Booklet containing seals issued by the Japanese postal service that depict the Fall of Singapore

Title
Booklet containing seals issued by the Japanese postal service that depict the Fall of Singapore
Year/Period
c 1942-1945
Region
Japan
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: (Closed) 15.0 x 9.0 cm,
Object size: (Opened) 15.0 x 18.0 cm
Accession No.
2022-00457
Credit Line
Gift of Lim Shaobin

During World War Two, Japanese post offices issued a series of seals that depicted the various victories of the Japanese forces, including the Fall of Singapore. This booklet contains a number of those seals. Other scenes shown include the sinking of the HMS Prince of Wales and Japanese air raids on Malaya.