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Japan SC #265 Overprint - Ryukyus?

 
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Posted 12/08/2014   8:37 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Feoen to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Hi,

I have a MNH Japan #265 with an overprint that says "Onerubo" in katakana and then the kanji for "North". My catalogue says to refer to the Ryukyu Islands in the US Specialized catalogue but for some reason I am not seeing a space for them in my copy.

I would greatly appreciate if someone could please tell me the story behind this stamp. Why is it considered a Ryukyu stamp? What is its value?

Thank you!

EDIT: Wow, my Japanese skills are failing me. Just realized this is written right to left... So it's North Borneo. Still, information on the stamp will be appreciated. :)

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Posted 12/08/2014   9:54 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add tonymacg to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
You're reading in the wrong direction. It's a Japanese stamp overprinted 'Kita Boruneo' - 'North Borneo'.
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Posted 12/08/2014   10:35 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add kuhli to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
listed in SG as #41 Japanese occupation of North Borneo
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