Japan Commemoratives issued during the period of 50yen postal rate for domestic cover (1) Block of 4, Comb cancellation

I know covers are needed to show the usage of the stamps in traditional philately, howeve I'm collecting used stamps as well just because it's fun for me. First I decided to complete all the used stamps in block of 4 with comb cancellations some day. It's not so easy as well as difficult. I have some but not complete.
Shown left is a block of 4 of Japan 1977 commemorative of 50th anniv. of ham radio with comb cancellation of November 25,1977  Ogaki post office.There is a possibitily for this block to be used on non-postal usage, howeve it is still beautiful with comb cancelation.



Even though I'm focusing only on the used stamps with comb cancellation,  I found the used stamps with the other cancellations such as roller cancellation and get it also.Of course it's more interesting when I organize a collection with some trial version of such cancellations used during 1970's, I have to study more from now on.
Left shown is a block of four of Japan 1978 Human Rights commemorative with Arakawa post office Dec.22, 1978. TBecause this stamp was issued on December, it's more difficult to get used stamps of the issued year than the other stamps.
But on the other points of view, if the commemoratives used just after the issue, more possibility of postal usage has come, so the date is also important.



It improves the collection if I were to get a used stamps cancelled by some interesting post office.
Left shown is a block of 4 of 1980 Congress of IGU&ICA with comb cancellation of Sep.5th, 1980. The post office is rather unique and it shows Tennoji following Annex of Japan Savings Office.
I think this alone is not enough, but after completing it, I can persue more interesting items.

I got a cover of When I first started collecting stamps

Last month, I've been organizing Japanese stamps, during the period I found some covers used in my junior hood when I started collecting stamps.
Shown below is an example of usage franking the commemoratives issued in 1977. It is not a single franking, the envelope seems to be rather big, so I do not want to store it before, however it turns out to be not common these days and my philatelic friend also admit it.

As a general collector, I have completed all the Japanese commemoratives, so I decided to make a specialized collection of the commemoratives of which postal rate is 50 yen.(1976-1979)  Any Japanese commemoratives are not classic stamps and I collet mainly classic stamps such as German States and Switzerland, so I'd like to collect super modern stamps this time and I don't think there are many competitor.

Block of four, New-National-Treasure series Vol.2 50 yen with a pair of 75 yen defenitive =350 yen, a easy-recorded letter addressed to Shizuoka Prefecture

Kashiwa post office, April 16th 1978,  comb-shaped cancellation.

 

One month has passed since I start organizing Japanese stamps

As I wrote on the blog dated Feb.28th,  I suspended collecting foreign stamps for one monthand start organizing Japanese stamps. All the defenitives including etched stamps, commemoratives and more! I opened many boxes and check many used stamps and covers.


As I have much used ones , I only checked a little, but regarding covers, I have almost understood what kind of covers I have so far. Many philatelists worried about the way to organize covers. Of course I am the one. I find these days Brief Stock Case is a nice substitute of some dust case for A4 clear-file.
The star rank of the item
*****  => exhibition leaf
****  => A4 clear file with dust case
***  => Big Plastic Case
** => put them into box at the storage.









By the way, I studied only Japanese stamps for a month, but it is very exciting to study new theme!! As I reported in my preveous blog posts, I studied especially on Japanese definitives 1899-1907 Chrysanthemum series and it was very interesting because of perforation varieties. I'd like to collect them as sub theme from now.
One of the items and covers I got interested is Japanese Air Mail stamps and covers. As these stamps are already not in use when I start philately in my childhood, they attract me a lot. However some stamps are not so rare and there're many such covers in my collection. Pagoda series 25, 30, 40 and most of the budda series are very common, however I had much fun with those covers because of the variety of cancellations and destinations.
What is most important in my air mail stamp cover is as below. Franking a pair of Ashinoko-lake 18 sen, Mt.Fuji&Deer 4sen equal to 40 sen cover to Austria. Matsukawa P.P.  Aug.26, 1927 (Showa-era 12)  There're sender's address on left and it says this cover came from Pyengyang, Korea.

How to organize covers

I couldn't decide the arrangement of covers, however, I've finally found whe way.  I have to write a report because many philatelists advise me about this issue.

I was thinking on the assumption that I should use filing system such as Album binder etc. until the last minute. When I use filing system for philately, my policy is "don't use it without dustcase"! As I wrote in my previous blogs, however, there are few manufacturer who sell filing system with dust case. Only Philatelic company manufacture ones, thus it costs me much more.

JPS is the biggest philatelic manufacturers in Japan and they sells one binder at around 20USD. it's not cheap but so so but what is bad is they use very small leaf and you can't place two covers in a page unless it is very small. I also have to give up big material. So I quit this way.

Next I planned to use products of Lindner,German company which I've already used in the arrangement of unused foreign stamps. The binder of Lindner costs 70USD per one. This price is much higher than JPS. But you can place two covers per a page and you can also place big materials. So I thought I should go this way.

By the way, I bought 20 plastic drawer systems recently at very cheap cost ( 8USD per one ) to get ready for placing covers to the filing system.Contrary to expectations, this way to place covers to drawer systems works nice and I decided to use this system for a while to check if it is really good. 

 

The biggest reason that filing system does not work for arranging covers is its low view. For example, if you see 10 covers, you have to see more than 5 pages when you use filing systems. When you use drawer systems, however, you can place 10 covers on the desk at once and you can also check behind of them or even inside of them. In my experience, I have many covers of German States, the theme I participated in the International exhibition, in the album binders and the frequency I check them is very low just because its low view.

The point in using the drawer systems is two. One is not classifing inside one drawer too much. 5or 6 is enough. Second is don't use rubber band which hurts covers and stamps quickly by chemical change. Having many not-special-covers is important to research philately and make collections. I'll try this way for a while. 

 

 

that the provisional arrangement, whereas stamps Stock Leaf is the best, is not the best cover that is located in the low may be viewed. But not to see the cover sheet of 10, you have to look into more than five leaf binder album page and organize it, or side by side and watching a bunch Papa~tsu s drawer storage, free to see the wording back and is universal. I, may also have participated in international exhibitions, the cover of German States, but I have put into a binder number, I was very much less be seen either because of low viewing will.

Organized as a point of withdrawal is that not too much broken into in the drawer of one. What classification at most five or six. Also, use a rubber band directly to that summarize each chestnut divided want is to absolutely avoid. It will be useless now, that fry and stamps since it is covered by a chemical change reliably. That you have a two cover a lot more than the army used to cover the exhibition is necessary for further research. I'll try to continue this way for a while.

The Local Form Cards issued by Japan Post, Used one and mini-card

I don't  aim to complete-collect the Local Form cards issued by Japan Post  because they are something like many post cards without printed stamps and cost too much.
However, I sent some philatelic cover when I go to the local parts of Japan.
This example was made last month when I've been to Kyoto and the destination is Germany. It costs 110 yen for envelope + 410 yen for Express. JP charges the envelope fee for the deformed postcards.

To exhibit this post card, I have difficulty showing what is depicted, this post card is in fact showing Amano-Hashidate, beautiful scenery of Kyoto.
Mr. Osawa , a friend of mine, thematic collector as well as From cards collector advised me to show the mini-card which you can get one per five purchase of a form-card.
I don't know the existence until his advice.

Buy five and get a mini-card on the left. Please compare the size of the form card on the ritht. In fact I can get this mini-card for free in certain post office.

Postscript: Regarding Ken's comment yesterday, we've already scanned all the Japanese stamps but the release-date has not been fixed just because we'd like to  release it as high level as possible with some information about manufacturing, watermarks and so on. Ken, thank you for the message!

I found a single line perforation > Chrysanthemum

Is it a single line perforation, I think ? (please see the crossing point of the perforation.)

Shimotsuke, Kanuma Telegram Post Office May 20, 1901

 

Studying with Mr. Miwa Furuya's Chrysanthemum stamp!

I've been collecting and placing Japanese stamps stil. In order to study the classification of single-line perforation and comb perforation , I bought a manual of Chrysanthemum stamp which Mr. Miwa Furuya wrote. I bought the same manual series of Koban last year with author's autograph, however I don't have the one of Chrysanthemum. 

Now I can tell the difference of the perforation of Chrysanthemum stamp if it is block. I have little confidence on pairs and singles.

This one is comb perforated because it is beautifully crosses in the middle.
I think the pair of 1.5 sen blue I showed in the preveous blog is single-line perforation, though I'm not sure enough.