Is It Possible To Subscribe To Japan New Stamps Issues

Hello.

Well, everything is in the Title... I tried to find a link in japan post website and found nothing. The japanese philatelic society stopped to sell new issues in 2017 and doesn't answer the e.mails I sended.

There's some dealers but they are way too expansive... so does someone nows how to get those new issues ?

It's quite funny to see that I had no difficulties to order from North Korea and that I can't even get a stamp from Japan

Just in case you missed it, found this.

Check out the previous thread for possible help & answers to a similar posted question.

https://goscf.com/t/14065


As well did you look at the following -
http://www.japanese-stamps.com

Mike

Hello and thanks for your answer.

I had already read the post you mention but there's not much for me. I already know too about japanese-stamps.com, but there wasn't any movement on their site since 2012... I tried to e.mail them 2 weeks ago but got no answers.

Well... I need a japanese philatelist who would like to swap new issues from Japan with new issues of France. It's not something easy

It is possible through the post office. It will take some work I think. Language problems .....getting through their web site ...
https://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-...s/japan-post

Thanks a lot for this link.

As there is a phone number for english, I will try it. Do you use this service yourself ?

no; I have not..

Hello,

The Japanese Post has a web store for stamps including new issues, but unfortunately the store is limited to domestic users and they do not send outside Japan.

- Hironobu

That is exactly what I had find previously. Like I said earlier, it's easier to get North Korea's new issues

Do you know why Japan post doesn't want to sell its stamps abroad like nearly all country do ?

Well, I guess that I will have to find a japanese collector for trading or selling.

Thanks for your help

https://www.herrickstamp.com/new_issues.php

http://newstampissues.com

Silhat, I'm not quite sure what stamps you are looking for from Japan, but if you want general new issues sent to you every few months, the above two new issue dealers can help you.

I've used Herrick for many years. They're very good, though I do not currently buy from them because I'm desperately trying to cut back on buying new issues so I can buy older stamps. The other seller, Davidson, I have never used, but I've heard good things about him. I'm fairly sure both of them can supply you with new Japanese stamps on a regular basis. Herrick marks up the price of stamps by at least 50%. I'm not sure about the other seller, but I think his prices for new stamps may be slighter lower.

The Japanese postal service seems quite strange about not selling stamps to collectors outside Japan, but they seem to have always done that, in my experience anyway. There may be language issues or perhaps they simply decided they didn't make enough money selling to "gaijin" (foreigners). The U.S. also does not make it easy to buy new issues. You have to search the USPS website or the USPS catalogue, but they don't provide annual subscriptions to stamps like in many other countries -- or at least I don't think they do. European countries and some others have a long history of selling stamps to collectors which is why it's frustrating to see some not make much effort to do so. And again, I have no idea why they don't.

Maybe one of the above dealers can help you. Check their websites.

It's also possible to trade stamps with a Japanese trading partner. You send them what they want from your country and they send back new issues. But I have no idea how you arrange such a thing.

Finally, last suggestion, you might consider joining the International Society of Japanese Philately which I've been a member of for many years. It publishes an excellent journal. In the journal (published in English from the U.S.), there may be listings of collectors or dealers who sell modern Japanese stamps.

http://www.isjp.org

Let's hope you can find a good source for new Japanese stamps. Bon chance!

You can also try one of the stamp trade sites, reach an agreement with a Japanese collector that he'll send you yearly new stamps and you'll send him Franch new stamps, or whatever agreement you'll reach.