From RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
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[Tokyo 1940], Board of Tourist Industry. Stiff gray wraps, bibliography, appendix, many color and b. w. plates, color paste-on front cover, English text, 13.5 x 20 cm.,very clean & bright copy, 48p. * * FIRST EDITION * * . *** **** *** . .AN EXCELLENT MONOGRAPH BY JAPAN'S EMINENT PHILATELIST . . . INCLUDES A LARGE NUMBER OF RARE STAMPS . * An excellent reference resource, covering Japan's earliest stamps from 1871 down to 1940. . CHAPTERS: . a. REGULAR POSTAGE STAMPS: 1. First Stamps 1871-1875 2. First Change 1876-1888 3. Second Change 1899-1908 4, Third Change 1913-1926 5, Earthquake Emergency 1923 6. Fourth Change 1937-1940 War Period. . b. COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS: This large section covers from the Imperial Silver Wedding of 1894-with 28 various Commemoratives examples, down to 1940 . c. NATIONAL PARK STAMPS: Covering 6 excellent examples from 1936-1940. . d. NEW YEAR STAMPS: List of New Year Stamps . e. AIR POST STAMPS: List of Air Post Stamps . f. Semi-Postal Stamps: List of Semi-Postal Stamps . f. MILITARY STAMPS: List of Military Stamps . Appendices Short Bibliography. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: This example is in excellent condition, bright, clean & solid. The contents are pristine. Nicely done. . * The later edition of this work includes all of Japan's occupied territory in S.E. Asia & the South Seas: Philippine Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands & Molucca, Java, Sumatra, N. Borneo, Malay[a, Burma & Shan States. . *. Seller Inventory # 84173001
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Title: JAPANESE POSTAGE STAMPS. Tourist Library #30
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