Interesting japanese postmark
Here’s an interesting looking postmark on very common definitive stamp from Japan.
With little help from my online friends I’ve found out, that the top line says very likely Tokyo. But the purpose / meaning of this postmark is still very much a mystery. All I can say that it is far from normal.
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Hello Keijo, great blog here; I would like to read more about Japanese stamps in the future. I will be sending you some stamps soon in hopes of trading (after re-reading the trading rules!),
Bryan
Hi Bryan,
I’ll see if I can come up with some interesting Japanese items / topics for some upcoming posts
Hello, this cancellation bring postmen, uses when they found not canceled cover as “pen cancel”, then it is without date.
It is scripted :Tokyo Central PO”.
Thanks Kirara
I have a ton of Japanese stamps and just this morning I bought another 1000 + Japan stamps, I really enjoy them
but it takes me lots of time to identify all of them, I try to keep these all very well organize, too bad that there is no more Prefectures but I guess it will be easier to make that one collection complete as I don’t have to keep chasing new issues
Yep. Japanese stamps are usually very well produced and a pleasure to look at. They definitely do show up the Japanese culture on it’s best. I just wish I could read Japanese…
And yes, they are a huge area to collect and keep in order. I think there are nearly 5,000 major designs – and countless varieties.
As for prefectures… Did they stop issuing them? I remember seeing somewhat recent issues (around 2007/2008), but as I don’t follow new issues actively I don’t know that much about the recent situation… Personally I haven’t collected them as separate entities as Michel lists them as part of “normal” Japanese issues (=not separately like Scott and SG) with major numbers.
Starting in 2008 prefectures don’t have special
#’s assigned to them by Scott catalogues, so in reality they still exist as prefectures but are used more nationwide and less local in scope.Don’t blame me if this info. does not make sense, I got the info. from Scott Stamp Monthly magazine.Now we’re all confused
Confused, yes… AFAIK furusato stamps have always been sold at the post offices of the prefecture, and in the larger post offices nationwide. So nothing has changed – except Scott’s listing decision. LOL.