Japan, Ryukyu Islands: airmail labels

Nice and interesting airmail labels from Ryukyu islands, Japan!


Year: ?, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-C-?, imperforated, sheets, black/white, other colors exist,

Japan: Antarctica airmail labels

Here is an interesting airmail label from Japan. Intended for aimail from Syowa station, Antarctica

Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-C-?, imperforated, sheets, intended for airmail from Syowa Station, Antarctica, red/brown/white, 

Japan: Japan Air Transport Co., Ltd. airmail labels 2

Here are few more airmail labels issued by Japan Air Transport Co., Ltd.

Year: 1928, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-B-1a, rouletted vertical, booklets with 20 H
strips of 5, grey-blue/red/white, 5*****

Year: 1929, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-B-1b, rouletted vertical, booklets with 1 H strip of 20, greenish grey-blue/orange-red/white, 4****

Year: 1932, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-B-2a, imperforated, booklets with 2 V strips of 6, dark blue/red/white, reverse: red, 5*****

Year: 1935, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-B-5a, perforated H 11 ¼ , V 10 ¼ , booklets
with 1 sheet of 50(10x5), orange-red/white, 5*****

Japan: JAL airmail labels 2

Here are more airmail label from Japan airlines.

Year: 1.1955, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-B-7, rouletted H, booklets with 3 vertical
strips of 6, dark blue or blue/light blue(looks blue-grey for me)/white, 4****

Year:  approx.1965, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-B-11, perforated H 10-10 ½ (irregular), biiklets with V strips, carmine-red/dark grey-blue or dark blue/white, 3***

Year: approx.1965, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-B-12a, perforated H 10, booklets 
with  3 vertical strips of 5, lettering modified, bright orange-red (more like brigt red)/dark blue/white, 3***

Similar to above but rouletted H and not in catalog.

Year: approx.1965, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-B-12c?, roulettes H, booklets 
with  3 vertical strips of 5, lettering modified, bright orange-red/bright blue/white, 3***

Japan: JAL airmail labels

Here is an airline issue label from JAL (Japan Air Line).

Year: approx.1962, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-B-9, perforated H 12, V 13 ¼ , 
Sheets, orange-red/grey-blue/white, 3***

Japan: Japan Air Transport Co., Ltd. airmail labels

Here is an interesting and rare label from Japan. A National airline (Nihon Koku Yuso Kabushiki Kaisha).

Japan Air Transport Corporation (日本航空輸送株式会社 Nihon Kōkū Yusō Kabushiki Kaisha) was the national airline of the Empire of Japan from 1928 to 1938. (Wikipedia)

Year: 1937, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-B-5b, perforated 10, sheet of 240(15x16)
orange-red/white, 4****

Japan: Older airmail labels

Some older an newer Japanese labels.

Year: approx.1938, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-A-2b, perforated 10 ½, sheets, bluish-green, 3***

Year: approx.1955, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-A-4a, perforated 10 ¾, sheets, "PAR AVION" with serifs, grey-blue/white, 1*

Year: approx.1960, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-A-5a, perforated 10, sheets, Japanese lettering modified, "PAR AVION" with serifs, grey-blue/white, 1*

Year: approx.1960, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-A-5b, perforated H 10, V 10 ½, sheets, Japanese lettering modified, "PAR AVION" with serifs, grey-blue/white, 1*

Year: approx.1980, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-A-9b, imperforated, sheets of 16(2x8), "PAR AVION"; 31mm, blue/white, 1*

Year: ?, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-A-?, imperforated, sheets of 16(2x8), "PAR AVION"; 30.5mm, light yellow carrie paper, ref.:"09000", light grey-blue/white, 1*

Japan: A sheet of older labels

Here is a full sheet of older labels from Japan. The sheet contains 25 airmail labels.

Year: 1960, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JPN-A-6b, rouletted, sheets of 25(5x5), lettering modified, "PAR AVION": 28mm, violet-grey-blue or dark violet-blue/white, 1*