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Other Chinese character/hanji/kanji inscriptions

Use the first character in the inscription. Remember that inscriptions can be read left to right or right to left.

Nichi old.png
This is old style character of, used in inscriptions for Japan and its occupied areas.  File:Japan Defin inscrip.jpg|Japan. This inscription was used on many of its issues, 1899-1945, reading right to left. Note chrysanthemum crest as an additional spotting feature. File:Java occup 3.5s.jpg|Java under Japanese occupation, previously part of the Netherlands Indies. File:Taiwan 10c occup 1945.jpg|Taiwan, (still) under Japanese administration. See: Taiwan. 

Kita A.png
, North Borneo under Japanese occupation, overprinted on Japanese stamps, reading right to left.  File:North Borneo occup A.jpg 

Character BBB.png
, Philippines, under Japanese occupation. It reads left to right.  File:Philippines occ inscr.jpg 

Army character.png
Military stamp.  File:Japan Military.jpg|Forgeries exist. 

Yu AAA.png
Japanese: = "post"; Chinese:  = "post".  File:Manchukuo yu.jpg|Manchukuo. The characters are presented in two parts. File:Manchukuo yuubin.jpg|Manchukuo. File:Fukien surch.jpg|Fukien province of China. 

Chinese one.png
This is the old style character for "one", now written as.  File:Japan inscr 1sen.jpg|1872 Japan 1 sen dragon. There are many forgeries. 

Sen old.png
This is read "sen". It is no longer written this way, now.  File:Japan inscr C.jpg|Japan, 1871 200 mon dragon. There are many forgeries. 

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