Empire of Japan

大日本帝國

Japanese Occupation of the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) [Indonesia]: Java 

Japanse bezetting van Nederlands-Indië - Java  

Stamp issued 1st June 1943 by the Japanese occupation forces for use in Java in the Dutch East Indies.

The stamp depicts a map of Java in a crest.

Catalogue numbers:
Michel JP-JA 8; catalogue value for mint hinged €3.50 ($5.50 approx.)*
Scott NL-IN N8
Stanley Gibbons JP-JA 10; catalogue value for mint hinged £4.00 ($7.00 approx.)*
Sakura JP 2J 8
NVPH JP JJ8
Zonnebloem JP-JA 8
Dai Nippon JP-JA 8

*for pre-1945 issues, the catalogues only give a value for mint hinged stamps.