Post by Philatarium on Mar 29, 2016 15:09:16 GMT -5
Because it came up in a discussion today here:
stampbears.net/thread/4297/crazyquilters-japan-stamps
I thought I'd show some examples I stumbled upon yesterday of the remainder cancels applied to full sheets of Japanese stamps. This was (and is still, I think) done by the Japan post office for unsold stamps that are pulled off sale and then offered for sale at a reduced price.
When I was last in Japan (way back in 2001), I found little packets of assorted remaindered Japanese stamps for sale, almost like souvenirs, in little kiosks near the main post office in Tokyo.
Here are several examples, just to give you an idea of what they can look like:
stampbears.net/thread/4297/crazyquilters-japan-stamps
I thought I'd show some examples I stumbled upon yesterday of the remainder cancels applied to full sheets of Japanese stamps. This was (and is still, I think) done by the Japan post office for unsold stamps that are pulled off sale and then offered for sale at a reduced price.
When I was last in Japan (way back in 2001), I found little packets of assorted remaindered Japanese stamps for sale, almost like souvenirs, in little kiosks near the main post office in Tokyo.
Here are several examples, just to give you an idea of what they can look like:
Note: I just remembered that I was supposed to post each of these images in separate posts. I'm not sure I can fix this right now, but will try to later on.