Now showing: Japan - Postage stamps (1871 - 1879) - 58 stamps.
20. April WM: None Perforation: Imperforated
![[Heraldic Dragon, type A]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/A-s.jpg)
![[Heraldic Dragon, type B]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/B-s.jpg)
![[Heraldic Dragon, type C]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/C-s.jpg)
![[Heraldic Dragon, type D]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/D-s.jpg)
26. March WM: None Perforation: 8½ & 11½
![[Heraldic Dragon - Perforated, type E]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/E-s.jpg)
![[Heraldic Dragon - Perforated, type F]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/F-s.jpg)
![[Heraldic Dragon - Perforated, type G]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/G-s.jpg)
![[Heraldic Dragon - Perforated, type H]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/H-s.jpg)
WM: None Perforation: 9½ - 13
![[Cherry Blossom - See also No. 18-24, type I]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/I-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - See also No. 18-24, type J]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/J-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - See also No. 18-24, type K]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/K-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - See also No. 18-24, type L]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/L-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - See also No. 18-24, type M]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/M-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - See also No. 18-24, type N]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/N-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - See also No. 18-24, type O]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/O-s.jpg)
5. June WM: None Perforation: 9½ - 13
![[No 11 in Different Colour, type K1]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/K1-s.jpg)
WM: None Perforation: 12½
![[Definitive Issue, type P]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/P-s.jpg)
1. February WM: None Perforation: 9 - 13
![[As No 9-15 but with Syllabic Control Letters above "S" in "SEN", type I1]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/I1-s.jpg)
![[As No 9-15 but with Syllabic Control Letters above "S" in "SEN", type J1]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/J1-s.jpg)
![[As No 9-15 but with Syllabic Control Letters above "S" in "SEN", type K2]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/K2-s.jpg)
![[As No 9-15 but with Syllabic Control Letters above "S" in "SEN", type L1]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/L1-s.jpg)
![[As No 9-15 but with Syllabic Control Letters above "S" in "SEN", type M1]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/M1-s.jpg)
![[As No 9-15 but with Syllabic Control Letters above "S" in "SEN", type N1]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/N1-s.jpg)
![[As No 9-15 but with Syllabic Control Letters above "S" in "SEN", type O1]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/O1-s.jpg)
| No. | Type | D | Color | Description |
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| 18 | I1 | ½SEN | brown | Control number above S in SEN | - | 31.55 | 31.55 | - | USD |
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| 19 | J1 | 1SEN | blue | Control number above S in SEN | - | 210 | 42.07 | - | USD |
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| 20 | K2 | 2SEN | yellow | Control number above S in SEN | - | 262 | 42.07 | - | USD |
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| 21 | L1 | 4SEN | rose | - | 3,680 | 631 | - | USD |
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| 22 | M1 | 10SEN | green | - | 184 | 84.14 | - | USD |
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| 23 | N1 | 20SEN | violet | - | 420 | 131 | - | USD |
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| 24 | O1 | 30SEN | greyish black | - | 420 | 131 | - | USD |
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| 18‑24 | - | 5,211 | 1,093 | - | USD |
1. January WM: None Perforation: 9-13
![[Birds, type Q]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/Q-s.jpg)
![[Birds, type R]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/R-s.jpg)
![[Birds, type S]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/S-s.jpg)
4. February WM: None Perforation: 9-13
![[Cherry Blossom - Foreign Wove Paper. Smaller Size, type I2]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/I2-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - Foreign Wove Paper. Smaller Size, type J2]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/J2-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - Foreign Wove Paper. Smaller Size, type L2]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/L2-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - Foreign Wove Paper. Smaller Size, type P1]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/P1-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - Foreign Wove Paper. Smaller Size, type P2]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/P2-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - Foreign Wove Paper. Smaller Size, type T]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/T-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - Foreign Wove Paper. Smaller Size, type U]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/U-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - Foreign Wove Paper. Smaller Size, type V]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/V-s.jpg)
| No. | Type | D | Color | Description |
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| 28 | I2 | ½SEN | grey | - | 31.55 | 26.29 | - | USD |
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| 29 | J2 | 1SEN | brown | - | 42.07 | 31.55 | - | USD |
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| 30 | L2 | 4SEN | bluish green | - | 184 | 31.55 | - | USD |
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| 31 | P1 | 6SEN | orange | Syllabic number right of "S" in "SEN" | - | 131 | 31.55 | - | USD |
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| 32 | P2 | 6SEN | orange | Syllabic number in oval | - | 131 | 31.55 | - | USD |
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| 33 | T | 10SEN | blue | - | 210 | 31.55 | - | USD |
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| 34 | U | 20SEN | carmine | - | 184 | 26.29 | - | USD |
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| 35 | V | 30SEN | violet | - | 210 | 84.14 | - | USD |
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| 28‑35 | - | 1,125 | 294 | - | USD |
4. February WM: None Perforation: 10½-13
![[No. 29 & 30 without Syllabic Control Numbers, type J3]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/J3-s.jpg)
![[No. 29 & 30 without Syllabic Control Numbers, type L3]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/L3-s.jpg)
12. August WM: None Perforation: 9-13
![[Cherry Blossom - Without Syllabic Control Numbers, type W]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/W-s.jpg)
![[Cherry Blossom - Without Syllabic Control Numbers, type W1]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/W1-s.jpg)
19. March WM: None Perforation: 9-12½
![[Imperial Crest - Yellowish Cottonwool Paper, type X]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/X-s.jpg)
WM: None Perforation: 8½-14
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type Y]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/Y-s.jpg)
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type Y1]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/Y1-s.jpg)
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type Y2]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/Y2-s.jpg)
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type Y3]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/Y3-s.jpg)
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type Z]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/Z-s.jpg)
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type Z1]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/Z1-s.jpg)
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type Z2]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/Z2-s.jpg)
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type Z3]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/Z3-s.jpg)
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type AA]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/AA-s.jpg)
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type AA1]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/AA1-s.jpg)
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type AA2]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/AA2-s.jpg)
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type AA3]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/AA3-s.jpg)
![[Kobans - Inscription: "Imperial JAPANESE POST" or "JAPANESE EMPIRE", type AA4]](https://www.stampworld.com/media/catalogue/Japan/Postage-stamps/AA4-s.jpg)
| No. | Type | D | Color | Description |
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| 41 | Y | 5Rin | bluish grey | - | 31.55 | 21.03 | - | USD |
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| 42 | Y1 | 1SEN | black | - | 63.10 | 8.41 | - | USD |
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| 43 | Y2 | 2SEN | olive | - | 131 | 6.31 | - | USD |
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| 44 | Y3 | 4SEN | bluish green | - | 63.10 | 6.31 | - | USD |
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| 45 | Z | 5SEN | brown | - | 84.14 | 31.55 | - | USD |
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| 46 | Z1 | 6SEN | orange brown | - | 262 | 131 | - | USD |
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| 47 | Z2 | 8SEN | violet brown | - | 84.14 | 8.41 | - | USD |
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| 48 | Z3 | 10SEN | dull blue | - | 63.10 | 3.16 | - | USD |
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| 49 | AA | 12SEN | rose | - | 315 | 262 | - | USD |
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| 50 | AA1 | 15SEN | light green | - | 210 | 3.16 | - | USD |
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| 51 | AA2 | 20SEN | blue | - | 262 | 21.03 | - | USD |
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| 52 | AA3 | 30SEN | purple | - | 315 | 184 | - | USD |
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| 53 | AA4 | 45SEN | rose | - | 841 | 841 | - | USD |
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| 41‑53 | - | 2,729 | 1,529 | - | USD |
