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Can anyone identify where these two stamps are from?

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  • jodiJ Offline
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    jodi
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    #3

    Thank you.

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    • jodiJ Offline
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      jodi
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      #4

      Though it doesn’t look like my other vintage Japanese stamps. The characters aren’t quite the same.

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      • RenaudaR Offline
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        Renauda
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        #5

        That one was a guess on my part. The orange one though is definitely Bulgarian.

        Elbows up!

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        • jodiJ jodi

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          @jodi said in Can anyone identify where these two stamps are from?:

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          The writing on the top of the stamp on the left says:

          "Pi Island Post Service"

          Dont know if it is a south Japanese island (Okinawa?) or one which they invaded and conquered further in south Asia.

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          • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

            @jodi said in Can anyone identify where these two stamps are from?:

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            The writing on the top of the stamp on the left says:

            "Pi Island Post Service"

            Dont know if it is a south Japanese island (Okinawa?) or one which they invaded and conquered further in south Asia.

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            Renauda
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            #7

            @taiwan_girl

            Ryukyu Islands maybe?

            Elbows up!

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            • RenaudaR Renauda

              @taiwan_girl

              Ryukyu Islands maybe?

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              taiwan_girl
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              #8

              @Renauda Could be. Looks like volcanos and palm trees on the stamps, and those islands have both (I think! LOL).

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              • AxtremusA Offline
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                The stamp on the left is from Japan.
                The "mountains" in the design may just be Mt. Fuji, which the Japanese put on many things, and doesn't really help narrowing the geography down.

                Consider posing the question next door and see if Shiro might know a more precise answer.

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                • AxtremusA Axtremus

                  The stamp on the left is from Japan.
                  The "mountains" in the design may just be Mt. Fuji, which the Japanese put on many things, and doesn't really help narrowing the geography down.

                  Consider posing the question next door and see if Shiro might know a more precise answer.

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                  taiwan_girl
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                  @Axtremus I think it is from the south islands somewhere. Palm trees, etc. Plus the island seems to be specifically named.

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                  • jodiJ Offline
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                    #11

                    Sent a picture to my mom’s husband (he’s Japanese) he said the top says Philippine islands postal service. The bottom is 5 centavos (in Japanese) he thinks it was from when Japan occupied the Philippines during the war. (And I just found a photo online of it that confirms that)

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                      https://www.ebay.com/itm/364734847168?itmmeta=01HQ4Y4QRFYHM47A0CK293EZFQ&hash=item54ebe418c0:g:Oe8AAOSwmBNlzUqg

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                      • jodiJ jodi

                        Sent a picture to my mom’s husband (he’s Japanese) he said the top says Philippine islands postal service. The bottom is 5 centavos (in Japanese) he thinks it was from when Japan occupied the Philippines during the war. (And I just found a photo online of it that confirms that)

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                        @jodi said in Can anyone identify where these two stamps are from?:

                        ... Philippine islands postal service. The bottom is 5 centavos (in Japanese) he thinks it was from when Japan occupied the Philippines during the war.

                        Cool, I was not previously aware that the Japanese call the Philippine Islands "比島", glad to learn this. Thanks!

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                          I have been diving into the rabbit hole that was my mom’s stamp collecting obsession. She’s in memory care and so I brought it home with me this last trip. I didn’t realize she was till collecting, (she started as a kid) pretty much every stamp from every letter she’s ever received. Many of them still attached to envelopes. My plan was/is to create some sort of art pieces with them, but they are pretty fascinating to just look at individually. So beautiful.

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                              #16

                              This postage stamp issued during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II depicts Mount Mayon and Mount Fuji.

                              Date of issue: April 1, 1943
                              Size: 26 x 22 mm
                              Color: Orange brown
                              Watermark: Wavy Lines Curved Type
                              Emission: Definitive
                              Perforation: 13
                              Printing: Recess
                              Face value: 5 Philippine centavo
                              Print run: 45,000

                              Mount Mayon

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                                Interesting stuff!!

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                                • bachophileB bachophile

                                  This postage stamp issued during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II depicts Mount Mayon and Mount Fuji.

                                  Date of issue: April 1, 1943
                                  Size: 26 x 22 mm
                                  Color: Orange brown
                                  Watermark: Wavy Lines Curved Type
                                  Emission: Definitive
                                  Perforation: 13
                                  Printing: Recess
                                  Face value: 5 Philippine centavo
                                  Print run: 45,000

                                  Mount Mayon

                                  a6fce86b-4c4e-411b-b312-97d4f24da94d-image.png

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                                  #18

                                  @bachophile Very cool, thank you!

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                                    @Klaus I didn’t even think about using Chat GPT. Excellent!

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