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Watermark "curved wavy lines" (Japanese occupation of Burma usage only)

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Short desc: curved wavy lines
Description:



In use 1919-1955

Users of this watermark: Japanese occupation of Burma (17 stamps, 1942), Port Arthur & Dairen (3 stamps, 1946), Japanese occupation of Hong Kong (2 stamps, 1945), Japan (230 stamps, 1919-1949), Korea (85 stamps, 1946-1955), Ryukyu Islands (14 stamps, 1948-1949) Show with all usages

Used by 17 stamps of Japanese occupation of Burma: (See all uses as list)

9/22/1942 1/2a crim d=General Nogi oc=blk on=issuer=Japan-issue=1937b-2s-perf=13
9/22/1942 5r pckbl d=Miyajima Torii oc=blk on=issuer=Japan-issue=1937b-30s
9/22/1942 2r ultra d=Mt Fuji & cherry blossoms (1940) oc=blk on=issuer=Japan-issue=1937b-20s
9/22/1942 1r lake d=Yomei Gate oc=blk on=issuer=Japan-issue=1937b-10s
9/22/1942 8a pur<vio d=Meiji Shrine oc=blk on=issuer=Japan-issue=1937b-8s
9/22/1942 4a dkgrn d=Admiral Togo oc=blk on=issuer=Japan-issue=1937b-4s-perf=13
9/22/1942 3a dpgrn d=Diamond Mtns oc=blk on=issuer=Japan-issue=1937b-7s
9/22/1942 1a ultra d=Mt Hodaka oc=blk on=issuer=Japan-issue=1937b-5s
9/22/1942 3/4a grn d=power plant oc=blk on=issuer=Japan-issue=1937b-3s
9/22/1942 1/4a ltbrn d=harvesting rice oc=blk on=issuer=Japan-issue=1937b-1s
10/15/1942 1c ltbrn issue=1942 d=harvesting rice oc=blk on=9/22/1942-1/4a
10/15/1942 2c crim issue=1942 d=General Nogi oc=blk on=9/22/1942-1/2a
10/15/1942 3c grn issue=1942 d=power plant oc=blk on=9/22/1942-3/4a
10/15/1942 5c ultra issue=1942 d=Mt Hodaka oc=blk on=9/22/1942-1a
10/15/1942 10c dpgrn issue=1942 d=Diamond Mtns oc=blk on=9/22/1942-3a
10/15/1942 15c dkgrn issue=1942 d=Admiral Togo oc=blk on=9/22/1942-4a
10/15/1942 20c pur<vio issue=1942 d=Meiji Shrine oc=blk on=9/22/1942-8a

All are perf=13