Price List for RYUKYU ISLANDS

Friday, August 17, 2018

RYUKYU ISLANDS


Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
	PERIOD COLLECTIONS
1948-52	1-16,18-26+C1-8+E1	NH	595.00
1953-56	27-40	NH	89.00
1957-62	41-84,85-105+C9-23	NH	309.00
1963-72	84A,106-228,195a-199a+C24-30	NH	89.00
	The Basic Country Almost Complete:
1948-72	1-16,18-228+C1-30+E1	NH	999.00

	The Basic Country Complete
1948-72	1-228+C1-30+E1	NH	3,475.00

	INDIVIDUAL SETS and SOUVENIR SHEETS
	1949
1-7	5s-1¥ Definitives - 2nd Printing	NH	Ask
		H	Ask
	The Second Printing (July, 1949) is cleanly perforated, has white gum, clear colors and is on white paper.
1	5s Cycad Plant, 2nd Printing

2	10s Lily, 2nd Printing	NH	7.50
		H	4.00
3	20s Cycad Plant, 2nd Printing	NH	6.00

4	30s Ship, 2nd Printing
		H	1.40
5	40s Lily, 2nd Printing	NH	2.50
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
		H	1.10
6	50s Ship, 2nd Printing

7	1¥ Farmer, 2nd Printing	NH	8.00
		H	4.00
	1948
	The First Printing (July, 1948) rough perforations, dull colors, yellowish gum and is on grayish paper.
1a-7a	5s-1¥ Definitives - 1st Printing	NH	650.00
		H	350.00
1a	5s Cycad Plant, 1st Printing	NH	6.00
		H	2.00
2a	10s Lily, 1st Printing	NH	4.00
		H	2.00
3a	20s Cycad Plant, 1st Printing	NH	4.00
		H	2.00
4a	30s Ship, 1st Printing	NH	8.00
		H	4.00
5a	40s Lily, 1st Printing	NH	90.00
		H	50.00
6a	50s Ship, 1st Printing	NH	6.00

7a	1¥ Farmer, 1st Printing	NH	575.00
		H	325.00
	1950
8-13	2nd Definitives	NH	65.00
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
		H	30.00
8	50s Roof Tiles	NH	.50
		H	.40
8a '58	50s Roof Tiles on Whiter paper	NH	.60
		H	.50
9	1¥ Girl	NH	2.50

10	2¥ Shuri Castle	NH	12.00
		H	8.00
11	3¥ Dragon	NH	26.00
		H	18.00
12	4¥ Two women	NH	18.00
		H	12.00
13	5¥ Sea Shells	NH	8.00
		H	5.50
14	Ryukyu University	NH	50.00
		H	30.00
15	Reforestation	NH	45.00
		H	27.00
	1952
16	10¥ Surcharge, 10 and lines with narrow spacing	NH	10.00

16A	10¥ Surcharge, 10 with narrow spacing and lines with wide spacing	NH	40.00
		H	22.00
16B	10¥ Surcharge, 10 and lines with wide spacing	NH	60.00
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price

17	100¥ Surcharge (with Certificate):
17 F	100¥ Surcharge with Fine Centering	NH	2,100.00
		H	1,550.00
17 F-VF	100¥ Surcharge with Fine-Very Fine Centering	NH	2,500.00
		H	1,875.00
17 VF	100¥ Surcharge with Very Fine Centering	NH	2,750.00
		H	2,200.00
	We strongly advise against collecting #17 without a Certificate from a widely recognized authority in the field.
18	Ryukyu Government	NH	100.00
		H	60.00
	1952-1953
19-26	Architecture	NH	50.00
		H	30.00
19	1¥ Bridge	NH	.50
		H	.40
20	2¥ Main Hall	NH	.50
		H	.40
21	3¥ Shurei Gate	NH	.50
		H	.40
22	6¥ Stone Gate	NH	2.00
		H	1.75
23	10¥ Temple	NH	3.00
		H	1.75
24	30¥ Altar - Olive green	NH	13.00
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price

24a '58	30¥ Altar - Light olive green shade
25	50¥ Mausoleum	NH	18.00
		H	12.00
26	100¥ Stone Bridge	NH	25.00
		H	15.00
	1953
27-28	Perry's Visit	NH	16.00
		H	9.00
27	3¥ Reception	NH	15.00
		H	8.50
28	6¥ Perry, Fleet	NH	1.50
		H	1.00
29	3rd Press Week	NH	11.00
		H	6.75
	1954-1955
30	4th Press Week	NH	13.00
		H	7.75
31-33	4¥-20¥ Craftwork	NH	6.00
		H	3.70
31	4¥ Pottery	NH	1.00
		H	.70
32	15¥ Lacquerware	NH	4.00
		H	2.50
33	20¥ Textile Design	NH	2.50
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
		H	2.00
	1956
34	Sweet Potato	NH	11.00
		H	7.00
35	Arbor Week	NH	10.00
36-38	5¥-14¥ Folk Dances	NH	5.50
		H	3.50
36	5¥ Willow Dance	NH	1.00
		H	.90
37	8¥ Straw Hat Dance	NH	2.00
		H	1.50
38	14¥ Warrior Dancer	NH	3.00
		H	2.20
39	Telephone Dial	NH	15.00
40	New Year 1957	NH	4.00
		H	2.50
	1957
41	7th Press Week	NH	.75
		H	.50
42	1958 New Year	NH	.50
		H	.40
	1958
43	Stamp Anniversary	NH	.80
		H	.50
44-53	½c-$1 Dollar Issue	NH	60.00
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
		H	50.00
	ISSUED WITHOUT GUM
	Please inquire about Scott 44a//53b varieties.
44	½c Orange	NH	1.00
		H	.80
45	1c Yellow green	NH	1.50
46	2c Dark blue	NH	2.50
		H	2.00
47	3c Deep carmine	NH	2.00
48	4c Bright green	NH	2.50
		H	2.00
49	5c Orange	NH	4.50
50	10c Aquamarine	NH	6.00
51	25c Violet	NH	9.00
52	50c Gray	NH	18.00
		H	14.00
53	$1 Rose lilac	NH	4.00
		H	3.25
51a	25c Gummed paper	NH	15.00
		H	8.75
52a	50c Gummed paper	NH	16.50
		H	10.00
54	Shureimon Gate	NH	1.20
		H	.80
55	1959 New Year	NH	.45
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
		H	.40
	1959
56	Greenization	NH	.80
		H	.60
57	Biology Education	NH	1.10
		H	.75
58-62	1st Flora, Fauna	NH	32.00
		H	20.00
58	½c Hibuscus	NH	.45
		H	.40
59	3c Fish	NH	1.00
		H	.90
60	8c Sea Shell	NH	11.00
		H	7.50
61	13c Butterfly	NH	3.00
		H	2.00
62	17c Jellyfish	NH	20.00
		H	13.00
63	1960 New Year	NH	.60
		H	.45
	1960
64	University	NH	1.00
		H	.70
65-68	Folk Dance	NH	8.00
		H	3.50
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
65	1c Dancer	NH	3.00
		H	1.80
66	2c Dancer	NH	3.00
		H	1.80
67	5c Dancer	NH	1.00
		H	.90
68	10c Dancer	NH	1.20
		H	1.00
69-71	These numbers not utilized by Scott.
72-73	Kyushu Athletic	NH	6.00
		H	4.50
72	3c Blue,green, red	NH	5.50
		H	4.00
73	8c Orange, green	NH	.75
		H	.50
74	Census	NH	5.00
		H	4.00
75	New Year 1961	NH	1.75
		H	1.50
76-80	2nd Flora, Fauna	NH	28.00
		H	16.00
76-80 MI6	2nd Flora, Fauna Marginal Inscription Blocks of 6	NH	195.00
76 '61	½c Hibiscus	NH	2.00
		H	1.25
77 '61	3c Fish	NH	3.00
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
		H	2.00
78	8c Sea Shell	NH	3.75
		H	2.50
79	13c Butterfly	NH	7.50
		H	4.25
80	17c Jellyfish	NH	22.50
		H	16.00
	1961
81-87	1c-$1 Folk Dance, Ryukyus	NH	12.00
		H	9.00
81	1c Dancer	NH	.50
		H	.40
82	2c Dancer	NH	.50
		H	.40
83	5c Dancer	NH	.50
		H	.40
84	10c Dancer	NH	.50
		H	.40
84A	20c Dancer	NH	2.75
		H	2.50
85	25c Dancer	NH	1.00
		H	.90
86	50c Dancer	NH	2.70
87	$1 Dancer	NH	5.50
88	Greenization	NH	1.50
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
		H	1.20
89	40th Years of Naha	NH	2.00

90	Town Unification	NH	2.00
		H	1.60
90a,90b	Town Unification Partial Imperf Errors	NH	ASK
91	10th Book Week	NH	1.20
		H	.90
92	1962 New Year	NH	2.00
		H	1.70
	1962
93-94	Government	NH	1.50
		H	1.20
95-96	Malaria	NH	1.50
		H	1.20
97	Children's Day	NH	1.20
		H	.90
98-102	Flowers	NH	4.00
		H	2.75
98-102 INS	Flowers with Inscriptions	NH	17.50
98	½c Sea Hibiscus	NH	1.00
99	3c Coral Tree	NH	.50
100	8c Iju	NH	.75
101	13c Balsam	NH	1.00
102	17c Shell Flower	NH	2.50
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
103	Earthenware	NH	3.50
		H	2.75
104	Kendo Meeting	NH	4.00
		H	3.25
105	1963 New Year	NH	1.00
		H	.80
	1963
106	Adults Day	NH	.90
		H	.75
107	1c Cactus	NH	.60
		H	.40
108	Greenization	NH	1.00
		H	.80
109	Round Road	NH	1.20
		H	1.00
110	Bird Week	NH	1.10
		H	.90
111	Shioya Bridge	NH	1.10
		H	.90
112	Lacquerware	NH	3.00
		H	2.40
113	Junior Chamber of Commerce	NH	.60
		H	.50
114	15c Mamaomoto	NH	.60
		H	.40
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
115	Architecture	NH	.50
		H	.40
116	Human Rights	NH	.50
		H	.40
117	New Year 1964	NH	.45
		H	.40
	1964
118	Flower, Mother's Day	NH	.45
		H	.40
119	Agriculture	NH	.45
		H	.40
120	Woven Sash	NH	.65
		H	.55
120a	Woven Sash, Deep carmine	NH	1.25
		H	1.00
121	Girl Scouts	NH	.75
		H	.60
122-23	Microwave Link	NH	2.00
		H	1.10
122a	Microwave Link with Inverted 1	NH	32.50
		H	29.00
124	Olympic Torch	NH	.45
		H	.40
125-27	Karate	NH	1.20
		H	1.00
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
125	10/5/64 Karate	NH	.45
		H	.40
126	2/5/65 Karate	NH	.45
		H	.40
127	6/5/65 Karate	NH	.45
		H	.40
128	Architecture	NH	.45
		H	.40
129	1965 New Year	NH	.45
		H	.40
	1965
130	Boy Scouts	NH	.75
		H	.60
131	Onoyama Stadium	NH	.45
		H	.40
132	Philatelic Week	NH	.45
		H	.40
133	Kin Power Plant	NH	.45
		H	.40
134	UN Anniversary	NH	.45
		H	.40
135	Naha City Hall	NH	.45
		H	.40
136-38	Turtles	NH	1.25
		H	1.00
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
136	Box Turtle	NH	.45
		H	.40
137 '66	Porksbill Turtle	NH	.45
		H	.40
138 '66	Asian Terrapin	NH	.45
		H	.40
139	New Year 1966	NH	.45
		H	.40
	1966
140-42	Nature Conservation	NH	1.00
		H	.80
140	Woodpecker	NH	.50
		H	.45
141	Sika Deer	NH	.45
		H	.40
142	Dugong	NH	.50
		H	.45
143	Bird Week	NH	.50
		H	.40
144	Memorial Day	NH	.50
		H	.40
145	Ryukyu University	NH	.50
		H	.40
146	Lacquerware	NH	.50
		H	.40
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
147	UNESCO Anniversary	NH	.60
		H	.45
148	Museum	NH	.60
		H	.50
149	Architecture	NH	.50
		H	.40
150	New Year	NH	.50
		H	.40
151-55	Tropical Fish	NH	.90
		H	.90
151	Clown Fish	NH	.50
		H	.40
	1967
152	Young Boxfish	NH	.50
		H	.40
153	Forceps Fish	NH	.45
		H	.40
154	Trigger Fish	NH	.45
		H	.40
155	Butterflyfish	NH	.45
		H	.40
156	Urn, Philatelic Week	NH	.45
		H	.40
157-61	Seashells	NH	1.50
		H	1.00
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
157	Miter	NH	.50
		H	.40
158 '68	Venus Comb	NH	.50
		H	.40
159 '68	Chiragra	NH	.45
		H	.40
160 '68	Green Turban	NH	.45
		H	.40
161 '68	Euprotomus Bulla	NH	.50
		H	.40
162	Tourist Year	NH	.45
		H	.40
163	Anti-TB Association	NH	.45
		H	.40
164	Hojo Bridge, Enkaku Temple	NH	.45
		H	.40
165	1968 New Year - Monkey	NH	.45
		H	.40
166	Miyako, TV	NH	.45
		H	.40
	1968
167	1st Vaccination	NH	.45
		H	.40
168	Pill Box	NH	.45
		H	.40
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
169	Library Week	NH	.45
		H	.40
170	Stamp Anniversary	NH	.45
		H	.40
171	Temple Gate	NH	.45
		H	.40
172	Old Peoples Day	NH	.45
		H	.40
173-77	Crabs	NH	2.75
		H	2.00
173	Longicarpus	NH	.50
		H	.40
174 '69	Uca dubia	NH	.50
		H	.40
175 '69	Baptozius	NH	.50
		H	.40
176 '69	Carnifex	NH	.50
		H	.45
177 '69	Ocypode	NH	.50
		H	.45
178	Architecture	NH	.50
		H	.40
179	Soft-ball Tennis	NH	.45
		H	.40
180	1969 New Year	NH	.45
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
		H	.40
	1969
181	Amateur Boxing	NH	.45
		H	.40
182	Ink Slab Screen	NH	.45
		H	.40
183	UHF Radio	NH	.45
		H	.40
184	Education Study	NH	.45
		H	.40
185-89	Folklore Series	NH	2.75
		H	2.00
185	Tug of War	NH	.45
		H	.40
186	Hari Boat	NH	.45
		H	.40
187	Ceremony	NH	.45
		H	.40
188 '70	Drum Dance	NH	.60
		H	.55
189 '70	Sea God Dance	NH	.60
		H	.55
190	½c Surcharge	NH	.45
		H	.40
191	Architecture	NH	.45
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
		H	.40
192	Hawaii Anniversary	NH	.45
		H	.40
192a	Overprint omitted	NH	2,750.00
192b	Wide-spaced bars	NH	750.00
193	New Year 1970	NH	.45
		H	.40
	1970
194	Sake Flask	NH	.45
		H	.40
195-99	Ryukyu Theater	NH	3.00
		H	2.50
195	Shushin	NH	.60
		H	.55
196	Chu-nusudu	NH	.60
		H	.55
197	Mekarushi	NH	.60
		H	.55
198	Nidotichiuchi	NH	.60
		H	.55
199	Kokonomaki	NH	.60
		H	.55
195a-99a S/S	Opera Sheets (5)	NH	19.00
		H	14.00
195a S/S	Opera Sheet 1	NH	4.00
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
		H	3.25
196a S/S	Opera Sheet 2	NH	5.00
		H	3.25
197a S/S	Opera Sheet 3	NH	5.00
		H	3.25
198a S/S	Opera Sheet 4	NH	4.00
		H	3.25
199a S/S	Opera Sheet 5	NH	4.00
		H	3.25
200	Observatory	NH	.45
		H	.40
201-03	Famous People	NH	1.50
		H	1.40
201	Noboru Jahana	NH	.50
		H	.45
202	Bunjaku	NH	1.00
		H	.90
203 '71	Choho Giwan	NH	.45
		H	.40
204	Census	NH	.45
		H	.40
205	Architecture	NH	.45
		H	.40
206	Representatives	NH	.60
		H	.55
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
207	1971 New Year	NH	.45
		H	.40
	1971
208-12	Handicrafts	NH	1.25
		H	1.10
208	Low Hand Loom	NH	.45
		H	.40
209	Filature	NH	.45
		H	.40
210	Bark Raincoat	NH	.45
		H	.40
211	Hulling Rice	NH	.45
		H	.40
212	Wooden Scoop	NH	.45
		H	.40
213	Water Carrier	NH	.45
		H	.40
214	Naha City, Emblem	NH	.50

215-16	Flowers	NH	.45
		H	.40
215	2c Madder	NH	.45
		H	.40
216	3c Pulcherrima	NH	.45
		H	.40
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
217-19	Government Park	NH	.60
		H	.50
217	Mabuni Hill	NH	.45
		H	.40
218	Mt. Arashi	NH	.45
		H	.40
219 '72	Yabuchi	NH	.45
		H	.40
220	4c Dancer	NH	.45
		H	.40
221	Architecture	NH	.45
		H	.40
222	1972 New Year	NH	.45
		H	.40
223	Nurse Training	NH	.45
		H	.40
	1972
224-26	Maritime Scenes	NH	1.00
		H	.80
224	Island Sun	NH	.45
		H	.40
225	Coral Reef	NH	.45
		H	.40
226	Seashore	NH	.45
		H	.40
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
227	Ryukyus Return	NH	.50
		H	.45
228	Sake Pot	NH	.50
		H	.40
	UNISSUED
Sakura U1	Unissued: 1961 Union	NH	Ask
Sakura U2	Unissued: 1967 Festival	NH	Ask
Sakura U3	Unissued: 1971 4c Iriomote Park	NH	Ask
		USED	Ask

	AIRMAILS
	1950
C1-C3	8¥,12¥,16¥ Doves, Maps	NH	157.50
		H	100.00
C1	8¥ Bright blue Dove, Map	NH	135.00
		H	90.00
C2	12¥ Green Dove, Map	NH	40.00
		H	25.00
C2	12¥ Green, ¾ gum present	H	12.00
C3	16¥ Rose carmine Dove, Map	NH	20.00
		H	12.00
	1951-1954
C4-C8	13¥-50¥ Flying Goddess	NH	29.00

C4 '51	13¥ Blue Flying Goddess	NH	3.00
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price

C5 '51	18¥ Green Flying Goddess	NH	4.50
		H	2.75
C6 '51	30¥ Cerise Flying Goddess	NH	6.00
		H	4.00
C7 '54	40¥Y Red Flying Goddess	NH	10.00

C8 '54	50¥ Yellow Flying Goddess	NH	12.00
		H	6.00
	1957
C9-C13	15¥-60¥ Flying Goddess	NH	79.00
		H	40.00
C9	15¥ Blue Flying Goddess	NH	10.00
		H	5.00
C10	20¥ Rose Flying Goddess	NH	12.00
		H	6.50
C11	35¥ Yellow green Flying Goddess	NH	17.50
		H	9.50
C11a	35¥ Light yellow green Flying Goddess	NH	Ask
C12	45¥ Red brown Flying Goddess	NH	20.00
		H	13.00
C13	60¥ Gray Flying Goddess	NH	25.00
		H	13.00
	1959
C14-C18	9c-35c Goddess Surcharges	NH	49.00
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price

C14-18 MIB	9c-35c Goddess Surcharges Marginal Inscription Blocks of 4	NH	220.00
C14a	9c with Inverted Surcharge	NH	850.00
	1960
C19-C23	9c-35c Dollar Overprints	NH	32.00
		H	18.00
C19a	Inverted Surcharge	NH	ASK
	1961
C24-28	Wind Gods	NH	8.50
		H	7.00
	1963
C29-30	Jet Planes	NH	.55
		H	.45

	SPECIAL DELIVERY
	1950
E1	5¥ Dragon	NH	24.50
		H	19.75

	PROVISIONALS
1X1	Kume Island	NH	Ask
	AMAMI DISTRICT
2X1	½s Purple	NH	Ask
	MIYAKO DISTRICT
3X1	1S Orange brown
Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
	HANDSTAMPED
3X25	1¥ on 1S Orange
	OKINAWA DISTRICT
4X1	10S Red orange	NH	Ask
	YAEYAMA DISTRICT
5X1	4S Dark green

	POSTAL STATIONERY
	LETTER SHEETS
	AEROGRAMS
UC1	12Y DC-4	NH	8.00
UC2	15Y DC-4	NH	10.00
	POSTAL CARDS
UX1	10S Blossom
UX6	On off-white	NH	10.00
UX6a	Coarse tan	NH	25.00
UX7	2¥ Green Shrine	NH	20.00
	PAID REPLY CARDS
UY2	15S+15S Blossom	NH	20.00
UY3	50S+50S Tree	NH	20.00
UY4g	Reply UY2, Ty"a"	NH	100.00
UY9	2¥+2¥ large die	NH	24.00
UY15
UY16

Scott #	Description	Condition	Price
R1-3XR7	Revenues	NH	Ask
91S-UX29S	Specimens	NH	Ask

	UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
	1961
RQ2	4s Dove Rouletted without Gum as Issued	NH	50.00
	1966
RQ4	4s Dove Perf 13x13½ without Gum as Issued	NH	21.50
	1968
RQ5	8c Cycad
	1967
RQ6	8c on 2c Surcharge
	1972
RQ7	8c on 4c Surcharge	NH	25.00
	1971
RQ8	12c on 4c Surcharge

1aP-E1P	Proofs	NH	Ask