Ryukyu Islands (Japanese colony) 1953 stamp, 6y

Issued by Ryukyu Islands

About this stamp

This 6y definitive postage stamp was issued by Ryukyu Islands, then a Japanese colony, on 20 January 1953. The themes of the stamp are Gates (Stone Gate) and Temples (Sogenji Temple).

The blue colour stamp was printed using photogravure. It has a perforation of 13.5 × 13.