(C) Mourning the Ancient

[Above: An envelope from the Philippines dated May 7, 1943 celebrating the first anniversary of Japan's victory against American forces at Bataan and Corregidor. Japanese military censor in bottom left corner.]

[Above: Here's a pretty cool envelope from May 7, 1943 celebrating the first anniversary of Japan's victory against American forces at Bataan and Corregidor.]

[Above: First Day Cover dated May 7, 1943 celebrating the first anniversary of Japan's victory against American forces at Bataan and Corregidor. Japanese military censor at center.]

[Above: First Day Sale cover dated May 7, 1943 celebrating the first anniversary of Japan's victory against American forces at Bataan and Corregidor. Double Japanese military censor at center/left.]

[Above: First Day cover dated May 7, 1943 celebrating the first anniversary of Japan's victory against American forces at Bataan and Corregidor. Double Japanese military censor at center/left.]

[Above: A postcard from the Philippines dated May 7, 1943 celebrating the Japanese victories against American forces at Bataan and Corregidor. Japanese military censor in bottom left corner.]

[Above: First Day of Sale (issue) postcard, July 14, 1943. Japanese military censor in bottom left corner.]

[Above: First Day of Sale (issue) postcard, June 7, 1943. Japanese military censor in bottom left corner.]

[Above: First Day of Sale (issue) postcard, August 16, 1943. Japanese military censor in bottom left corner.]

[Above: November 12, 1942. First Day of Issue - First Philippino semi-postal stamps.]

[Above: Close-up.]

[Above: November 12, 1942. First Day of Issue - First Philippino semi-postal stamps.]

[Above: First Day Cover, April 10, 1944.]

[Above: November 1943. These stamps were released to help flood victims. 'BAHA' = 'Flood'.]

[Above: August 28, 1944.]

[Above: First Day Sale of new stamps, shown here, August 16, 1943.]

[Above: August 16, 1943, block of four. I like the 'X-otic Films' - what on earth could they be producing though?.]

[Above: Block of four. 350th anniversary of printing in the Philippines, June 20, 1943.]

[Above: First Day Cover, two blocks of four. 350th anniversary of printing in the Philippines, June 20, 1943.]

[Above: 'New Philippines Rehabilitation' First Day Cover. 350th anniversary of printing in the Philippines, June 20, 1943.]

[Above: First Day Cover. 350th anniversary of printing in the Philippines, June 20, 1943.]

[Above: 350th anniversary of printing in the Philippines, June 20, 1943.]

[Above: First Day Cover, Great Men, February 17, 1944.]

[Above: First Day Cover, Great Men, February 17, 1944. These stamps are on a pre-printed postcard, overprinted by the Japanese.]

[Above: The cancel commemorates The Battle of the Philippine Sea, the largest aircraft carrier action in World War II, which began on June 19, 1944.]

[Above: Pre-printed envelope, overprinted by the Japanese, with Bataan-Corregidor victory commemoration cancel..]

[Above: Pre-printed postcard, sent registered with additional postage, with Bataan-Corregidor victory commemoration cancel.]

[Above: Envelope as above, but canceled April 1, 1943. You will note that the black overprint bar covers the words 'United States of America'!]

[Above: Unused version.]

[Above: As above, but this time an additional overprint has been added 'Republic of the Philippines'. September 15, 1944.]

[Above: Registered envelope, June 1, 1944.]

[Above: Envelope from December 8, 1944, celebrating the 3rd Anniversary of the East Asian War (GEA WAR).]

[Above: Registered postcard from December 8, 1944, celebrating the 3rd Anniversary of the East Asian War (GEA WAR).]

[Above: First Anniversary of the Greater East Asia War, December 8, 1942.]

[Above: Block of four, First Anniversary of the Greater East Asia War, December 8, 1942.]

[Above: First Day Cover, First Anniversary of the Greater East Asia War, December 8, 1942.]

[Above: Second Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan and Corregidor, May 7, 1944.]

[Above: A color variation of the above.]

[Above: First Anniversary of the Philippine Executive Commission, January 23, 1943.]

[Above: First Anniversary of the Philippine Executive Commission, January 23, 1943 (postmarked January 22, 1943).]

[Above: Stamps bearing a picture of President José P. Laurel, October 14, 1944.]

[Above: First Day Issue, January 11, 1943.]

[Above: September 7, 1943-1944 1st Anniversary Ratification of the Constitution.]

[Above: Better look at commemorative cancel above.]

[Above: Second Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan and Corregidor, May 7, 1944.]

[Above: An envelope celebrating the Independence of the Philippines, October 14, 1943.]

[Above: An envelope celebrating the Inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines, October 14, 1943.]

[Above: An envelope celebrating the Independence of the Philippines, October 14, 1943.]

[Above: Cancel.]

[Above: An envelope from October 14, 1943 bearing blocks of four and pairs of stamps. Note there are imperforate and perforate versions used.]

[Above: Overprinted postcard postmarked May 7, 1944.]

[Above: Overprinted postcard postmarked May 19, 1944.]

[Above: First Day of Sale overprinted postcard postmarked December 12, 1942.]

[Above: Overprinted postcard postmarked December 8, 1943.]

[Above: Overprinted postcard postmarked February 17, 1944.]

[Above: Postcard postmarked December 8, 1944 commemorating the 3rd Anniversary of the G E A War (Greater East Asia).]

[Above: Postcard postmarked July 15, 1944 released by the Philippine Philatelic Club.]

[Above: Postcard postmarked December 8, 1943 showing the flags of the member countries of The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. The Greater East Asia Conference took place in Tokyo on November 5-6, 1943. The following dignitaries attended:
Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan
Zhang Jinghui, Prime Minister of Manchukuo
Wang Jingwei, President of the Nationalist Government of Republic of China in Nanjing
Ba Maw, Head of State, State of Burma
Subhas Chandra Bose, Head of State of Provisional Government of Azad Hind (Free India)
José P. Laurel, President of the Second Philippine Republic
Prince Wan Waithayakon, envoy from the Kingdom of Thailand]

[Above: Postcard above, but overprinted.]

[Above: Postcard shown above postmarked August 28, 1944. This is an obvious philatelic postcard. Take notice of the three brown stamps, if you look carefully you'll see that all three have different overprints.]

[Above: An envelope from the dreaded tax collector to the City Treasurer, January 7, 1943.]

[Above: Envelope from the Department of the Interior - Law Department, to The Executive Secretary, Office of the President. Note the ink stamp:
'Postal Savings Bank
Thrift takes you up the
ladder, waste brings
you down.'
November 11, 1943.]

[Above: Envelope from a chiropractic physician to the President of the Philippines! December 11, 1943.]

[Above: A kind of odd postcard of a Japanese soldier.]

[Above: An envelope canceled on May 7, 1943 celebrating the defeat of American forces at Bataan and Corregidor.]

[Above: An envelope canceled on August 16, 1943.]

[Above: This is an incredible piece! Wow. Totally philatelic and totally cool. I wonder if this monster was really sent?]

[Above: This has some cool art, here they are enlarged, but poorly.]

[Above: Mail service between Japan and the Philippines begun on March 27, 1942.
The marking on this envelope indicate:
From Japan Tokyo to C/O Manila field post office.
Date: Tokyo CPO 27.MAR.1942. – Arrival date: The 324th field
post office (=Manila) 5.MAY.]

[Above: Special air military postcard (JSCA #MA2) sent from the
HITO (=Philippines) dispatch GAKI 6561th force (The 16th
Division, Transport 16th regiment / CANGIPOT) NISHIZAWA unit
to Japan Kyoto. Passed by Military Censor marked.]

[Above: This is a neat item. It's a lottery ticket with the drawing to be held on December 21, 1941. Front.]

[Above: Back. I wonder who won?]

[Above: This is a postwar piece using a prewar American Philippines postcard which was overprinted by the Japanese after the defeat of the Americans, then used after the Americans returned using an old Philippines stamp from prewar stock that was overprinted VICTORY.]

[Above: This is another postwar piece using a prewar American Philippines postcard which was overprinted VICTORY, with a VJ cancel (Victory over Japan).]

[Above: Cancel close-up.]

[Above: This is a crude fantasy piece that appeared on the market around 2016/2017. Whoever made this also created a number of others for Japan, China, Manchukuo, etc.]