DAISHU-000002 · Single stamp

1941 Niitaka-Arisan National Park 20-sen stamp

A blue 20-sen stamp of the Japanese Empire Post depicting a view associated with Mount Niitaka in colonial Taiwan. The face identifies the Niitaka-Arisan National Park; catalogue matching is highly probable, while gum, watermark and exact condition remain unverified.

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Blue 20-sen Niitaka-Arisan National Park stamp photographed on a pale album page — Public front-image derivative; the stamp and background are not retouched.

Identity record

Issuer: Japanese Empire Post
Inscription: 新高阿里山國立公園 / 大日本帝國郵便
Issue date: 1941-03-10
Denomination: 20 sen
Series: Daiton and Niitaka-Arisan National Parks (Taiwan)
Subject: View from Mount Niitaka (catalogue description)
Catalogue candidates: Scott 318 · Michel 305 · Sakura P34 (candidates)
Printing: Photogravure (catalogue report)
Perforation: 13 × 13½ (catalogue report; specimen unmeasured)
Watermark: Curved wavy lines reported; not examined on this specimen

ObservationThe front shows the inscription 新高阿里山國立公園, the chrysanthemum emblem, 大日本帝國郵便 and a 20-sen denomination.

FactTaiwan's National Archives records that the Niitaka-Arisan National Park planned area was designated in 1937 and included Alishan, the western side of Yushan and the Xiuguluan range.

InterpretationThe visible design, denomination and inscriptions align with the 1941 20-sen catalogue entries Scott 318, Michel 305 and Sakura P34.

UnknownNo reverse image or transmitted-light view is available; gum, hinge status, watermark, thinning, repairs and exact perforation remain unknown.

Condition boundary

Front-only photograph: visible age toning around the perforations, small edge irregularities and photographic glare. No clear cancellation is visible. The stamp has not been removed from the page for examination.

Condition is recorded from the front photograph only. Gum, hinge remnants, watermark, repairs and paper condition await reverse and transmitted-light review.

Sources

Imperial Japanese postage stamps: Taiwan national parksNational Museum of Taiwan History · 2026-09-11
Supports the 1941 issue context, issuer-era naming, Taiwan national-park group and printing authority.
Yushan National Park and ecological conservationNational Archives Administration, Taiwan · 2026-09-11
Supports the historical scope and 1937 designation of Niitaka-Arisan National Park.
Aggregate public collection of JapanStampData · 2026-09-11
Supports the 10 March 1941 date, 20-sen value, blue colour and Mount Niitaka view; treated as secondary catalogue evidence.