Sakura catalog


The Sakura catalog is an illustrated full-color Japanese stamp catalog.
The Japanese Stamp Catalog Illustrated in Colors ) was first published in October 1967 with full-color illustrations, which surprised the philatelic world since a colored stamp catalog had never been thought of. Regarded as the most reliable and popular publication in Japan, it goes through fifteen editions in 1979, and more than 4,500,000 copies have been released in all. This is the companion volume to the Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog. The catalog, nicknamed Sakura Catalog, has been in pocket-size for several years, but now it is printed in B6 size so that it can be printed using a multicolor rotary press to meet the increased circulation and to make the use of thinner paper possible. As all pages have to be composed anew for the enlarged size, English version of stamp names is added for the convenience of foreign collectors, and many symbols are used to facilitate their understanding how the stamps are classified here.
Please see the contents of the SAKURA Catalogue of Japanese Stamps 2019 and other editions.

Most recently published catalog structure

The structure of the most recently published catalog is as follows:

Catalogue information and contents

Catalogue Information & Contents
  • Catalogue Contents in Japan
  • Catalogue Information in Japan
  • Catalogue Information for Users in English
  • Contents in English

[Commemorative stamp]s ()

Pre-War">World War II">War Issues">Issue (postal service)">Issues ()

  • Unissued

Post-War">:en:Post-war">Post-War Issues ()

Furusato Stamps (Prefectural">Prefectures of Japan">Prefectural Issues) ()

  • Prefectural Flowers

[National Park] Stamps ()

Definitives">Definitive stamp">Definitives ()

The outdated sections

Non-renewable issues. Till 2013

Sources:

Okinawa">Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa, under US Administration (). Till 2014

Sources:
  • Unissued

[Postal stationery] (). Till 2015

Sources:

Comb">[:en:Comb">Comb" Type Cancellations">:en:Cancellation (mail)">Cancellations] () (1983)

Source:
  • I
  • * 1
  • * 2
  • * 3
  • * 4
  • II
  • * 1
  • * 2
  • * 3
  • III
  • * 1
  • * 2
  • * 3
  • * 4
  • * 5
  • * 6
  • IV

Pre-Paid Card for Postage () (Sakura 1990–Sakura 1992)

Source:

JPS Original Philatelic">Philately">Philatelic Materials () (1999)

Source:

Small additions


  • Notices