scub
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What I collect: WW (without restrictions)
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Post by scub on Jul 20, 2024 17:53:14 GMT
Any idea what this is? 1#:  2#:  3#:  |
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Post by franoise on Jul 20, 2024 18:00:30 GMT
Revenue stamps?
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Beryllium Guy
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jul 20, 2024 18:04:43 GMT
Thanks for your post, scub, and for your initial response, franoise. I agree that they could be revenue stamps, but I am not sure. What I can say is that #1 has the chrysanthemum in the design, so surely from Japan, but I am less sure about the others. Let's try tagging some other members who may be able to tell us more: Linda khj unechan darkormex Philatarium |
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Jul 20, 2024 18:20:18 GMT
scub the first one is an 1874 Japan silkworm egg tax revenue found using Stamp Finder App. Google image search suggests the second one is Japanese too and is a silk tax stamp from 1877. The 3rd one could be a Japanese art seal based on Google Image search. It does not appear to be an actual stamp or Cinderella.
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Linda
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Ex-mathematician turned visual artist and touring cyclist to bike across Canada, Europe, Japan etc.
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What I collect: Mostly Canadian and European stamps about art / science / landscape
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Post by Linda on Jul 20, 2024 19:17:32 GMT
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scub
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Post by scub on Jul 21, 2024 5:48:08 GMT
Thanks Linda I have another question about #3 You say it's Unreadable, do you mean that it's too unclear or is the picture upside down or is it not Japanese? Maybe a cut out name or company seal. |
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Linda
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Post by Linda on Jul 21, 2024 18:13:40 GMT
3#: By unreadable, I mean that there is no way of arranging these written symbols to make semantic sense in any language I know of. In whatever direction I read, or in whatever way I decompose the characters, nothing meanginful shows up. 上君羊 イ須ク マ七カ ？ 君羊 can be fused as 群. And the 七カ (bottom right corner) could actually be 廿 if seen as one character. But I cannot make sense of any of these combinations. |
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Linda
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Ex-mathematician turned visual artist and touring cyclist to bike across Canada, Europe, Japan etc.
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What I collect: Mostly Canadian and European stamps about art / science / landscape
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Post by Linda on Jul 21, 2024 18:16:56 GMT
hdm1950 -- Sorry, you were right about the year. Meji 7 = 1874.
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scub
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Post by scub on Jul 21, 2024 18:53:39 GMT
Thanks Linda and hdm1950, you are great. #3 will remain a secret - for now. |
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