Japanese 1898 parcel post revenue stamp

It’s been couple of rainy summer days, so I’ve had some good time to sort new stuff into my collection. Below is an bizarre item that defied my catalog lookup skills for couple of days. Finally I went online and searched for about hour before landing with definite answer. It’s an Japanese parcel post revenue stamp of 1898.

Japan 1898 parcel post revenue stamp. Complete set contains 10 stamps, all in different colors.

Japan 1898 parcel post revenue stamp. Complete set contains 10 stamps, all in different colors.

Like most old revenue stamps, this one appears to have been listed in Forbin’s revenue catalog (last published in 1915). It’s an book I have to get myself some day…

Now I just wonder what the EEE/EEE in the stamp means? Anyone got clues about this?

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  1. Pablo (yo) wrote :

    Nice stamp. I have this one and also Forbin #6. I had no clue of them until I found Forbin..

  2. Keijo wrote :

    @Pablo… I assume Forbin doesn’t give any explanation what the “EEE/EEE” might stand for?

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