| Established July 15, 1969 |
Listing of RPSS Publications Available for Order:
Secretary's Publication List, Order Form, and Message - Microsoft WORD
Secretary's Publication List, Order Form and Message - ADOBE PDF
I. Back issues of From The Dragon’s Den.
We are conducting an inventory of all back issues. Notification of availability and
pricing will be sent to members upon completion. Hoping to find additional catalog
parts as well.
II. The Society’s Handbook and Specialized Catalogue of the Postal Issues
of the Ryúkyú (Liu Ch’iu) Islands (Issued Under United States Administration)
A. Part I. Postal Stationery of the Gunto Governments (1945 – 1951).
Edited by Melvin H. Schoberlin
2nd edition revised and updated by Arthur L-F. Askins
RPSS: Berkeley CA (1978); xx + 87 pages; soft cover $29.50
B. Part II. Postal Stationery of the Central Government (1948 – 1972).
Edited by Melvin H. Schoberlin
2nd edition revised and updated by Arthur L-F. Askins
RPSS: Berkeley CA (1979); xiv + 222 pages; soft cover $39.50
C. Part III. The Nansei Shoto Provisional Postage Stamps (1945-1948 and
Provisional Revenue Issues (1946-1950).
Edited by Melvin H. Schoberlin
3rd edition revised, updated and expanded by Arthur L-F. Askins and George W.
MacLellan
RPSS: Berkeley CA (1997); viii + 180 pages; soft cover $39.50
D. Part VII, Fascicle 4. Miyako Island Postal History During and After the War.
Tomiyama Jojin; translated by Nobu Vogel; preface by Arthur L-F. Askins
RPSS: Berkeley CA (1985); vi + 27 pages; soft cover $17.50
E. Part VII, Fascicle 5. Battle Records of the Former Communications Employees
of Okinawa: Kume Shima Post Office Portion.
Kikuzato Kyobun; translated by Nobu Vogel; preface by Arthur L-F. Askins
RPSS: Berkeley CA (1988) 35 pages; soft cover $17.50
F. Part VII, Fascicle 6. RPSS Listing of The Official Cachets Authorized by
Ryukyu Postal Authorities (1948-1958) and of The Commercial/Private Cachets
Appearing on First Day Issue, Last Day of Sale, and Last Day of Use Covers of the B-
Yen Postal Issue (1950-1958).
Compiled by Ron Brawner; preface by Arthur L-F. Askins
RPSS: Tehachapi CA (2008) 54 pages; soft cover $24.50
New members: Please note that Parts IV, V, and VI of the Society’s Handbook and
Specialized Catalogue of the Postal Issues of the Ryúkyú (Liu Ch’iu) Islands (Issued
Under United States Administration) remain in preparatory stages.
III. SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS AND MONOGRAPHS
A. Maps of the Ryukyu Islands and Map Stamps of the Ryukyu Islands Under
United States Administration, 1945-1972.
RPSS Monograph Number 2
Shannon McCune
RPSS (1976); 18 pages; soft cover $12.50
B. Ryukyu Islands (Liu Ch’iu) Under United States Administration, 1945-1972.
Standard List of Post Offices.
RPSS Monograph Number 3, 2nd edition
Melvin Schoberlin, with office names in both English and Japanese;
Introductory remarks and detailed maps by Arthur L-F. Askins
RPSS: Berkeley CA (1977); vi + 30 pages; Soft Cover $17.50
For convenience in pre-ordering or ordering any RPSS publication, please use
the order form. Thank You
Secretary's Publication List, Order Form, and Message - Microsoft WORD
Secretary's Publication List, Order Form and Message - ADOBE PDF
I. Back issues of From The Dragon’s Den.
We are conducting an inventory of all back issues. Notification of availability and
pricing will be sent to members upon completion. Hoping to find additional catalog
parts as well.
II. The Society’s Handbook and Specialized Catalogue of the Postal Issues
of the Ryúkyú (Liu Ch’iu) Islands (Issued Under United States Administration)
A. Part I. Postal Stationery of the Gunto Governments (1945 – 1951).
Edited by Melvin H. Schoberlin
2nd edition revised and updated by Arthur L-F. Askins
RPSS: Berkeley CA (1978); xx + 87 pages; soft cover $29.50
B. Part II. Postal Stationery of the Central Government (1948 – 1972).
Edited by Melvin H. Schoberlin
2nd edition revised and updated by Arthur L-F. Askins
RPSS: Berkeley CA (1979); xiv + 222 pages; soft cover $39.50
C. Part III. The Nansei Shoto Provisional Postage Stamps (1945-1948 and
Provisional Revenue Issues (1946-1950).
Edited by Melvin H. Schoberlin
3rd edition revised, updated and expanded by Arthur L-F. Askins and George W.
MacLellan
RPSS: Berkeley CA (1997); viii + 180 pages; soft cover $39.50
D. Part VII, Fascicle 4. Miyako Island Postal History During and After the War.
Tomiyama Jojin; translated by Nobu Vogel; preface by Arthur L-F. Askins
RPSS: Berkeley CA (1985); vi + 27 pages; soft cover $17.50
E. Part VII, Fascicle 5. Battle Records of the Former Communications Employees
of Okinawa: Kume Shima Post Office Portion.
Kikuzato Kyobun; translated by Nobu Vogel; preface by Arthur L-F. Askins
RPSS: Berkeley CA (1988) 35 pages; soft cover $17.50
F. Part VII, Fascicle 6. RPSS Listing of The Official Cachets Authorized by
Ryukyu Postal Authorities (1948-1958) and of The Commercial/Private Cachets
Appearing on First Day Issue, Last Day of Sale, and Last Day of Use Covers of the B-
Yen Postal Issue (1950-1958).
Compiled by Ron Brawner; preface by Arthur L-F. Askins
RPSS: Tehachapi CA (2008) 54 pages; soft cover $24.50
New members: Please note that Parts IV, V, and VI of the Society’s Handbook and
Specialized Catalogue of the Postal Issues of the Ryúkyú (Liu Ch’iu) Islands (Issued
Under United States Administration) remain in preparatory stages.
III. SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS AND MONOGRAPHS
A. Maps of the Ryukyu Islands and Map Stamps of the Ryukyu Islands Under
United States Administration, 1945-1972.
RPSS Monograph Number 2
Shannon McCune
RPSS (1976); 18 pages; soft cover $12.50
B. Ryukyu Islands (Liu Ch’iu) Under United States Administration, 1945-1972.
Standard List of Post Offices.
RPSS Monograph Number 3, 2nd edition
Melvin Schoberlin, with office names in both English and Japanese;
Introductory remarks and detailed maps by Arthur L-F. Askins
RPSS: Berkeley CA (1977); vi + 30 pages; Soft Cover $17.50
For convenience in pre-ordering or ordering any RPSS publication, please use
the order form. Thank You
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| A message from our Secretary: SOCIETY SERVICES RPSS Publication List Back stock of RPSS publications were handed by long-time member and dealer John Head. After his recent passing, his widow has also been ill and unable to fulfill orders. At the WestPex show in April 2009, the Society recently approved a trip to Maine to pickup our back stock of publications and journals. I traveled to Maine in October and brought the stock back to North Carolina. Some 85 boxes are currently being inventoried. Order, using the order form link - RPSS Order Form Please send orders for publications using the form that follows to: RPSS PO Box 240177 Charlotte NC 28224-0177 You can also email the Secretary at: secretary@ryukyustamps.org Note that prices & shipping costs listed are for RPSS members. Other items of interest: ADVERTISING SPACE Commercial: Member-dealers may purchase space for display ads in From The Dragon’s Den. Please write to the Editor for details and current rates. Non-Commercial: Space in “Puff’s Browse” is available without charge for use by all members. Submit request to the Editor and do not date your ad. Due to space restrictions, please limit your entry to no more than 50 words. The latter limitation excludes the member’s name, address, and ZIP or postal code. Members must include their RPSS number with their submissions for this service. “Puff’s E-Browse” is also available on our website, www. ryukyustamps.org. To place an ad, please contact our website manager at admin@ryukyustamps.org. AUCTIONS The Society holds mail auctions on an irregular basis. A general announcement of acceptance of material will appear in the weekly philatelic print or online press well in advance of the auction date. Specific information is available from the RPSS Auction Manager (and Society Treasurer), John Beck. EXPERTIZING The Society offers an expertizing service to members and non-members of the RPSS. Ryukyuan philatelic material to be examined should be sent by registered mail to**: **After our expertizing manager, George MacLellan, passed in 2003, we were unable to get a replacement for him. Thus, we do not have expertizing service at this time, but will have at a future date. In the interim, all items should be sent to the American Philatelic Society (APS) for expertizing. The Ryukyu Philatelic Specialist Society is APS Affiliate # 47. Respectfully submitted, Laura Edmonds, Secretary |