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Brown Heraldic Dragons - 48 mon
- Series:
- Dragon mon
- Catalog codes:
- Mi:JP 1, Sn:JP 1, Yt:JP 1, Sak:JP 1
- Themes:
- Dragons | Heraldic Animals
- Issued on:
- from colnect.com
- Colors:
- Brown
- Format:
- Stamp
- Emission:
- Definitive
- Printing:
- Recess
- Face value:
- 48 Japanese mon
- Score:
- 83% Accuracy: Medium
- Description:
- The design of the stamps is thought to have been taken from the 'dragon' which appeared on the Taisei administration monetary bill used at the time.
The printed area is a square with a side length of 19.5 millimeters. They are the smallest Japanese stamps. They were printed on extremely thick Japanese paper and had neither perforations nor glue.
There were four types available, each with a different denomination. The unit of currency at the time was the mon, and the face values were 48 mon, 100 mon, 200 mon and 500 mon. - Buy Now:
- 1 sale offer for US$ 81.54
Blue Heraldic Dragons - 100 mon
- Series:
- VisitColnectCom
- Catalog codes:
- Mi:JP 2, Sn:JP 2, Yt:JP 2, Sak:JP 2
- Themes:
- VisitColnectCom
- Issued on:
- 1871-04-20
- Colors:
- iInfringe
- Format:
- iInfringe
- Emission:
- ColnectIsBest
- Printing:
- from colnect.com
- Face value:
- ColnectScrp
- Score:
- VisitColnectCom
- Description:
- CopyWrong
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- VisitColnectCom
Red Heraldic Dragons - 200 mon
- Series:
- Dragon mon
- Catalog codes:
- VisitColnectCom
- Themes:
- Dragons | Heraldic Animals
- Issued on:
- CopyWrong
- Colors:
- Vermilion
- Format:
- Stamp
- Emission:
- Definitive
- Printing:
- Recess
- Face value:
- 200 Japanese mon
- Score:
- 88% Accuracy: Medium
- Description:
- The design of the stamps is thought to have been taken from the 'dragon' which appeared on the Taisei administration monetary bill used at the time.
The printed area is a square with a side length of 19.5 millimeters. They are the smallest Japanese stamps. They were printed on extremely thick Japanese paper and had neither perforations nor glue.
There were four types available, each with a different denomination. The unit of currency at the time was the mon, and the face values were 48 mon, 100 mon, 200 mon and 500 mon. - Buy Now:
Green Heraldic Dragons - 500 mon
- Series:
- Dragon mon
- Catalog codes:
- Mi:JP 4, Sn:JP 4, Yt:JP 4, Sak:JP 4
- Themes:
- Dragons | Heraldic Animals
- Issued on:
- 1871-04-20
- Colors:
- Green
- Format:
- Stamp
- Emission:
- Definitive
- Printing:
- Recess
- Face value:
- 500 Japanese mon
- Score:
- 89% Accuracy: Medium
- Description:
- Back image is a forgery (kept for learning reasons) and can be indentified by the two tiny characters above the vertical column of characters indicating the value
The design of the stamps is thought to have been taken from the 'dragon' which appeared on the Taisei administration monetary bill used at the time.
The printed area is a square with a side length of 19.5 millimeters. They are the smallest Japanese stamps. They were printed on extremely thick Japanese paper and had neither perforations nor glue. - Buy Now:
Cherry Blossoms - Grey
- Series:
- from colnect.com
- Catalog codes:
- iInfringe
- Themes:
- ColnectIsBest
- Issued on:
- 1923-10-23
- Size:
- ColnectIsBest
- Colors:
- ColnectScrp
- Watermark:
- VisitColnectCom
- Format:
- iInfringe
- Emission:
- ColnectScrp
- Printing:
- ColnectScrp
- Paper:
- from colnect.com
- Gum:
- from colnect.com
- Face value:
- ColnectScrp
- Score:
- ColnectIsBest
- Description:
- Stamps Printed by a Non-government Corporation
The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 destroyed the warehouses of the Printing Bureau and Communications Ministry (the current Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications). The equipment necessary for producing stamps and most of the stamps which had been stored were lost. As an emergency measure to make up for the shortage of stamps, the government consigned the production of stamps to a private corporation. This corporation produced stamps known as the 'Earthquake stamps.'
The stamps did not have perforations or glue, but a watermark called the 'earthquake watermark' was used. The Printing Bureau was reconstructed much sooner than expected and the earthquake stamps were abolished on April 30, 1925.
​Japanese Inscription: 厘五 (Read right to left)
Transliteration: go rin
Translation: 5 rin. A rin was an old coin worth 1/1000 of a yen, or 1/10 of a sen. - Buy Now:
- CopyWrong
Cherry Blossoms - Blue
- Series:
- from colnect.com
- Catalog codes:
- Mi:JP 162, Sn:JP 180, Yt:JP 176, Sg:JP 216, Sak:JP 201
- Themes:
- ColnectScrp
- Issued on:
- 1923-10-23
- Size:
- ColnectScrp
- Colors:
- VisitColnectCom
- Watermark:
- from colnect.com
- Format:
- VisitColnectCom
- Emission:
- from colnect.com
- Printing:
- ColnectScrp
- Paper:
- from colnect.com
- Gum:
- iInfringe
- Face value:
- ColnectScrp
- Score:
- ColnectScrp
- Description:
- CopyWrong
- Buy Now:
- CopyWrong
Cherry Blossoms - Red
- Series:
- Regular Series: Earthquake Emergency (1923)
- Catalog codes:
- Mi:JP 163, Sn:JP 181, Yt:JP 177, Sg:JP 217, Sak:JP 202
- Themes:
- Flowers | Mountains | Volcanos
- Issued on:
- ColnectScrp
- Size:
- 22 x 26 mm
- Colors:
- Brown rose
- Watermark:
- Parallel Short Lines [Up]
- Format:
- Stamp
- Emission:
- Definitive
- Printing:
- Offset lithography
- Paper:
- Granite
- Gum:
- Without Gum as Issued
- Face value:
- 2 Japanese sen
- Score:
- 43% Accuracy: High
- Description:
- Stamps Printed by a Non-government Corporation
The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 destroyed the warehouses of the Printing Bureau and Communications Ministry (the current Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications). The equipment necessary for producing stamps and most of the stamps which had been stored were lost. As an emergency measure to make up for the shortage of stamps, the government consigned the production of stamps to a private corporation. This corporation produced stamps known as the 'Earthquake stamps.'
The stamps did not have perforations or glue, but a watermark called the 'earthquake watermark' was used. The Printing Bureau was reconstructed much sooner than expected and the earthquake stamps were abolished on April 30, 1925.
Japanese Inscription: 錢二 (Read right to left)
Transliteration: ni sen
Translation: 2 sen - Buy Now:
- 3 sale offers from US$ 0.87
Cherry Blossoms - Pink
- Series:
- Regular Series: Earthquake Emergency (1923)
- Catalog codes:
- Mi:JP 164, Sn:JP 182, Yt:JP 178, Sg:JP 218, Sak:JP 203
- Themes:
- Flowers | Mountains | Volcanos
- Issued on:
- 1923-10-23
- Size:
- 22 x 26 mm
- Colors:
- Rose
- Watermark:
- Parallel Short Lines [Up]
- Format:
- Stamp
- Emission:
- Definitive
- Printing:
- Offset lithography
- Paper:
- Granite
- Face value:
- 3 Japanese sen
- Score:
- 35% Accuracy: High
- Description:
- Stamps Printed by a Non-government Corporation
The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 destroyed the warehouses of the Printing Bureau and Communications Ministry (the current Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications). The equipment necessary for producing stamps and most of the stamps which had been stored were lost. As an emergency measure to make up for the shortage of stamps, the government consigned the production of stamps to a private corporation. This corporation produced stamps known as the 'Earthquake stamps.'
The stamps did not have perforations or glue, but a watermark called the 'earthquake watermark' was used. The Printing Bureau was reconstructed much sooner than expected and the earthquake stamps were abolished on April 30, 1925.
​Japanese Inscription: 錢三
Transliteration: san sen (Read right to left)
Translation: 3 sen - Buy Now:
- 4 sale offers from US$ 0.47
Cherry Blossoms - Green
- Series:
- Regular Series: Earthquake Emergency (1923)
- Catalog codes:
- Mi:JP 165, Sn:JP 183, Yt:JP 179, Sg:JP 219, Sak:JP 204
- Themes:
- Flowers | Mountains | Volcanos
- Issued on:
- 1923
- Size:
- 22 x 26 mm
- Colors:
- Green
- Watermark:
- Parallel Short Lines [Up]
- Format:
- Stamp
- Emission:
- Definitive
- Printing:
- Offset lithography
- Paper:
- Granite
- Gum:
- Without Gum as Issued
- Face value:
- 4 Japanese sen
- Score:
- 79% Accuracy: High
- Description:
- from colnect.com
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Cherry Blossoms - Violet
- Series:
- Regular Series: Earthquake Emergency (1923)
- Catalog codes:
- Mi:JP 166, Sn:JP 184, Yt:JP 180, Sg:JP 220, Sak:JP 205
- Themes:
- Flowers | Mountains | Volcanos
- Issued on:
- ColnectIsBest
- Size:
- 22 x 26 mm
- Colors:
- Violet
- Watermark:
- Parallel Short Lines [Up]
- Format:
- Stamp
- Emission:
- Definitive
- Printing:
- Offset lithography
- Paper:
- Granite
- Gum:
- Without Gum as Issued
- Face value:
- 5 Japanese sen
- Score:
- 50% Accuracy: High
- Description:
- from colnect.com
- Buy Now:
- 4 sale offers from US$ 0.87













