RYUKYU ISLANDS COLLECTION collection of several hundred stamps in a Scott specialty album and incl nice range of the provisionals (some signed) noting Miyako district including 2s Crimson corner margin single (3X2), 4s Green (3X4), 8s Purple, 10s Red (3X7-8), 17s Gray violet (3X13), 25s Brown (3X17), 40s Violet, 50s Olive (3X20-21), Miyako district revenues (3XR1-7). followed by Yaeyama district with 40s Violet, 50s Olive (5X7-8), then the Ryukyus general issues beginning with the 1948/49 first series with the first and second printings complete (1/7 mnh, 1a/7a some gum disturbance as usual), then continuing highly complete (majority NH) to the 1970s including the airposts as well as scarce 1951 paid reply postal cards (UY4a, UY5a), etc., There is some rice paper adherence on the provisional issues, as is often the case, generally F-VF

CV. 1,500

RYUKYU ISLANDS POSTAL STATIONERY STOCK. mostly mint (handful with a special cancel) envelopes, postal cards and airletters with light duplication (to about 5 each) and better as (mint unless otherwise noted) U1, U2 (3), (UC1 (3), UC2 (3 incl one cto), UC3, UC3a, UX1 (6), UX3a (2), UX6, UX6a (4), UX8, UY2-3 (4 each), UZE4 (4), UZE10A (3), UZE10Aa, UZE11A, UZE12, UZE13A (2), UZE17A (2), UZE23 (6), etc., generally fresh and F-VF

CV. 500

RYUKYU ISLANDS POSTAL CARDS STOCK. 1,140 cards of 30 different issues from UX11/43, UY12/15 (duplication from 1-244 each) neatly sorted in glassines, generally fresh and F-VF, inventory available; Scott $4,025+

CV. 200

RYUKYU ISLANDS FDC and COVERS STOCK. good variety of 100s of primarily cacheted unaddressed 1960s/70s FDC and includes postal cards plus event/ special cancel covers, some duplication, generally fresh and F-VF

CV. 100

RYUKYU MINT COLLECTION 1948/72. on Scott pages, all mint, better stamps incl. 14, 15, and 18, appears complete (or very nearly so) from about 1960, generally F-VF, owner's (slightly outdated) catalogue value $670+

CV. 100