China collection about 8 years ago & the Yang went with it so I can't be sure
I purchased my catalog from Michael Rogers
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re: Japanese revenue stamp?
"...referring to the one character all the way to the right -
if this character is found on a stamp, it is almost guaranteed
to be from China.v... "
A very good tell for Chinese issues.
The rectangular character on Japanese issues is more vertical
with a similar horizontal line through it's center so that
it looks like a window consisting of an upper and lower pane.
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