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                                           Ryukyu issues are not currently covered within this website. An active collector market exists. 
                                           Listed in chronological order are first issue dates with each category:
  • Definitives: 1948.7.1
  • Air Mail: 1950.2.15
  • Commemoratives: 1951.2.12
  • New Year Greeting: 1956.12.1
  • Stationery: 1948 - Examples of early issue cards (Higgins & Gage World Stationery Catalogue has a comprehensive listing of Ryukyu Stationery issues)


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