Imperial Japan (2nd Showa Era) "First Anniversary of the Greater East Asia War in the Pacific"

IMPERIAL JAPAN (2ND SHOWA ERA) on 8 December 1942 issued a set of two postage stamps to mark the "First Anniversary of the Greater East Asia War in the Pacific" This collectible set was issued by Japan one year after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which triggered the entry of the United States into World War II. The blue 5+2 Japanese sen stamp depicts the Pearl Harbor attack, while the reddish brown 2+1 Japanese sen stamp depicts Japanese tanks in Bataan in the Philippines.

 

 

 

 

 

Size of each stamp: 30 x 26 mm

Emission: Semi-Postal
Perforation: 12
Printing: Photogravure
Print run: 2,830,000