Stamp data values used by Ryukyu Islands for `design'

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206 distinct values used for design among 255 stamp types.

Value Uses Things referenced
symbol 10 symbol
Heavenly Maiden playing flute 7 Heavenly Maiden, flute
Heavenly Maiden 6 Heavenly Maiden
cycad 4 cycad
dove & map of Ryukyus 3 dove, map of Ryukyus
junk (1948) 3 junk
lacquerware 3 lacquerware
Baptozius Vinosus 2 Baptozius Vinosus
Hanafubushi 2 Hanafubushi
Hatomabushi 2 Hatomabushi
Lily 2
Munjuru 2 Munjuru
Nutwabushi 2
Phalium bandatum, Nautilus pompilius 2 Nautilus pompilius (syn. of Chambered Nautilus)
pine tree 2 pine tree
rooftop ornamentation 2
Shun Castle 2
Textile Design 2
warrior dance 2 warrior dance
willow dance 2 willow dance
wine flask 2 wine flask
++on=6/1/1962/3c 1
Alpinia nutans (1962) 1 Alpinia nutans
Anopheles hyrcanus sinensis 1 Anopheles hyrcanus sinensis
antennas & map 1 antennas & map
antique sake pot 1 antique sake pot
Benzaiten-do Temple 1 Benzaiten-do Temple
Bingata Cloth 1
birds on seashore 1 bird
books & bird 1 books (syn. of book), bird
boxer in ring 1 boxer
boxfish 1 boxfish
Bull fight 1 Bull fight
Cardisoma carnifex (1969) 1 Cardisoma carnifex
carnation 1 carnation (syn. of Dianthus caryophyllus)
Child & Kidnapper 1
Chinese box turtle 1 Chinese box turtle
Chofu Ota & pencil 1 Chofu Ota, pencil
clownfish 1 clownfish
cock & iris 1 cock
coral reef (1972) 1 coral reef
Dactylometra pacifica 1 Dactylometra pacifica
dancer (1971) 1 dancer
Deva King 1 Deva King
dog & flowers 1 dog, flower
dolls&toys 1
Dr Kigin Nakachi with helper 1
dragon (1963) 1 dragon
dragon & map of Ryukyus 1 dragon, map of Ryukyus
Dragon Head 1 Dragon Head
dugong (1966) 1 dugong
Eagles Rising Sun 1
earthenware 1
Egret Sun 1 Egret, Sun
Enkaku Temple main gate 1
Episcopal miter 1 Episcopal miter (syn. of Mitra mitra)
Eradication Emblem 1
Erythrina indica (1962) 1 Erythrina indica (syn. of Erythrina variegata)
establishment of government 1
Euprotomus bulla 1 Euprotomus bulla
farmer (1948) 1 farmer
farmer (1949) 1 farmer
Filature 1
Flag Diet Map 1
forceps fish 1 forceps fish
Gate of Courtesy 1 Gate of Courtesy
Gate of Courtesy & Olympic torch 1 Gate of Courtesy, Olympic torch
Gate of Courtesy Emblems 1 Gate of Courtesy
Girl Scout emblem & Girl Scout saluting 1 saluting
gooseneck cactus 1 gooseneck cactus
government building (1962) 1
governnment museum 1
Great Cycad of Une 1 Great Cycad of Une
Green Turban 1 Green Turban
Hanagasabushi 1 Hanagasabushi
Hari Boat Race 1
hawks over islands 1 hawk
hawksbill turtle (1965) 1 hawksbill turtle (syn. of hawksbill sea turtle)
Heavenly Maiden fluting 1961 1 Heavenly Maiden
hibiscus (1959 Ryukyu Islands) 1 hibiscus
hibiscus (1960 Ryukyu Islands) 1 hibiscus
Hibiscus tiliaceus (1962) 1 Hibiscus tiliaceus
Hojo Bridge 1 Hojo Bridge
horse (1965) 1 horse
ICY emblem & Ryukyus map 1 ICY emblem
Impatiens balsamina (1962) 1 Impatiens balsamina
ink slab screen 1
inro 1
iris & snake 1 snake
Izaiho Ceremony 1 Izaiho Ceremony
Jahana Noboru 1 Jahana Noboru
jellyfish 1 jellyfish
Jet plane 1
jetliner over Gate of Courtesy 1 jetliner, Gate of Courtesy
Kallima inachus (1959) 1 Kallima inachus
Kallima inachus (1960) 1 Kallima inachus
Kendo fencer 1 Kendo fencer
Kin power plant 1
kumite 1 kumite
Kutubushi 1
Lambis Harpago chiragra 1 Lambis Harpago chiragra
letter carriers & 1948 stamp 1 letter carrier
lilies & ruins 1 lily
lily - White paper 1 lily
lion dance 1 lion dance
Low Hand Loom 1
Maiden over Tree Tops 1
mamaomoto flowers 1 mamaomoto flowers
man & library & book & map 1
Map of Far East 1
map of Okinawa & people 1 map of Okinawa, people
Mictyris longicarpus 1 Mictyris longicarpus
Miyaradunchi 1 Miyaradunchi
mobile TB clinic 1
monkey (1967) 1 monkey
Moorish Idol fish 1 Moorish Idol fish (syn. of Moorish idol)
Mortardrum Dance 1 Mortardrum Dance
Mt Arashi from Haneji Sea 1 Mt Arashi
Murex triremis 1 Murex triremis
Naha City Hall 1 Naha City Hall
Naha steamer sailboat 1 Naha, steamer, sailboat
Nakagusuku Castle 1 Nakagusuku Castle
Nakamura-Ke Farm House 1 Nakamura-Ke Farm House
Nakasone-Tuimya Genga tomb 1 Nakasone-Tuimya Genga tomb
New Year garland 1
Noguchi's Okinawa Woodpecker 1 Noguchi's Okinawa Woodpecker
Noguni Shrine & Sweet Potato Plant 1 Noguni Shrine, Sweet Potato (syn. of Ipomoea batatas)
Nubui Kuduchi 1
Okinawa map 1 Okinawa map
old Madan bridge 1
old man dancing 1 old man, dancing
Onoyama stadium 1 Onoyama stadium
parabolic antenna & map of Ryukyus 1 parabolic antenna, map of Ryukyus
pencil rocket & map 1
Phoenix (1957) 1 Phoenix
pineapple & sugar cane 1 pineapple, sugar cane
ram in wreath of irises 1 ram
Rat & chrysanthemums 1 Rat, chrysanthemum
red roofs & ITY emblem 1
relay station 1 relay station
Robe of Feathers 1
runners at starting line 1 runner
Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle 1 Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle
Ryukyu Bungalow Swallow 1 Ryukyu Bungalow Swallow
Ryukyu Girl 1 Ryukyu Girl
Ryukyu Stamps 1
Ryukyu University 1
Ryukyu University emblem & 1950 1
saddleback butterflyfish (1966) 1 saddleback butterflyfish (syn. of saddle butterflyfish)
Sailing Ship - White paper 1
Sake Flask 1 Sake Flask
samisen 1 samisen
sapok sash 1 sapok sash
Saraswati Pavilion 1 Saraswati Pavilion
Schima mertensiana 1 Schima mertensiana
sea goddess dance 1 sea goddess dance
Seashells 1
Shi Toma Pen 1
Shioya Bridge 1 Shioya Bridge
Shundun 1
Shurei Gate (1952) 1 Shurei Gate (syn. of Shureimon)
Shuri Castle reception 1 Shuri Castle reception
Shuri Palace 1 Shuri Palace
sika deer (1966) 1 sika deer
Sogenji Temple, Naha 1
Sonohan Utaki 1 Sonohan Utaki
Spotted triggerfish (1967) 1 Spotted triggerfish
Statue Maps 1
steps & trees & buildings 1
Stone Bridge at Hosho Pond 1 Stone Bridge at Hosho Pond
straw hat dance 1
striking a makiwara 1
Student Nurse 1 Student Nurse
stylized lily 1
Stylized Trees 1
stylized trees & hills 1
Sun over islands 1 Sun
Tamaudum mausoleum 1 Tamaudum mausoleum
telephone dial & telephone 1 telephone dial, telephone
tennis player (1968) 1 tennis player
The Bell 1
The Virgin and the Dragon 1
tile-roofed house 1 tile-roofed house
torch & Nago Bay 1 torch, Nago Bay
Toy Yakaji 1
trees & mountains 1
tsuboya urn 1 tsuboya urn
Tsuikin-wan bowl 1 Tsuikin-wan bowl
Tug of War Festival 1 Tug of War Festival
TV tower on map 1 TV tower, map
two scouts 1
Uca dubia 1 Uca dubia
Underwater Observatory 1
university campus 1
US flag & Japanese flag & dove 1 US flag (syn. of flag of the United States), Japanese flag (syn. of flag of Japan), dove
US Fleet in Naha harbor 1
Vengeance of Two Sons 1 Vengeance of Two Sons
View from Mabuni Hill 1
White Silver Temple 1 White Silver Temple
wild boar & cherry blossoms 1 wild boar
Women at Beach 1
Yabuchi Island from Yakena Port 1 Yabuchi Island
yonaguni moth 1 yonaguni moth
young man & woman in stone 1
Zanclus cornutus (1960) 1 Zanclus cornutus (syn. of Moorish idol)