Japan 5 sen Crane and Sun definitive stamp
Japan · 1940 · 5 sen
The stamp features a stylized crane in flight against a backdrop of the rising sun, with the denomination '5 sen' and 'Japan Post' in Japanese characters. It bears a circular postmark from Atsugi Kamiechi dated Shōwa 15 (1940).
Issued during the Shōwa era, this stamp is part of Japan's Third Definitive Series, which was in use during a period of significant military expansion and the lead-up to and early years of World War II.
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