NIPPON YŪBIN (Japan Post) on 1 October 1942 issued a 15-sen youth aviation trainee (often referred to as a "boy aircraftsman" or Shōnen Kōkūhei) wearing a standard flight helmet and goggles while executing a military salute.
This stamp is an important piece of postal history from the Empire of Japan during World War II. As Japan deeply engaged in the Pacific theater of WWII, the government transitioned its postage designs away from traditional landscapes and structures to themes focused strictly on war efforts and national mobilization. This Second Shōwa Series featured factory workers, agricultural labor, and military personnel.
The stamp reads Dai Nippon Teikoku, meaning "Empire of Greater Japan." The top centre contains the Chrysanthemum Crest (Imperial Seal of Japan).
JAPANESE POSTCARD depicts the 8 December 1941, surprise Air Raid on Clark Field (クラークフィールド攻撃) in the Philippines by the Empire of Japan. It was printed as a wartime propaganda postcard, sponsored by the Asahi Shimbun for the Greater East Asia War Art Exhibition, and issued under the auspices of the Japanese Navy Ministry (海軍省共下). The artist was Kei Sato (佐藤 敬貴 - Satō Keiki).
The airstrike occurred hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, destroying a large portion of the U.S. Far East Air Force's B-17 Flying Fortresses and fighters stationed on the ground in Pampanga, Philippines.
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