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Index GREETINGS ISSUES: Stamps: Letter writing week: 6Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Lake Kasumigaura (Ibaraki) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Morioka (Iwate) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Nagasaki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Nagasaki highway Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Onjuku Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Parks, national & quasi‑national: Yatsugatake‑Chusin Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, WORLD, MAPS: Germany 1929 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Yatsugatake Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Umijiri (Nagano) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Tokyo Bay: Aqua line bridge‑tunnel Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Tōkaidō, 53 stations of Section 1: JAPAN  
Index INTERNATIONAL LETTER WRITING WEEK ISSUES: 6Oct1997 Hiroshige prints Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LABELS & SEALS: Official: Censorship: 1942 type: Sheet of Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Yamatotakeru, Prince Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LETTERSHEETS, SURFACE: 60y bird with letter 13Jan1994: With "for the elderly" design 21Mar1996: Postal code boxes increase to seven 5Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LETTERSHEETS, SURFACE: 60y bird with letter 13Jan1994: Postal code boxes increase to seven 5Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LETTERSHEETS, SURFACE: 60y bird with letter 13Jan1994: With pictorial designs 24Jul1995: Postal code boxes increase to seven 5Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Noshime (samurai silk garment) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MODERN ART SERIES 1979‑1983: 1b Fish‑scale Palace (Aoki) 30May1979 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 2a A sand hill (Sunayama) 8Dec1997: Design not reflecting subject Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: US passport applications 1921 & 1924: Passport photos Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: Covers Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELIC WEEK ISSUES: 17Apr1998 Poppies by Kobayashi Kokei Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Arai Kunitarō: Self‑addressed mail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PERFINS (PERFORATED INITIALS/INSIGNIA): Date of cessation 31May1961: Late usage Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PERFINS (PERFORATED INITIALS/INSIGNIA): Unknown (Mitsubishi?) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index NEW YEAR STAMPS: 14Nov1997 tiger: 16Jan1998 Souvenir sheet Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Undeliverable mail needs 2 signatures Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAGE DUE: Markings: Unknown rates: 21&9/11 ctms Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL CODE: Postal stationery boxes: Change to seven digits 1998: Self‑adhesive labels Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Return mail: "Return moved" (déménage) in French Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Return mail: "Return moved" (parti) in French Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Return mail: "Retour parti" Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Return mail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Return mail: "Retour Déménage" Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Undeliverable mail: Returned expired forwarding period Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: "Autres objets" (AO) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index AFFORESTATION ISSUES: Stamps: 8May1998 Gumma Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Value‑added issue: Sparrow, rice & camellias design: 130y 10Apr1997: Replaced by 120y 1Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Value‑added issue: Sparrow, rice & camellias design: 120y 1Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1915: Taishō enthronement 10Nov1915 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1920: Sunday school convention 5Oct1920 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1928: Shōwa enthronement 10Nov1928 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CULTURAL LEADERS (1992‑ ) STAMPS: Inō Tadataka 6Nov1995 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COVERS: Lewis, Karl: First‑day: Earliest known 21Jan1931 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COVERS: Lewis, Karl: First‑day Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COVERS: First‑day, individual: 7s Tazawa 21Jan1931 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, SMALL, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: New national theater 10‑11Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, SMALL, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Schubert birth 200th a. 31Jan1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, SMALL, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Schubert birth 200th a. 8Mar1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, SMALL, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Schubert birth 200th a. 24May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, SMALL, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: My favorite song series #3 26Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, SMALL, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: 1998 Nagano winter olympic games 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, SMALL, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: 1998 Nagano winter paralympic games 5Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, SMALL, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Year of France in Japan 28Apr1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, SMALL, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Afforestation 8May1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, SMALL, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Ryukyuan stamps 50th a., Tokyo exhibition 15Jul1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COVERS: First‑day, individual: Ryukyu stamps 50th a. 23Jul1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: 52nd national athletic meet 12Sep1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Reversion of Okinawa 25th a. 21Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Agricultural insurance system 2Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: My favorite song series #2 8Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: 1998 Nagano winter olympic games 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: 1998 Nagano winter paralympic games 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Municipal fire service system 50th a. 6Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Philatelic week 17Apr1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1940: Japan 2600th a. 11Feb1940 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1980: Fire fighting 100th a. 31May1980 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ERRORS & VARIETIES, COLOR: Regular‑issue stamps: 1945‑1946 Third Shōwa Series: 5s sun & plane 1Jul945 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ERRORS & VARIETIES, PRINTING: Regular‑issue stamps: 1945‑1946 Third Shōwa Series: 5s sun & plane 1Jul945 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ERRORS & VARIETIES, DESIGN: Special‑issue stamps: My favorite song series #2 8Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ESSAYS & PROOFS: Issued stamps: Regular‑issue 1876‑1892 Koban Series: 1876‑1879 Old Koban Series: Color trials Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FANTASIES: Tamamura Yokohama, U.S. stamp adaptation Section 1: JAPAN  
Index EXHIBITIONS, PHILATELIC: Ryukyuan stamps 50th a., Tokyo 15‑19Jul1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, POSTCARDS: Mandarin duck incense holder: 50y 5Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, POSTAL: Postcards: Mandarin duck incense holder: 50y 5Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ESSAYS & PROOFS: Issued stamps: Regular‑issue 1945‑1946 Third Shōwa Series: 3s sun & plane 1Jul1945 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1997: Traditional Japanese houses series #1 28Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1998: My favorite song series #3 26Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1998: Traditional Japanese houses series #2 23Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1998: Greetings self‑adhesives 23Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1998: My favorite song series #4 16Mar&23Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1997: My favorite song series #1 24Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1997: Cultural leaders 4Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1998: Traditional Japanese houses series #3 22Jun1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1998: Ryukyuan stamps 50th a. 23Jul1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Bridge & tunnel links among Japan's main islands Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Chino (Nagano) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Gifu prefecture Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Furukawa (Gifu) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE: Tōkaidō, 53 stations of Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Stamps: Sheet make‑up: Tabs: Special‑issue stamps Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGISTERED MAIL: A.R. (proof of delivery): Fees: Airmail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGISTERED MAIL: A.R. (proof of delivery) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okinawa: Ryukyuan stamps 50th a. 23Jul1998: First‑day cover Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Saitama: Walking festival 28Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Shizuoka: Tea picking 25Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Shizuoka: Tea picking 25Apr1997: Marginal pictorial decoration (tea plant flowers) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Shizuoka: Mt. Fuji 25Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Shizuoka: Mt. Fuji 25Apr1997: Marginal pictorial decoration (azalea) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Tōkyō: New famous places of interest 1Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Tottori: San'in dream port exposition booklet pane without cover 11Jul1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRIVATE COMMEMORATIVE OVERPRINTS: Souvenir sheets: Aomori exhibition 20May1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRIVATE CONTROL OVERPRINTS: Chrysanthemum series: O S K Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kagawa: Marugame Castle 15May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Ibaraki: Lake Kasumigaura 1Sep1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Hokkaidō: Hokkaidō ermine 30May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Hokkaidō: Rhododendron 25Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kumamoto: Men's world handball championship 17Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Niigata: Bride 18Jun1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Nagano: Jōmon Venus 1Apr1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okinawa: Summer fruits 2Jun1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okinawa: Summer fruits 2Jun1997: Marginal pictorial decoration (coral tree blossom) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okayama: Okayama Castle 400th a. 30May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okinawa: Ryukyuan stamps 50th a. 23Jul1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Marginal markings: Pictorial decoration Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL RATES: International: A.R. fees: Airmail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Types: Single‑circle: Medium 2‑digit year 1894‑1905: Tadotsu/I.J.P.O. Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Types: Single‑circle: Medium 2‑digit year 1894‑1905: I.J.P.O. Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Types: Single‑circle: Medium 2‑digit year 1894‑1905: Hiroshima/I.J.P.O. Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Types: Single‑circle: Medium 2‑digit year 1894‑1905: Tokio/I.J.P.O. Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Undeliverable mail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Types: Single‑circle: Medium 2‑digit year 1894‑1905: Nagoya/I.J.P.O. Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, COMMEMORATIVE, PICTURE, INDIVIDUAL: Patriotic aviation fund 1Jun1937 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, COMMEMORATIVE, PICTURE, INDIVIDUAL: Ise shrine 58th rebuilding 2Oct1929 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Mandarin duck incense holder: 50y 13Jan1994: Postal code boxes increase to seven 5Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Mandarin duck incense holder: 50y 13Jan1994: Postal code boxes increase to seven 5Jan1998: Forgery Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Mandarin duck incense holder: 50y 13Jan1994: Forgery Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Fan & wave: 50y with vertical lines 13Jan1994: Postal code boxes increase to seven 5Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Fan & wave: 50y with horizontal lines 13Jan1994: Postal code boxes increase to seven 5Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Disabled persons welfare (blue bird): 20Apr1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Mandarin duck incense holder: 50x50y 13Jan1994: Postal code boxes increase to seven 5Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: New year: 31Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: New year: Lottery cards prohibited in US: Lottery numbers taped over Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: New year: Precancels: 31Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Spring greeting: 2Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Summer greeting: 1Jun1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Old people's day: 1Sep1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SORTING & FACING MAIL: Postal code numbers: Change to seven digits 1998: Self‑adhesive labels Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SHIP MAIL: Postal markings: Types: Comb: Nippon Maru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Toyohira (Nagano) 10Jan1990 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Tsukuba (Ibaraki) 11Nov1989 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Tsukuba Oda (Ibaraki) 11Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Tosu (Saga) 20Mar1988 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Umijiri (Nagano) 26Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Yatsuo (Toyama) 1Sep1936 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Yatsuo Ekimae (Toyama) 1Aug1984 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Yonezawa (Nagano) 10Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Onjuku (Chiba) 16Apr1973 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Niseko (Hokkaidō) 5Mar1977 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Nagasaki Chūō (Nagasaki) 31Oct1988 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Matsusaka (Mie) 15Apr1933 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Matsusaka (Mie) 1Jan1951 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kuma (Ehime) 17Oct1986 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Itō (Shizuoka) 11Feb1932 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Itō (Shizuoka) 1Jul1949 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Hiyoshi (Kyōto) 2Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Hide Furukawa (Gifu) 1Mar1965 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Furukawa (Gifu) 6Jun1935 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Furukawa (Gifu) 10Sep1955 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Futami (Mie) 2Oct1953 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kokura (Fukuoka) 21Dec1959 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kokura Nishi (Fukuoka) 1May1980 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kita Kyūshū Chūō (Fukuoka) 2Jul1990 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Itō (Shizuoka) 1Oct1964 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Itō (Shizuoka) 1Dec1993 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Chōfu (Yamaguchi) 11Mar1933 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Chino (Nagano) 23Jul1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Chino Hommachi (Nagano) 22Jan1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Chino Uehara (Nagano) 22Jan1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Etchū Yatsuo (Toyama) 1Apr1952 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Etchū Yatsuo (Toyama) 1Oct1974 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Etchū Yatsuo (Toyama) 20Aug1985 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Erimo (Hokkaidō) 1Oct1970 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Ami (Ibaraki) 1Sep1934 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: 120y bull‑headed shrike 16Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: 140y Japanese grosbeak 16Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: 160y jay 23Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: 30y butterfly 28Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: 20y honeybee 28Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: Value‑added coil stamp issues: Sparrow, rice & camellias design: 130y 10Apr1997: Replaced by 120y 1Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: Value‑added coil stamp issues: Sparrow, rice & camellias design: 120y 1Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1876‑1892 KOBAN SERIES: Color trials Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1876‑1892 KOBAN SERIES: Koban Old Series 1876‑1879: 5r gray 17May1876: Color trials Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1876‑1892 KOBAN SERIES: Koban Old Series 1876‑1879: Color trials Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, EARTHQUAKE SERIES 25Oct1923 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1899‑1908 CHRYSANTHEMUM SERIES: 3s 1Apr1899: Color change 15May1906 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1942‑1945 SECOND SHŌWA SERIES: 4s Hyūga monument 1Oct1942 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1942‑1945 SECOND SHŌWA SERIES: 10s map & palms 1Dec1942: Invalidation 1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1945‑1946 THIRD SHŌWA SERIES: 5s sun & plane 1Jul1945 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: 10y beetle 28Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1939: Red Cross 75th a. 15Nov1939 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1940: Japan 2600th a. 11Feb&10Nov1940 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Education system 3May1948: Sheet border Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1949: 4th national athletic meet (swimming) 15Sep1949 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1951: Nagasaki 15Sep1951 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1995: Cultural leaders: Inō Tadataka 6Nov1995 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Philatelic week 17Apr1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Afforestation 8May1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Traditional Japanese houses series #3 22Jun1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Reversion of Okinawa 25th a. 21Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Traditional Japanese houses series #2 23Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Agricultural insurance system 2Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Tiger new year ss 16Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Letter writing week 6Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1984: Weather forecasting 100th a. 1Jun1984 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1979: Fish‑scale Palace (Aoki) 30May1979 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, EDUCATION: Education reform Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Ermine, Hokkaidō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Hokkaidō ermine Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Collared turtle dove Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Crane Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Camel Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Pryer's woodpecker Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Insects: Firefly Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Insects: Honeybee Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Insects: Beetle Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Fish: Yamame Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Insects: Butterfly Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Sparrow Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Turtle dove: Collared Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Trees: Cycad Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Plants: Aquatic: Insectivorous Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Tangerine flower Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Tea plant Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Fruits: Mango Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Fruits: Tangerine Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Fruits: Pineapple Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS: National industrial: San'in dream port exposition Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Camellia Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Chinese milk vetch Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Coral tree blossom (deigo) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Azalea Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Poppy Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Rhododendron Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, GOVERNMENT: Court system Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, JAPANESE CUSTOMS: Walking festival Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, JAPANESE CUSTOMS: Furukawa drum festival Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, LITERATURE, JAPANESE: Poetry: Hiroshige farewell poem Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSEUMS: Edo‑Tokyo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MAPS: Cartographers: Inō Tadataka Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Paintings: Moonlit desert (Katō Masao) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Paintings: Poppies (Kobayashi Kokei) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Paintings: Bride (Fukiya) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Paintings: Fish‑scale Palace (Aoki) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Paintings: Liberty guiding the people (Delacroix) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Pottery: Ryukuan sake decanter Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Hiroshige portrait (Toyokuni III) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Secular: Castles: Marugame Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Traditional Japanese houses series #1 28Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, AGRICULTURE & FISHING: Tea Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TAIWAN (FORMOSA): Censor seals Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index TAIWAN (FORMOSA): Labels & seals: Censor Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index TIMOR, PORTUGUESE: Map Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index TIMOR, PORTUGUESE: Dai Nippon overprints (fake) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index THAILAND (SIAM): Censor seals Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index PHILIPPINES: Non‑postal stamps: Documentary tax stamps Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHURIA, KWANTUNG LEASED TERRITORY & SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY ZONE: Labels & seals: Censor Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHURIA, KWANTUNG LEASED TERRITORY & SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY ZONE: Censor seals Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Special‑issue stamps, individual: Friendship with Japan 1&9Oct1944 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Special‑issue stamps, individual: 1st national census 10Sep1940 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Secular: Castles: Okayama Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Errors & varieties: Printing: Friendship with Japan 1&9Oct1944 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Postal history: Postal life insurance: Advertising pamphlet Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1972: Philatelic week 20Apr1972: Reproduced on 80y Okinawa prefectural stamp 1998 Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: UNITED STATES: Offices: Yokohama: Townmark Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: UNITED STATES: Offices: Hyōgo (Hiogo): Postal markings Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index PROVISIONAL STAMPS 1945‑1948: Kumeshima: Stamp: On cover 13Oct1945 Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index EXHIBITIONS, PHILATELIC: Ryukyuan stamps 50th a., Tokyo 15‑19Jul1998 Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1st series 1Jul1948: 5s cycad: Reproduced on 80y Okinawa prefectural stamp 1998 Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Stamps: 50th a. 1998 Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index INDIES, EAST, SUMATRA: Commemorative datestamps: Sumatra rebirth: 1st a. 13Mar1943 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index INDIES, EAST, NAVY AREA: New Guinea, East: Anchor opts forged: Listed in Australian auctions Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index INDIES, EAST, NAVY AREA: New Guinea, East: Map Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, SELANGOR: Overprints: First Selangor Agri‑horticultural exhibition: "Selancor" variety Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, SELANGOR: Overprints: First Selangor Agri‑horticultural exhibition: Commemorative datestamp Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, SINGAPORE: Postal Markings: A.R. (proof of delivery): Domestic usage Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Commemorative datestamps: 1st national census 10Sep1940 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, KEDAH: Postal markings: Earliest use Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, KEDAH: Maps Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, PAHANG: Postal Markings: A.R. (proof of delivery): Domestic usage Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, SELANGOR: Overprints: First Selangor Agri‑horticultural exhibition Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA: Postal markings: A.R. (proof of delivery): Domestic usage Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA: Geography: Maps Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index TOPICALS, TOYS: Tiger, papier‑mâché Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Airplanes: Hien (flying swallow) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Bridges: Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HOUSES 1997‑1999: 1a Shibuya family residence, Yamagata 28Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HOUSES 1997‑1999: 1b Tomizawa family residence, Gumma 28Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HOUSES 1997‑1999: 2a Baba family residence, Nagano 23Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HOUSES 1997‑1999: 2b Naka family residence, Nara 23Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HOUSES 1997‑1999: 3a Kowata family residence, Shimane 22Jun1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HOUSES 1997‑1999: 3b Kamihaga family residence, Ehime 22Jun1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Bridges: Tokiwa Bridge Section 1: JAPAN  
Index UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU): Regulations: Classes of mail: Other articles (AO) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, STAMP‑ON‑STAMP: Ryukyuan stamps 50th a. Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Olympic games: 1998 Nagano: Winter olympics: Mascots Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Handball: Men's world championships 17Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Music symbols Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Opera: Takeru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: Departing on a fine day Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: Moonlit desert Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Instruments: Keyboard Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Drums (tsuzumi): Furukawa drum festival Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Dance: Ballet: Sleeping Beauty Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Dance: Ryukyuan four bamboos dance Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL: Red Cross Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, RELIGION: Christianity: Roman Catholic Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, RELIGION: Shintō: Portable shrines Section 1: JAPAN  
Index NECROLOGY: Meisch, Francis R. #150 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: United States: Tamamura Yokohama, U.S. stamp adaptation Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: EXPO'70 1Jul1970 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Canada: Sumō tournament, Vancouver 5Jun1998 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Ghana: Noguchi Hideyo, pathologist 3Mar1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: United States: Correspondence etiquette: Mrs. as a plural of Mr. Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: Austria: Schubert, Franz: Japanese SCDs commemorating 200th birth a. Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Upper Volta: 1964 Tokyo Olympics 1Jul1964 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Portugal: Luis Frois, missionary active in Japan 400th death a. 9Jun1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Sierra Leone: UNESCO world heritage sites: Himeji castle 24Mar1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index TOPICALS, EDUCATION: Correspondence study Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL RATES: Domestic: Correspondence study materials 1949‑97 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ENVELOPES, PRIVATE: Correspondence study Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COVERS: Correspondence study Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Education: Correspondence study Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Tomoeda Yūsaku Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Kumamoto: Pēn 17Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kumamoto: Men's world handball championship booklet pane without cover 17Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Hokkaidō: Rhododendron booklet pane without cover 25Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Shizuoka: Tea picking booklet pane without cover 25Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Ōta Michiko Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Maeda Morikazu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Hokkaidō: Pēn 25Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Shizuoka: Pēn 25Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Aoki Masato Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Shizuoka: Mt. Fuji booklet pane without cover 25Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Regions: Tōkai: Issues 1989‑97 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Hokkaidō: Hokkaidō ermine booklet pane without cover 30May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kagawa: Marugame Castle booklet pane without cover 15May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Iwasaki Gōtarō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Sakamoto Hitoshi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Kagawa: Pēn 15May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Hokkaidō: Pēn 30May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Okayama: Pēn 30May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Mori Takayasu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Yonaha Chōtai Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Multi‑prefectural issues: Flowers issue 27Apr1990: Prefectures, individual: Okinawa Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okayama: Okayama Castle 400th a. booklet pane without cover 30May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Nagasaki: Nagasaki highway 3Jun1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Joint prefectural issues: Nagasaki highway 3Jun1997: Saga Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Joint prefectural issues: Nagasaki highway 3Jun1997: Fukuoka Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Joint prefectural issues: Nagasaki highway 3Jun1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Joint prefectural issues: Nagasaki highway 3Jun1997: Nagasaki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Kuwada Kengo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Fukuoka: Nagasaki highway, Kokura castle & Tokiwa bridge 3Jun1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Saga: Nagasaki highway 3Jun1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE: Nagasaki highway Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Secular: Castles: Kokura Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MAPS: Nagasaki Highway Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Railroads: Locomotives: Steam Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Highways: Nagasaki: Tosu interchange Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Highways: Nagasaki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: von Siebold, Philipp Franz Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Netherlands, trade with Japan 1600‑1858 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Netherlands, settlement in Japan: Dutch colony, Deshima 1641‑1858 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Distance measurements chō & ri Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Nagasaki highway: List of stations Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE: Deshima Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE: Distance measurements chō & ri Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Okuda Gensō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kyōto: Kyoto university clock tower 18Jun1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kyōto: Kyoto university clock tower booklet pane without cover 18Jun1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Kurōba riifu (clover leaf) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Dōtaku (bronze bell) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Kyōto: Pēn 18Jun1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Secular: Kyoto university clock tower Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, EDUCATION: Universities: Kyoto Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painters: Fukiya Kazuo (Kōji) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, JAPANESE CUSTOMS: Akita pole‑lantern festival Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, LANTERNS: Akita pole‑lantern festival Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Akita: Pēn 7Jul1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Niigata: Pēn 18Jun1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: IDEOGRAPHS & SYLLABICS: Pronunciation: Furigana Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: IDEOGRAPHS & SYLLABICS: Characters: Furigana Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: IDEOGRAPHS & SYLLABICS: Characters: Pronunciation Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Niigata: Bride booklet pane without cover 18Jun1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Akita: Pole‑lantern festival 7Jul1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Akita: Pole‑lantern festival booklet pane without cover 7Jul1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Satō Motohiko Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Hitsuda Haruki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Tottori: San'in dream port exposition 11Jul1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Saitama: Insectivorous aquatic plant 1Aug1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Saitama: Insectivorous aquatic plant booklet pane without cover 1Aug1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Tottori: Pēn 11Jun1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Saitama: Pēn 1Aug1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Toyama: Pēn 20Aug1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Ohara & Owara Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Toyama: Owara wind festival 20Aug1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Toyama: Owara wind festival booklet pane without cover 20Aug1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Iwata Chōhō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kagoshima: Ohara festival 1Sep1993 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, JAPANESE CUSTOMS: Ohara festival, Kagoshima Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, JAPANESE CUSTOMS: Owara wind festival, Toyama Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, JAPANESE CUSTOMS: Kagoshima Ohara festival Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Festival music: Ohara festival, Kagoshima Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Festival music: Owara wind festival, Toyama Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Kubota Yasuhisa Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Ibaraki: Lake Kasumigaura booklet pane without cover 1Sep1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Ibaraki: Pēn 1Sep1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Sugita Yutaka Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Kikuchi Akira Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Athletic meets, national: Stamps: 52nd Ōsaka 12Sep1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Swimming: Synchronized Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: 52nd national athletic meet 12Sep1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Print artists: Hiroshige Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Katsushika Hokusai Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Andō Hiroshige Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL RATES: International: 28Mar1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL RATES: Airmail: 28Mar1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, AIRMAIL: Picture: 6Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GREETINGS ISSUES: Cards: 6Oct1997 in unstamped envelopes Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Hibi Sadao Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Letter writing week 6Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Kameyama Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: View from bank of Sumida river (Hiroshige) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Embroidered float curtain for the Hassaku festival (Hokusai) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Print artists: Hokusai Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Paintings: Flowers & birds in the 4 seasons (Sakai Hōitsu) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painters: Sakai Hōitsu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FANS Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Hodogaya Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Different series Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Cultural leaders: Andō Hiroshige 4Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CULTURAL LEADERS (1992‑ ) STAMPS: Andō Hiroshige 4Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Hassaku Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Zukan (picture book) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Kanematsu Fumiaki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: New national theater 9Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: New national theater 9Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1983: National Nō theater 14Sep1983 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1984: Bunraku theater opening 6Apr1984 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Theaters: Bunraku Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Theaters: National Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Theaters: New national Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Theaters: National Nō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1966: National theater 1Nov1966 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Composers: Dan Ikuma Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HONG KONG: Postal markings: Fraudulent 1942‑1945: Comb datestamps Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index HONG KONG: Covers: Forgeries: Da Luz: Da Luz‑Paula Gill connection Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index HONG KONG: Covers: Forgeries: Paula Gill: Da Luz‑Paula Gill connection Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index HONG KONG: Covers: Forgeries: Da Luz Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index HONG KONG: Forgeries: Da Luz‑Paula Gill connection Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index HONG KONG: Forgeries: Fraudulent postmarks 1942‑1945: Comb datestamps Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Stamps: Regular‑issues, Shōwa series: 5s sun & plane 1Jul1945: Sapporo printing Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Stamps: Regular‑issues, Shōwa series: 5s sun & plane 1Jul1945: Tōkōdo (Tokyo) printing Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Stamps: Regular‑issues, Shōwa series: 5s sun & plane 1Jul1945: 3 different printers Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Stamps: Regular‑issues, Shōwa series: 5s sun & plane 1Jul1945: Honjo (Tokyo) printing Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SORTING & FACING MAIL: Postal code numbers: Change to seven digits 1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL CODE: Publicity: Change to seven digits 2Feb1998: Mascot (Posuton) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL CODE: Numbers: Change to seven digits 1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL CODE: Publicity: Mascots: Posuton Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL CODE: Publicity: Change to seven digits 2Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL CODE: Postal stationery boxes: Change to seven digits 1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, DOMESTIC: Mechanization: Postal code: Postal stationery boxes: Change to seven digits 1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index NECROLOGY: Faries, Belmont #341 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Supreme court 50th a. 2May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SALES DEPARTMENT: Manager: Ferber, LeRoy W. 1997‑2001: 1997 appointment Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index SALES DEPARTMENT: Postal stationery new issue service: Assistant Manager (postal stationery): van Doorn, Arlan K. 1997‑: 1997 appointment Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index SALES DEPARTMENT: Circuits: Appeal for material to be submitted Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index SALES DEPARTMENT: Circuits: Revival 1997 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: No. 5434‑5452 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1995: Cultural leaders: Inō Tadataka 6Nov1995 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 51/24) 
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Old people's day: 2Sep1996 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 52/78) 
Index TOPICALS, MAPS: Cartographers: Inō Tadataka Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 51/24) 
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: Retention of US citizenship Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 52/215, 216) 
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: Biographical information Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 52/215, 216) 
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Fukuzawa Yukichi Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 52/196) 
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: "Kanrin Maru": Fukuzawa Yukichi Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 52/196) 
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Types: Single‑circle: Medium 2‑digit year 1894‑1905: Tadotsu/I.J.P.O. Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 51/194) 
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Types: Single‑circle: Medium 2‑digit year 1894‑1905: Nagoya/I.J.P.O. Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 51/194) 
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Types: Single‑circle: Medium 2‑digit year 1894‑1905: Tokio/I.J.P.O. Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 51/194) 
Index CULTURAL LEADERS (1992‑ ) STAMPS: Inō Tadataka 6Nov1995 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 51/24) 
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 2527 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MONOGRAPH SERIES: No. 11 A Specialized Listing of the Japanese Occupation Stamps of China: Updated copy in new format Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index JAPANESE PHILATELY: Production of: Printing: Printer's error Vol.52:4 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index JAPANESE PHILATELY: Mailing: Airmail postage cost for non‑US members Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Print artists: Kunisada I Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Printing bureau: Engraver, Edoardo Chiossone Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Printing bureau: Typographic (relief) printer, Bruno Liebers Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Printing bureau: Recess printer, Karl Anton Brück Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Registered: Yokohama after 1923 earthquake Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, INTERNATIONAL: Yokohama overseas mail: 1923: Manuscript cancels used after earthquake: Registered mail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Earthquake 1923: Effect on Yokohama main post office Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Nakada Minoru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGISTERED MAIL: Yokohama after 1923 earthquake Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Yokohama 1923 post‑earthquake manuscript cancels: Registered mail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGISTERED MAIL: Labels: International: Exchange office use of A‑, B‑ & C‑numbers on R labels: Study to determine meanings of A, B & C Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LABELS & SEALS: Registration: International Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Invalidated issues 1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Stamp issuing policy & procedures: Invalidation of issues 1Sep1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, GENERAL: Invalidated issues Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1945‑1946 THIRD SHŌWA SERIES: Invalidation of some issues 1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1942‑1945 SECOND SHŌWA SERIES: Invalidation of some issues 1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1945‑1946 THIRD SHŌWA SERIES: 30s Itsukushima Mar1946: Invalidation 1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1937‑1945 FIRST SHŌWA SERIES: Invalidation of some issues 1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1945‑1946 THIRD SHŌWA SERIES: 1y Yasukuni shrine 15Apr1946: Disputed issue date Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Kusunoki Masashige (Nankō): Invalidation 1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR: Kusunoki Masashige (Nankō): Invalidation of postcards 1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Stamp issuing policy & procedures: Enemy surrender stamps 1945 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC, PERIODICALS: Kyōto Sun'yō (1936‑ ) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Yūmu kyokuchō (postal bureau chief) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1942‑1945 SECOND SHŌWA SERIES: 10s enemy surrender 1Apr1945 (grey): Valid until 1Sep1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1945‑1946 THIRD SHŌWA SERIES: 10s enemy surrender Aug1945 (blue): Valid until 1Sep1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1945‑1946 THIRD SHŌWA SERIES: 10s enemy surrender May1945 (grey): Valid until 1Sep1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1937‑1945 FIRST SHŌWA SERIES: 12s airplane 1Dec1939: Invalidation 1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1937‑1945 FIRST SHŌWA SERIES: 5y Fujiwara no Kamatari 21Jul1939: Invalidation 1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Junshi (suicide after one's lord dies) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, SMALL, INDIVIDUAL: 1940: Tōgō shrine, Shibuya, Tokyo 28May1940 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COVERS: Enemy surrender 10s blue Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Hagitori (tear off) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1945‑1946 THIRD SHŌWA SERIES: 10s enemy surrender Aug1945 (blue): Genuinely used on cover 17Oct1946 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1945‑1946 THIRD SHŌWA SERIES: 10s enemy surrender Aug1945 (blue): Fraudulent covers showing usage Aug1945 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Arai Kunitarō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Asana Ransui Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COVERS: Forgeries: 10s enemy surrender Aug1945 (blue) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COVERS: Enemy surrender 10s blue: Forgeries Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERS: Ishida Tomohiko Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, COVERS: Enemy Surrender 10s blue Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ERRORS & VARIETIES, PRINTING: Value‑added coil stamps 1997: Value omitted Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, GENERAL: Value‑added issues: Errors Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HONG KONG: Literature, philatelic: Hong Kong Japanese Occupation and Mr. H. da Luz (Ming W. Tsang) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index CHINA, JAPANESE OCCUPATION (including puppet regimes): Literature, non‑philatelic: They called us White Chinese (Tharp) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Censorship ordinance Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Literature, non‑philatelic: They called us White Chinese (Tharp) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: World War II: POW & civilian internee ship exchanges Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PROVISIONAL STAMPS 1945‑1948: Catalogs: Nansei Shotō, 3rd ed. (Askins‑MacLellan) Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index PROVISIONAL STAMPS 1945‑1948: Kumeshima: Stamp: On cover 13Oct1945: Original letter enclosed Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC: Stamps: Catalogs: Provisional issues 1945‑48: Nansei Shotō, 3rd ed. (Askins‑MacLellan) Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC: Ryūkyū Philatelic Specialist Society (RPSS) publications: Nansei Shotō provisional issues Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC: Stamps: Provisional issues: Catalogs: Nansei Shotō, 3rd ed. (Askins‑MacLellan) Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: GREAT BRITAIN: P&O mail service Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC, POSTAL HISTORY: Far East mail ship itineraries, 1840‑80 (Scamp): Vol. 1 British & Indian schedules Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC, POSTAL HISTORY: Far East mail ship itineraries, 1840‑80 (Scamp): Vol. 2 French, American & Japanese schedules Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SHIP MAIL: Literature, philatelic: Far East mail ship itineraries, 1840‑80 (Scamp): Vol. 1 British & Indian schedules Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SHIP MAIL: Literature, philatelic: Far East mail ship itineraries, 1840‑80 (Scamp): Vol. 2 French, American & Japanese schedules Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Mitsubishi (three diamonds) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, INTERNATIONAL: Mitsubishi service to Shanghai Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CHINA, JAPANESE OFFICES IN: Postal markings, regular international: Types: Double‑circle: Shanghai I.J. Postal Agency earliest example? Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index CHINA, JAPANESE OFFICES IN: Post offices: Shanghai: Opened 15Apr1876: Earliest cover? 23Apr1876 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index DESIGNERS: Sugimura Shingo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Hasegawa Makoto Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Itō Miyuki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Yomogida Aya Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Miura Gōshi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Manabe Hiroshi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Saitama: Walking festival booklet pane without cover 28Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Joint prefectural issues: Tokyo Bay aqua line 18Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Joint prefectural issues: Tokyo Bay aqua line 18Dec1997: Chiba Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Joint prefectural issues: Tokyo Bay aqua line 18Dec1997: Kanagawa Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kanagawa: Tokyo Bay aqua line booklet pane without cover 18Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kanagawa: Tokyo Bay aqua line 18Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Chiba: Tokyo Bay aqua line 18Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Chiba: Tokyo Bay aqua line booklet pane without cover 18Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Kanagawa: Pēn 18Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Chiba: Pēn 18Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Saitama: Pēn 28Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Bridges: Tokyo Bay aqua line Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Tunnels: Tokyo Bay aqua line Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: My favorite songs series 1997‑9 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: My favorite song series #1 24Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: Song selection Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: JASRAC copyright permits Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MARGINAL MARKINGS: Copyright acknowledgement: My favorite song series 1997‑9 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 1a Departing on a fine day (Ii hi tabidachi) 24Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 1b Moonlit desert (Tsuki no sabaku) 24Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Kuroi Ken Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Katō Masao Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Lyricists: Tanimura Shinji Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Lyricists: Katō Masao Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painters: Katō Masao Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Composers: Sasaki Suguru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Tamaki Akira Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: New year postcards: 31Oct1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: New year postcards: 31Oct1997: Quantities issued Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: New year: 31Oct1997: Notched for the blind Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: New year: 31Oct1997: Precancel Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: New year: 31Oct1997: Prefectural cards Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: New year: 31Oct1997: Quantities issued Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Yamamoto Hideo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Kimura Ihei Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CULTURAL LEADERS (1992‑ ) STAMPS: Kōda Rohan 4Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, LITERATURE, JAPANESE: Novelists: Kōda Rohan Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Cultural leaders: Kōda Rohan 4Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Tiger new year 14Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index NEW YEAR STAMPS: 14Nov1997 tiger Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LOTTERY STAMPS: New Year 14Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Ōya Takayumi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Mimata Mie Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Kaibuchi Junko Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Harada Ichirō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1997: Tiger new year 14Nov1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Hariko (papier‑mâché) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Uematsu Kōji Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Sasaki Hiroshi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, GENERAL: Series: Traditional Japanese houses 1997‑1999 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HOUSES 1997‑1999: Announcement Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Kyoto conference on climate changes 1Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Naka Bokuten Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Kyoto Conference on climate changes 1Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index JAPANESE PHILATELY: Font used in masthead: Sources & forerunners Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: No. 5453‑5478 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index OFFICIALS: Elections: Notices: 1998 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 4793 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 3396 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 1700 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 1932: Yasukuni festival 25Apr1932 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: Pronunciation Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Kojiki (Record of ancient matters) 712 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Nihongi (Chronicle of Japan) 720 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Shinto: Myths, written versions: Nihongi (Chronicle of Japan) 720 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Shinto: Myths, written versions: Kojiki (Record of ancient matters) 712 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Books, oldest extant: Nihongi (Chronicle of Japan) 720 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Books, oldest extant: Kojiki (Record of ancient matters) 712 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Jimmu, first emperor Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painters: Aoki Shigeru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Shintō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, EDUCATION: Education rescript 1890 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1940: Education rescript 25Oct1940 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1953: Ise‑shima NP 2Oct1953: Souvenir sheet Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Education: Rescript 30Oct1890 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Hakkō Ichiu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index NEW YEAR STAMPS: 10Dec1936 wedded rocks Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Haitatsu shōmei (proof of delivery or A.R.) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: Costa Rica: A.R. return receipts envelope Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index REGISTERED MAIL: A.R. (proof of delivery): Fees Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL RATES: International: A.R. fees Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGISTERED MAIL: A.R. (proof of delivery): Types Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Covers, registered: A.R. (proof of delivery) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Postal markings: A.R. (proof of delivery) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index BURMA (MYANMAR): Postal markings: Acknowledgement of delivery (A.D.) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index BURMA (MYANMAR): Postal history: Administration: Yano Shizuo Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index BURMA (MYANMAR): Postal history: Administration: Aoi Takeo Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Buddhist: Temples: Zenkōji Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS: Souvenir sheets 1947‑9 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS: Quantities: Souvenir sheets 1947‑9 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1949: UPU 75th a. 10Oct1949: Souvenir sheet 1Nov1949 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1947: Railways 75th a. ss 14Oct1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1947: Tokyo philatelic exhibition ss 15May1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Fukushima communication exhibition ss 23May1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Kumamoto communication exhibition ss 20Sep1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Shikoku philatelic exhibition ss 2Nov1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Nagano communication exhibition ss 16Oct1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Kanazawa & Takaoka communication exhibitions ss 3Dec1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1947: Sapporo philatelic exhibition ss 27Nov1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Osaka communication exhibition ss 8Mar1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Nagoya communication exhibition ss 11Mar1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1947: Philatelic week ss 1Nov1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Mishima philatelic exhibition ss 3Apr1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Hokusai 100th a. ss 18Apr1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Aomori newspaper & philatelic exhibition ss 20May1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Tokyo communication exhibition ss 27Apr1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Yoshida Riichi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Yoshida Ichirō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: French merchants in Nagasaki, early: Spengler Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: FRANCE: Merchants, early: Spengler, Nagasaki: Mail: Inward Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: FRANCE: Merchants, early: Spengler, Nagasaki: Mail: Outward Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: FRANCE: Nagasaki Office: Mail to early French merchants Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: FRANCE: Merchants, early: Pignatel, Nagasaki: Mail: Inward Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Yoshida Ichirō: Pignatel correspondence Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Hinago Jitsuzō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ENGRAVERS: Katō Kurakichi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: FRANCE: Merchants, early: Interconsular mail Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: FRANCE: Routing: Via Marseille Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: FRANCE: Routing: Messageries Maritimes packets Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: UNITED STATES: Pacific Mail SS service to San Francisco Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: FRANCE: Merchants, early: Pignatel, Nagasaki Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: French merchants in Nagasaki, early: Pignatel Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: US passport applications 1921 & 1924 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: At sea on 13th birthday Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: Bicycling in New Zealand Section 1: JAPAN  
Index NECROLOGY: Wada, Dr. Shōhachi #1269 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index NECROLOGY: Sauer, John J. #539 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index OFFICIALS: Treasurer: Reports: Annual: 1997 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index OFFICIALS: Secretary: Reports, annual (Secretary): 1997 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Renewal rates: 1977‑1997 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Statistics: 1960‑1997 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Sustaining members: 1998 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Contributing members: 1998 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index OFFICIALS: President: Reports: Annual: 1997 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: Value‑added coil stamp issues: Sparrow, maple leaves & camellias design: 270y 10Apr1997: Luminescent coating Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: Value‑added coil stamp issues: Sparrow, maple leaves & camellias design: 270y 10Apr1997: Specimen overprints Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Rice Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LUMINESCENT ISSUES: Value‑added coil issues: 270y sparrow, maple leaves & camellias 10 Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, GENERAL: Value‑added issues: Specimen overprints Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, GENERAL: Value‑added issues: Luminescent coating Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, GENERAL: Value‑added issues: Vending machines Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, GENERAL: Vending machines Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Value‑added issue: Sparrow, maple leaves & camellias design: 270y 10Apr1997: Specimen overprints Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Value‑added issue: Sparrow, maple leaves & camellias design: 270y 10Apr1997: Luminescent coating Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL RATES: Size definitions: Non‑standard letter 1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL RATES: Size definitions: Standard letter 1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL RATES: Domestic: 1Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Kokuryō Tsunerō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Fujishiro Seiji Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 2a A sand hill (Sunayama) 8Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 2b Jingle, bell (Jingeru Beru) 8Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Maeda Shinzō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: My favorite song series #2 8Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Composers: Nakayama Shimpei Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Lyricists: Kitahara Hakushū Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: Sand hill, a Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Sato island Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: Designs not reflecting subject Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: Jingle, bell Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Lyricists: Miyazawa Shōji Section 1: JAPAN  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: United States: Pierpont, James Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Composers: Pierpont, James Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, LITERATURE, JAPANESE: Poets: Bashō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL STATIONERY: Postal code boxes: Change from five to seven 5Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LABELS & SEALS: Postal code labels: Seven‑box self‑adhesives 1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Tomeoki (poste restante) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Teramoto Yoshio (Emy Y.): Self‑addressed mail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Customs, etiquette & traditions: Correspondence by mail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Poste restante Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Etiquette (courtesy), in correspondence Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Jishi (with respect) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, DOMESTIC: Forwarding mail time limit Section 1: JAPAN  
Index UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU): Undeliverable mail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CHINA, JAPANESE OCCUPATION (including puppet regimes): Literature, non‑philatelic: They called us White Chinese (Tharp) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES (Correction to error in: 53/68) 
Index JAPANESE PHILATELY: Production of: Publication schedule/plans: Frequency & size: 1998 volume 53:3 has 64 pages Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index JAPANESE PHILATELY: Production of: Publication schedule/plans: Frequency & size: 1998 volume 53:4 has 64 pages Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index JAPANESE PHILATELY: Production of: Publication schedule/plans: 1998: five issues for volume 53 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Literature, non‑philatelic: They called us White Chinese (Tharp) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES (Correction to error in: 53/68) 
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: World War II: POW & civilian internee ship exchanges Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 53/68) 
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC, PERIODICALS: Yūshu Kenkyū Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 49/66) 
Index POSTCARDS, PRIVATE: UPU regulations regarding messages on the address side Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 49/66) 
Index REGISTERED MAIL: A.R. (proof of delivery) Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 37/5) 
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 4196 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: No. 5479‑5496 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 2724 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 1408 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Court system Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC, PERFINS: Handbook (Adachi, 1972): 3rd edition 1980 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PERFINS (PERFORATED INITIALS/INSIGNIA): Handbook/catalog (Adachi, 1972): 3rd edition 1980 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, GENERAL: Perfin handbook (Adachi, 1972): 3rd edition (catalog) 1980 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, GENERAL: Private control overprints Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRIVATE CONTROL OVERPRINTS: Chrysanthemum series: CH/Y (Club Hotel, Yokohama) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRIVATE CONTROL OVERPRINTS: Handbook/catalog (Adachi, 1972): 3rd edition 1980 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1899‑1908 CHRYSANTHEMUM SERIES: Private control opts on Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1948: Aomori newspaper & philatelic exhibition ss 20May1948: Private overprint Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LITERATURE, NON‑PHILATELIC: Murray's Hand‑Book for Japan Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL ANNIVERSARY ISSUES: Stamps: UPU 75th a. 10Oct1949 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ERRORS & VARIETIES, PERFORATION: Special‑issue stamps: UPU 75th a. 10Oct1949 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Stamps: Sheet make‑up: Labels Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1949: UPU 75th a. 10Oct1949 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FRANCHISE ISSUES, MILITARY: Postal stationery: Lettersheets: Army 1918‑21? Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Ōhan (recess printing) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LETTERSHEETS, SURFACE: Military, unofficial Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Juppei Bu (soldiers' relief office) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MILITARY MAIL: Lettersheets, unofficial Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Heihan (lithographic printing) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Toppan (relief printing) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC, PERIODICALS: Yūraku Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LETTERSHEETS, SURFACE: Chrysanthemum: 3s elliptical 15May1906 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Stamp reproduction permit Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, STAMPS, REGULAR‑ISSUE: 1872‑1876 Cherry Blossom Series: ½s brown 3Oct1872: Reproductions on postcard 1940 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, STAMPS, REGULAR‑ISSUE: 1899‑1908 Chrysanthemum Series: 3s red 15May1906 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES: Postal law: Stamp reproduction permit Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, POSTAL: Japanese law Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SOCIETIES, PHILATELIC: Japan stamp lovers association Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SOCIETIES, PHILATELIC: Japan stamp lovers association: 1940 private postcard Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, PICTURE, PRIVATE: Japan stamp lovers association 1940 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1872‑1876 CHERRY BLOSSOM SERIES: ½s brown 3Oct1872: Reproductions on postcard 1940 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, POSTAL: Japanese law: Postal forgery term (gizō) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES: Postal law Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES: Postal law: Terms used Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Laws & regulations: Forgeries postal law Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Mitsui, Baron Takaharu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Kojima Yūnosuke Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Seapost (ship mail) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Transit Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postmark policy: Transit Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Transit postmark policy Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SHIP MAIL: Postal markings: Types: Comb: Awa Maru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SHIP MAIL: Postal markings: Types: Comb: Aki Maru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SHIP MAIL: Postal markings: Transit markings: why were seapost datestamps used? Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SHIP MAIL: Postal markings: Seapost datestamps used as transit markings Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SOCIETIES, PHILATELIC: Ryūkyū Philatelic Specialist Society (RPSS): Publications available Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index SOCIETIES, PHILATELIC: Ryūkyū Philatelic Specialist Society (RPSS) Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index GEOGRAPHY, RYUKYUS ISLANDS: Maps: RPSS monograph Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC: Stamps: Catalogs: Ryūkyū Philatelic Specialist Society (RPSS): Handbook and specialized catalog Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC: Ryūkyū Philatelic Specialist Society (RPSS) publications: Publications available Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC: Ryūkyū Philatelic Specialist Society (RPSS) publications Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC: Ryūkyū Philatelic Specialist Society (RPSS) publications: Handbook and specialized catalog Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC: Ryūkyū Philatelic Specialist Society (RPSS) publications: Monographs Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC: Periodicals: From the Dragon's Den: Back copies available Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC: Periodicals: From the Dragon's Den: Publication ceased 1998 Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index POST OFFICES: List: RPSS checklist 1979 Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index PROVISIONAL STAMPS 1945‑1948: Miyako: Postal history monograph (RPSS) 1985 Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index PROVISIONAL STAMPS 1945‑1948: Amami Ōshima: Communications service history (RPSS) 1983 Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index POSTAL STATIONERY: Catalogs: RPSS checklist 1979 Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index PROVISIONAL STAMPS 1945‑1948: Kumeshima: War diary (RPSS) 1981 Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Cuba: Japanese bobtail cat 15Jan1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: Japanese crane (endangered species) 24Feb1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: UNESCO world heritage sites: Hōryūji, Himeji castle, Kyoto, Yakushima, Shirakami mountains 24Mar1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: Hiroshige's birth 200th a. 20May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Dominica: Japanese cinema stars 9Feb1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Dominica: UNESCO world heritage sites: Kyoto 7Apr1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Dominica: Ancient Japanese postal messenger 29May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Dominica: Hiroshige birth 200th a. 29May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Dominica: 1998 Nagano Olympics 15Jul1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: France: Kudara Kannon statue from Hōryūji 4Oct1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: France: World jūdō championship 9Oct1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Eritrea: Japanese butterflies 16Jun1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Bhutan: Figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi 1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Bhutan: UNESCO world heritage sites: Shirakami mountains 15May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Bhutan: Japanese bobtail cat 15Jun1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Barbados: Akita dog 12Feb1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Azerbaijan: 1988 Nagano Olympics 1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Barbuda: WWII VJ day 50th a. 4Apr1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Belgium: Jūdō (semi‑postal) 3May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Antigua & Barbuda: Japanese bobtail cat 27Oct1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Antigua & Barbuda: English 1881 railway engine used in Japan 10Nov1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Angola: Japanese bullet train 29May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Chile: Japan‑Chile relations 100th a. 1Sep1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Chad: Japanese MU‑3H rocket & Himawari‑1 weather satellite 1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Central Africa: UNESCO world heritage sites: Hōryūji 30Apr1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Bulgaria: 1998 Nagano Olympics 17Dec1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Cambodia: Japanese spaniel & akita dogs 4Jul1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Canada: 1986 Honda Accord 12May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gabon: UNESCO world heritage sites: Kyoto 16Apr1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Ghana: Hiroshige's birth 200th a. 1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: WWII: 1945 Japanese surrender of Hong Kong 1Jul1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: 1998 Nagano Olympics 21Jul1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: Akita dog 12Aug1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada: UNESCO world heritage sites: Kyoto, Shirakami mountains 3Apr1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada: Japanese bobtail cat 10Apr1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada: Hiroshige's birth 200th a. 28May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada: 1998 Nagano Olympics 26Jun1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guyana: UNESCO world heritage sites: Hōryūji, Kyoto 20May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada Grenadines: UNESCO world heritage sites: Kyoto, Himeji castle 3Apr1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada Grenadines: Hiroshige's birth 200th a. 28May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada Grenadines: 1998 Nagano Olympics 26Jun1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guyana: First Japanese imperial train 5Jan1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guyana: World War II movies 21Feb1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Maldives (Maldive Islands): UNESCO world heritage sites: Hōryūji, Yakushima forest 7Apr1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Maldives (Maldive Islands): Hiroshige's birth 200th a. 12Jun1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Korea, North: 1996 Olympics women's jūdō ss 20Feb1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Korea, North: Go player Choe Un ss 25Feb1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Kiribati: 50th a. end of WWII 8May1995: Pacific 97 overprints 29May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Korea, South: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 31May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Korea, South: Japanese white‑eye 1Jul1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guyana: Hiroshige's birth 200th a. 20May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guyana: 1998 Nagano Olympics 1Jul1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Mali: Honda motorcycle, Maglev transport vehicle 1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Mexico: Japanese emigration to Mexico 100th a. 12May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Monaco: 1998 Nagano Olympics 1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Marshall Islands: Women equal rights, Japanese flag 15Oct1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Micronesia: Japanese sea goddess Oto‑Hime 29May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Micronesia: Hiroshige's birth 200th a. 25Jul1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Micronesia: Shinkai submersible vehicle 6Oct1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Kyrgyzstan: Jūdō 10Jul1996 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: 1998 Nagano Olympics 23Jun1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Madagascar: 1998 Nagano Olympics 1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Macao: Kuis Frois, missionary active in Japan 400th death a. 9Jun1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Macao: Jūdō 19Nov1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liechtenstein: 1998 Nagano Olympics 1Dec1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Maldives (Maldive Islands): 1998 Nagano Olympics 13Mar1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Maldives (Maldive Islands): Japanese automobiles 27Mar1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Maldives (Maldive Islands): Japanese ship Suwa Maru 1Apr1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Palau: UNESCO world heritage sites: various Japanese sites 7Apr1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Palau: Volcano goddess Fuji 29May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Palau: Hiroshige's birth 200th a. 2Jun1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Palau: Oceanographic research vessel Kaiyō 1Oct1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Niger: Japanese H‑11 rocket 1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Nevis: Japanese emperor butterfly 12May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Nevis: Hiroshige's birth 200th a. 29May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Nevis: Express locomotive, Imperial Government railways Japan 29Sep1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Nepal: Nepalese‑Japanese diplomatic relations 40th a. 1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Tanzania: Hiroshige's birth 200th a. 21Jul1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Tanzania: 1998 Nagano Olympics 6Oct1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Tanzania: Japanese macaque (endangered species) 30Oct1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Tajikistan: Jūdō 12Jul1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Slovenia: European youth jūdō championship 9Sep1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Turks & Caicos Islands: Okhotsk tower, Mombetsu, Hokkaidō 21Aug1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Turkmenistan: Jūdō 5May1979 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Thailand: Hitachi diesel locomotive 26Mar1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Togo: UNESCO world heritage sites: Kyoto 24Mar1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Sierra Leone: Hiroshige's birth 200th a. 1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Papua New Guinea: Air Niugini inaugural flight to Osaka 19Jul1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Uganda: 1964 Tokyo olympic gold medalists 3Mar1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Uganda: 1998 Nagano Olympics 23Jun1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: United Nations (Vienna): Artwork Hōō (Yoshida Sagenji) 12Feb1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: United States: Postcards, airmail: College founded by Townsend Harris, first US consul to Japan postcard 7May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Sierra Leone: 1998 Nagano Olympics 16Jul1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Sierra Leone: Japanese bobtail cat 29Aug1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Russia: Chaenomeles japonica ornamental shrub 21Jan1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Saint Vincent: UNESCO world heritage sites: various Japanese sites 24Mar1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Saint Vincent: Hiroshige's birth 200th a. 3Jun1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Saint Vincent: Japanese rotary blanket donation to Thailand 3Jun1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Vietnam: Sea horse (hippocampus japonicus) 1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Zambia: Ōhira Masayoshi, Japanese prime minister 26May1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Postal history: Postal life insurance: Whole‑life policy Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Postal history: Postal life insurance: Endowment policy Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Literature, philatelic: Periodicals: Manchurian Herald's Stamp Monthly: Editor John Sweet Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Philatelists: Sweet, John V. Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Postal history: Postal life insurance Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: History: Census results 1940 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Special‑issue stamps, individual: 1st national census 10Sep1940: Census results Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: My favorite song series #3 26Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Lyricists: Noguchi Ujō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: Jingle, bell Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 53/143) 
Index DESIGNERS: Iwasaki Chihiro Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Hori Fumiko (Mrs.) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 2b Jingle, bell (Jingeru Beru) 8Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 53/143) 
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 3a Soap bubbles (Shabondama) 26Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 3b Spring in the northern country (Kitaguni no haru) 26Jan1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: Soap bubbles Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Enka music Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ENTERTAINMENT: Actors: Misora Hibari Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ENTERTAINMENT: Popular music: Misora Hibari Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Composers: Endō Minoru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Lyricists: Ide Haku Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: Spring in the northern country Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Kitaguni Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Kihara Hiroshi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PAPER & WATERMARKS: Paper: Postcards: Use of bagasse pulp Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Uchida Etsuyo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Higuchi Kaoru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Postal stationery: Postcards: Use of bagasse pulp Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Spring greeting: 2Feb1998: Quantity issued Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Spring greeting: 2Feb1998: Types issued Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Disabled, sporting events for the: 1998 Nagano winter paralympics 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Olympic games: 1998 Nagano: Winter olympics: Stamps 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Olympic games: 1998 Nagano: Winter paralympics: Stamps 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: 1998 Nagano winter olympic games 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: 1998 Nagano winter paralympic games 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Gentian Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Hollyhock Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Lily, black Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Marigold Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Lily, adder's tongue Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Peony Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Adder's tongue lily Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Skiing, alpine: 1998 Winter olympics 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Skiing, cross‑country: 1998 Winter olympics 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Skating, speed: 1998 Winter olympics 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Snowboarding: 1998 Winter olympics 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Hockey, ice sledge: 1998 Winter paralympics 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Curling: 1998 Winter olympics 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POST OFFICES: Temporary: Nagano Olympic village 1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POST OFFICES: Temporary: Nagano Olympic village 1998: Asahi media village branch Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POST OFFICES: Temporary: Nagano Olympic village 1998: International broadcast center branch Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POST OFFICES: Temporary: Nagano Olympic village 1998: Main press center branch Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POST OFFICES: Temporary: Nagano Olympic village 1998: Yanagimachi media village branch Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: Design categories Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Municipal fire service system 50th a. 6Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1980: Fire fighting 100th a. 31May1980 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Print artists: Toyohara Kunichika Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Print artists: Hiroshige III Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Fire fighting Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Anniversary Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GREETINGS ISSUES: Stamps: Self‑adhesive: 1Jun1995 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GREETINGS ISSUES: Stamps: Self‑adhesive: 2May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GREETINGS ISSUES: Stamps: Self‑adhesive: 13Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Greetings self‑adhesives 13Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1997: Greetings self‑adhesives 2May1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Pansy Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Dog Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Cat Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Rabbit Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Budgerigar Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1995: Greetings self‑adhesives 1Jun1995 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: My favorite song series #4 16Mar&23Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GREETINGS ISSUES: Stamps: Letter writing week: 7Oct1996 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 4a A school for killfish (Medaka no gakkō Shabondama) 16Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 4b Blue mountain range (Aoi sammyaku) 23Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ERRORS & VARIETIES, PRINTING: Identified prior to issue Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Stamps: Errors & varieties: Identified prior to issue Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Saigan Ryōhei Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Anno Mitsumasa Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Composers: Nakada Yoshinao Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: School for killfish, a Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Lyricists: Chaki Shigeru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: Blue mountain range Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Lyricists: Saijō Yaso Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Composers: Hattori Ryōichi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painters: Kobayashi Kokei Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: Year of France in Japan 28Apr1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Disabled persons welfare (blue bird): Notched for the blind: All cards notched from 1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELIC WEEK ISSUES: Observance dates for philatelic week Section 1: JAPAN  
Index NATIONAL TREASURE SERIES I 1967‑1969: Set 1 Asuka Period 1Nov1967: 1b Kudara Kannon statue, Hōryūji (Nara) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1967: National treasures I #1 1Nov1967 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painters: Delacroix, Eugene Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Sculpture: Kudara Kannon Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Koitabashi Norie Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Homma Takeo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Hokkaidō: Flowers & tree dream walk, winter & spring 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Booklet panes: Official & unofficial covers hard to distinguish Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Booklet panes: With covers Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Hokkaidō: Flowers & tree dream walk, winter & spring booklet pane without cover 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Official & unofficial booklet covers Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Covers, issued with & without Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Hokkaidō: Pēn 5Feb1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Trees: Mountain ash Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Phlox Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Secular: Dams: Hiyoshi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Kyōto: Pēn 2Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kyōto: Hiyoshi dam 2Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kyōto: Hiyoshi dam booklet pane without cover 2Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Iwasawa Shigeo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Chinen Hideyuki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okinawa: Ryukyuan sanshin 4Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okinawa: Ryukyuan sanshin 4Mar1998: Marginal pictorial decoration (Pryer's woodpecker) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okinawa: Ryukyuan sanshin booklet pane without cover 4Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Okinawa: Pēn 4Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE: Vocabulary: Sanshin (three‑stringed lute) Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Instruments: Sanshin Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Gifu: Pēn 19Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Gifu: Furukawa drum festival 19Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Gifu: Furukawa drum festival booklet pane without cover 19Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Taguchi Aiko Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Gifu: 80y Four seasons in Hida province 2Oct1995 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Gifu: 62y Four seasons in Hida province 9Oct1990 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Furukawa (Gifu) 10Sep1955: Name change to Hida Furukawa 1Mar1965 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Hide Furukawa (Gifu) 1Mar1965: Name change from Furukawa 1Mar1965 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Hyōgo: Kobe‑Awaji‑Naruto highway 20Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Hyōgo: Kobe‑Awaji‑Naruto highway booklet pane without cover 20Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Joint prefectural issues: Kobe‑Awaji‑Naruto highway 20Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Joint prefectural issues: Kobe‑Awaji‑Naruto highway 20Mar1998: Hyōgo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Joint prefectural issues: Kobe‑Awaji‑Naruto highway 20Mar1998: Tokushima Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Tokushima: Kobe‑Awaji‑Naruto highway 20Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Inland Sea Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE: Bridge & tunnel links among Japan's main islands Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Awaji Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Yasuda Yasuyuki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Hyōgo: Pēn 20Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Tokushima: Pēn 20Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Highways: Kobe‑Awaji‑Naruto Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Bridges: Great Naruto Bridge Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Tokushima: Kobe‑Awaji‑Naruto highway booklet pane without cover 20Mar1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Nagano: Jōmon Venus booklet pane without cover 1Apr1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Prefectural issues: Nagano: Pēn 1Apr1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Shinohara Kikuemon Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Jōmon period: Jōmon Venus Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, NATIONAL TREASURES: Jōmon Venus Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Sculpture: Periods: Jōmon 3500‑200 BC Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Sculpture: Jōmon Venus Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SALES DEPARTMENT: Circuits: Resumption 1998 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: Korea, South: Literature, philatelic: The facts of Korean classic stamps Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: Literature: The facts of Korean classic stamps Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL ISSUES PRINTED IN JAPAN: Korea: Geuk series perforated in Japan? Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: No. 5497‑5511 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC, POSTAL MARKINGS: Early Japanese post marks and postal cancellations index (Yoshikawa 1985) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, GENERAL: Post offices: Syllabic characters used in PO name Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, GENERAL: Syllabic characters used in PO name Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE: Municipalities: Number of Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE: Municipalities: Number of: Names officially written in syllabic characters Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Early irregular: Kuma machi‑mura (Kuma town village) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SEMI‑POSTAL STAMPS: 1942: Fall of Singapore 16Feb1942: Bicolored stamp, not an overprinted regular‑issue stamp Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SEMI‑POSTAL STAMPS: 1942: Fall of Singapore 16Feb1942: Use of surcharge revenue Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1942: Fall of Singapore 16Feb1942: Bicolored stamp, not an overprinted regular‑issue stamp Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1942: Fall of Singapore 16Feb1942: Use of surcharge revenue Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1913‑1938 TAISHŌ SERIES: Taishō New Watermarked Series 1924‑1937: 3s Feb1926 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Presses: Goebel rotary typographic Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Literature, philatelic: Handbook of Postmarks for Overseas Mail of Japan (Nishino, 1985) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Postage due T markings Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC, POSTAL MARKINGS: Handbook of Postmarks for Overseas Mail of Japan (Nishino, 1985) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU): Regulations: Postage due 1879 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MALAYA: Literature, philatelic: Postal History of Occupation of Malaya & Brit. Borneo (Proud & Rowell) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, KEDAH: Postal service reopening 1942 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, KEDAH: Postal markings Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, PERLIS: Postal markings Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, KEDAH: Postal rates Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, KEDAH: Overprints, Japanese: Typeset (Dai Nippon 2602) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA, PERLIS: Treated as part of Kedah for postal service Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA: Literature, philatelic: "Japanese Occupation Postmarks of Malaya" (Kearney, 1990) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index BORNEO, NORTH: POW mail: Undeliverable mail routed through Shimonoseki Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Return mail: "Retour inconnu" Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Return mail: "Return unknown" in French Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRISONER OF WAR (POW) MAIL: World War II POW: Indian prisoners in North Borneo: Undeliverable mail routed through Shimonoseki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BORNEO, NORTH: Literature, philatelic: Borneo: The Japanese P.O.W. Camps (Watterson et al. 1989) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index PHILIPPINES: Money orders: Types: Telegraphic: Forms Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index KOREA, JAPANESE OFFICES IN & COLONY: Censor seals Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index KOREA, JAPANESE OFFICES IN & COLONY: Labels & seals: Censor Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index REVENUE STAMPS: Literature: Catalogs: Shimomura: 1987 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU): Regulations: Classes of mail: Letters and cards (LC) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL RATES: International: Autres objets (articles other than letters & cards) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: "Lettres et cartes" (LC) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: "Imprimes" Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1913‑1938 TAISHŌ SERIES: Taishō New Watermarked Series 1924‑1937: 7s Tazawa 21Jan1931 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1913‑1938 TAISHŌ SERIES: Taishō New Watermarked Series 1924‑1937: 7s Tazawa 21Jan1931: First‑day cover Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: By Firefly Light Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Lyricists: Kondō Sakufū: Translated from Goethe Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: My favorite song series #5 25May1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Composers: Schubert, Franz Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 5a Wild roses (Nobara) 25May1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 5b Hill bloom with tangerine flowers (Mikan no hanasaku oka) 25May1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Yomogida Yasuhiro Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Hayakawa Yoshio Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1998: My favorite song series #5 25May1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: Wild roses Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: Hill bloom with tangerine flowers Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Lyricists: Katō Shōgo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Composers: Kainuma Minoru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Koide Masaki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Summer greeting: Pet name "kamomēru": Contraction for "kamome mēru", sea gull mail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Summer greeting: Pet name "kamomēru": Previously misinterpreted as "wild duck mail" Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Summer greeting: Pet name "wild duck mail": Misinterpretation of "sea gull mail" contraction Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Summer greeting: 1Jun1998: Lottery prizes Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Summer greeting: 1Jun1998: Quantities Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Kamomēru (sea gull mail) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postal services: Pet names: Summer greeting postcards Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Takeara Nobuaki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 6a This road (Kono michi) 6Jul1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MY FAVORITE SONG SERIES 1997‑1999: 6b I am a child of the sea (Ware wa umi no ko) 6Jul1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Murakami Tsutomu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Yō Shōmei Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1998: My favorite song series #6 6Jul1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Composers: Yamada Kōsaku Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1998: My favorite song series #6 6Jul1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Composers: Morihara Kōichirō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: I am a child of the sea Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Songs: This road Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Lyricists: Morihara Kōichirō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SONG SERIES 1979‑1981: 7b Dragonfly 18Sep1980 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PERFINS (PERFORATED INITIALS/INSIGNIA): Date of cessation 31May1961 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DONATIONS: In memory of: Wada, Shōhachi Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: No. 1269: Assumption Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Continuation of deceased member numbers: No. 1269 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index OCCUPIED AREAS, GENERAL: Southeast Asia: Literature, philatelic: "Dai Nippon in South East Asia" (Hedeman & Boekema, 1948) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index OCCUPIED AREAS, GENERAL: Literature, philatelic: "Dai Nippon in Zuid‑Oost Azie" (Hedeman & Boekema, English ed. 1948): Errors Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index OCCUPIED AREAS, GENERAL: Literature, philatelic: "Dai Nippon in Zuid‑Oost Azie" (Hedeman & Boekema, English ed. 1948) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC: Covers: Guide to collecting Okinawa covers (Tachikawa & Maeshiro) Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index LANGUAGE: Vocabulary: Sanshin (three‑stringed lute): Pun on name Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, GENERAL: Series: Japan in the 20th century 1999‑2000 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Instruments: Sanshin: Pun on name Section 1: JAPAN  
Index JAPAN IN THE 20TH CENTURY SERIES 1999‑2000: Announcement Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Numerical names for historic dates Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: World War II: POW & civilian internee ship exchanges: Mail exchanges Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, INTERNATIONAL: World War II: Exchange ship mail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRISONER OF WAR (POW) MAIL: World War II POW: Exchange ship mail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PROJECTS: P.O.W. & internee mail during 1942 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 3025 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 2839 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: No. 5512 (number not used) Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: No. 5513‑5525 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 508 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Dominica: Japanese cinema stars 9Feb1997 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES (Correction to error in: 53/176) 
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Gifu: 62y Four seasons in Hida province 9Oct1990 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 50/267) 
Index FORGERIES: Postal law: Stamp reproduction permit Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 53/171) 
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Stamp reproduction permit Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 53/171) 
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Sierra Leone: Japanese Shinkansen train 23May1995 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES