1914, used in Taiwan, Tazawa 3 S. on cover resp. 10 S. on registered cover, the latter tied "Taiwan Tataocheng 6.4.21" (April 21, 1917) with respective R-label of Taipeh foreign riverside settlement alongside, to HSBC staff in Foochow/China. Endorsed "via South Formosa" resp. "via Amoy", local routes. From the Nicholls correspondence. (Image)

Nanyo - South Sea Occupation / South Sea Mandated Islands: 1914, Tazawa 10 S. pair tied "No. 3 Naval / Agency 5.7.25" (July 25, 1916) to registered cover to Yokohama with search slips mostly removed plus one "return to sender for reason stated" remaining. Vermilion vertical "censorship passed". Yokohama Aug. 25 backstamp. German sender franked at foreign rates.
Printed return of "Ponape-Agency of Jaluit Col, Ponape." - No. 3 agency was aboard one of the supply transport ships pending between Japan and the occupied islands, scarce.
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Nanyo - South Sea Occupation / South Sea Mandated Islands: 1919, peace in WWI commemoratives, 4 Sen dove tied respective commemorative pictorial (ram) mark "In commemoration of peace / Yaluit navy usage / 8.7.1" (July 1, 1919) to ppc "Gruss aus Jaluit" addressed to Ligieb, a fertile and densely settled atoll also in the Marshalls group. Gum remainders at left from filing.
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Nanyo - South Sea Mandated Islands: 1934, Tinian: "Tenian 8.1.1 post office" on mounted warrior card 1 1/2 S. green to Colonia/Ponape. January 1934 new years greetings in-between islands. Few needle holes and corner crease.
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Taiwan, 1937, Showa white paper 1/2 S. (pair), 1 S. (2), 3 S. (2), 5 S. with 1st Showa 2 S., 4 S. tied four strikes "TAKAO 5.1.40 TAIWAN NIPPON" to censored cover to Kuttlau near Glogau/Silesia, Germany. Sender staff of german M.S. Ermland which was moored at Takao Formosa for 11 months caused by WWII. (Image)