Occupation Stamps

5 K : Service Stamps,set of 12,issued Jan.1st,1941
4 K : Service Stamps,set of 12,issued Feb.15th,1943
1.20 K : Postage Due Stamps,set of 14,issued 1939/1940
50 h : Postage Due Stamp,to letters for personal delivery,
issued Dec.1st,1939

 

I nearly left out:

Smetana.issued May 12th,1944
Red Cross,issued Sept.16th,1943

 

US-troops occupied the Ryukyu-islands in April 1945.
1945 local mail was gratis.1946 no stamps,but FEE-PAID
cancellations were in use.From 1947 onwards stamps of
Japan handstamped with different seals were used.
On July 1st,1948 the first Ryukyu stamps were issued.
In 1952 a local japanese government was was created.
The northern islands were returned to Japan in 1953,the
southern islands in 1972.
I do not have all but most Ryukyu stamps and will show,what
I can in reverse order.

 

from left to right:
Culture Preservation Week,issued Dec.1st,1971
Nurses training 25th.Anniv.,issued Dec.24th,1971
Philatelic Week,Final Stamp Issue,issued April 20th,1972
New Year 72,issued Dec.10th,1971
Return of the Ryukyus to Japan,issued April 17th,1972

 

Ocean Scenery,issued Mar 1st - April 14th,1972

 

Government Parks,issued July 30th/Aug.30th 1971/Jan.20th 1972.
The fourth stamp,Iriomote Park,was not issued,but exists cancelled.

 

Philatelic Week,issued April 15th,1971
Ryukyu members to the Japanese Diet,issued Nov.2nd 1970
Naha City 50th Anniv.,issued May 20th,1971
New Year 1971,issued Dec.10th,1970

 

Handicrafts,issued from Feb.16th to June 15th,1971

 

Census,issued Oct.1st,1970
New Year 1971,issued Dec.10th,1970
Education Conf.,issued Aug 1st,1969
Culture Preservation Week,issued Nov.2nd,1970
Underwater Observatory,issued May 22nd,1970

 

Famous men,issued Sept 1st/Dec.22nd,1970 and Jan.22nd,1971

 

Here is mine H.O.D of a college

 

Do not understand your post.Perhaps you can explain ?

 

Classical operas,issued between April 28th and Aug.25th,1970
Printed in a rather small quantity of 600.000, - normal for
commemoratives of that periode was 900.000 -,the set was sold
out rapidly.Speculation set in and drove prices up.After some
years,prices returned to normal.

 

There was even more speculation in the souvenir sheets,what were issued with each of the opera stamps.These the only s.s. ever to
be issued in the Ryukyus were printed in a quantity of 125.000
each.

 

Folklore,issued Aug.1st,1969 - Feb.27th,1970

 

UHF Circuit System,issued July 1st,1969
Philatelic Week,issued April 17th,1969
All Japan Amateur Boxing Championships,issued Jan.3rd,1969
70th Anniv.of Hawaii Emigration,issued Dec.5th,1969
Ancient Architecture Protection Week,issued Nov.1st.1969
New Year 1969,issued Dec.10th,1968
Ancient Architectue protection Week,issued Nov.1st,1968

 

issued Oct.10th,1968 - June 2nd,1969

 

All Japanese East-West Men´s Softball Tennis Tournament,
issued Nov.23,1968
Old Peoples Day,issued Sept.15th,1968
Philatec Week,issued April 18th,1968
20th Anniv. of Ryukyu stamps,issued July 1st,1968
Enkaku Temple Gate restauration,issued July 15th,1968
10th Library Week,issued May 13th,1968
New Year 1968,issued Dec.11th,1967

 

120 Anniv. of first Ryukyu vaccination,issued March 15th,1968
T.V.Station,issued Dec.22nd,1967
Philatelic Week,issued April 20th,1967
Ancient Architecture Protection Week,issued Nov.1st,1967
15th Anniv.of Anti-TB Association,issued Oct.13th,1967
Int.Tourist Year,issued Sept.11th,1967
Ancient Architecture Protection Week,issued Nov.1st,1966

 

Your post is really interesting, and I saw there some stamp pieces that I'm unable to see it here in my country. "Used as 1 Anna stamp, issued June 1st,1942" this one is amazing natural, it is hand made right? We had here only a few such stamps that are very rare now!
Thanks for sharing, your post is relevant and informative!