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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Werner Salentin, post: 38836, member: 2120&quot;]Makanudo and others,</p><p>I am well aware that there is a thread to this theme</p><p>started by Makanudo recently.</p><p>However occupation stamps is such a wide field,that</p><p>I want to start the thread anew in a otherwise rarely</p><p>used forum.</p><p>It is not that easy to say,what occupation stamps</p><p>are.</p><p>Wartime issues are easy.But what about stamps</p><p>issued in (former) colonies ? Maybe people in such</p><p>countries may consider the former rule by foreign</p><p>masters as an occupation.</p><p>But I think it would be better to leave out colonial</p><p>stamps and stick to wartime-issues only.</p><p>Naturally the &quot;big&quot; players in Europe and the USA,</p><p>as well as Japan are the ones,who are responsible</p><p>for the bulk of occupation stamps.</p><p>Japanese Occupation of Burma<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />Peacock overprints)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]3231[/ATTACH] </p><p>Myaungmya Type II,issued May 1942</p><p>[ATTACH=full]3232[/ATTACH] </p><p>Henzada Type I,May 1942</p><p>[ATTACH=full]3233[/ATTACH] Henzada Type II, not regularly issued.Most likely printed</p><p>after the war.Regularly this type of overprint was applied</p><p>on postal stationery only. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]3234[/ATTACH]</p><p>A curious looking stamp.It is actually a print of the seal</p><p>of the head of the committee to re establish the postal</p><p>service.Used as 1 Anna stamp,issued June 1st,1942</p><p>[ATTACH=full]3235[/ATTACH] </p><p>Plowing Farmer 1 Anna,issued June 15th,1942[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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