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Japanese Chins are blessed with some of the nicest cards and stamps available for any breed.
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or the Japanese Chin Gifts, click here.

The economy in Russia since the break up of the Soviet Union has such high inflation that stamps that were previously issued are

not of enough value to mail a letter any more, so to remedy the situation, the local Post Offices have taken blocks of five "old" printed stamps and overprinted them with a new image and a new value. The Japanese Chin set shown on the right is one of these "Russian Overprints" from Dagestan. These stamps come in a set of five different colored stamps all with the same overprint. Last time that I got in some overprints, I assumed that they would remain available. I was wrong and I never saw more copies of those. I expect these to be equally as rare and collectable. There is no telling how many of the overprints they produced (not many), since they were never designed to be sold on the world market. They are of value only for a short while until the actual stamps can be printed. Above is the stamp that was ultimately issued with the Japanese Chin image from the overprint, put out by Abkhazia.

Ajman is the smallest of the United Arab Emirates. It is immediately to the north of and mostly surrounded by Sharjah. Like most of the country, Ajman is in the process of changes which amount to a transformation. The central area is rapidly being modernized and it is clear that Ajman has no intention of being left behind the other Emirates. It is here that the Victory speedboats are built and Ajman is determined to enjoy a share of the United Arab Emirates' victories for itself.

The break-up of the Soviet Union has created a gold mine for collectors of topical stamps. In an effort to generate revenue, the local Russian states are issuing sets of stamps, especially in the hopes that they will NOT be used to mail letters. This is great news for us, since it creates such lovely stamps as the one above, issued by Altai, a new Russian state.

The Japanese Spaniel has recently been favored with a number of attractive stamps that have been issued in its honor. This one is from Batum, one of the new Russian states. I believe that these will be easily available.
Batum is a local Russian state just south of the Black Sea, near Turkey. It is a Black Sea oil port at the end of an oil line. In 1878 its turbulent modern history began when it was taken by Russia from Turkey. Following the fall of the Tsar, the caucasion peoples reasserted their independence and Turkey saw its chance to win back old territory. Its troops entered Batum in april 1918. From this time date letters handstamped Batumskaya Kontora during a shortage of stamps at the Post Office and thus begins Batums philatelic history.

This stamp was put out by Bulgaria in 1991 before the fall of the Iron Curtain. It is certainly an interesting sketch and surprisingly enough, one of the more attractive ones that came in the set of six. For years, it was one of the very few Japanese Chin stamps available.
The Bulgars, A Central Asian Turkic Tribe, merged with the local slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. Bulgaria regained its independence in 1878, but having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, it fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a Peoples Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990. The country is slightly larger than Tennessee. The capital is Sofia.

Cambodia recently (in 1997) issued a lovely set of stamps that included the Pug, Shar Pei and other unusual breeds. This is their Japanese Spaniel. On the stamp, it is called "Tchin-Tchin (Espagneu Japonais)" It is reasonably easy to get, but from an expensive set.
Cambodia is located in southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. It is slightly smaller than Oklahoma. The climate is tropical, rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April; little seasonal temperature variation. The terrain is mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north. The natural hazards are the monsoonal rains; flooding; occasional droughts. The current issues are illegal logging activities throughout the contry and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand. Ethnic groups nsist of Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, and others 4%. The languages are the official Khmer 95%, French and English. The government consists of multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy established on September 1993. The capital is Phnom Penh.

A lovely issue from Dagestan.
Dagestan is one of the republics of the former USSR. Located between the Caspian Sea on the East and Caucasus mountains on the West, it is probably one of the most attractive places in that part of the globe. Its area is close to that of Scotland. With population of just above 2 million people, Dagestan is the homeland to over 36 different nationalities, and each one of those nationalities has its own unique language. Such combination of languages, cultures, types of landscape and customs makes it a one of a kind place in the world. These days, however, Dagestan is going through the times of heavy unrest, both political and ethnical.

Karelia is on the northwest corner of Russia, bordering Finland, to which it once belonged.
This lovely stamp was issued by Karelia in 1999.
The Republic of Karelia is a remarkably beautiful land of white nights, boundless forests, and blue lakes. It is located on the border of Western and Eastern Europe, on the border of cultures and religions. Severe beauty of its nature, the climate, not too favourable in these latitudes, the coexistence and intermingling of various peoples inhabiting this land for centuries all that conditioned the character of the people living here: very laconic, self-assured, contemplative, and tolerant people. It also accounts for the fact that there is no national strife and terrorism in this land.

This attractive head study was done by the Democratic Republic of Malagasa, which we know as Madagascar, an island to the east of Africa. It was done in 1991.

In 1987, Nicaragua put out a series of stamps for their airmail. This one is listed as Spaniel Japones.
Nicaragua is a Central American country that has had a turbulent recent history. In the 1980s, the country was racked by a civil war between the leftist Sandinista government and US-backed Contra rebels. Unemployment soared and annual hyperinflation reached 24,000%. Today, President Arnoldo Aleman, a right-wing businessman, is struggling to rebuild a country once defined by the Cold War conflict. To some extent, he�s succeeded. Although most Nicaraguans remain mired in poverty, economic growth has averaged nearly 5% a year under Aleman.

Para Timor produced this lovely body pose and headstudy in 2002. East Timor is an area of Indonesia that recently voted to become independent. There is much unrest still since the current government does not want to give up power.

A lovely new stamp (issued in 2000) from Russia.

Tanzania also put out a unique stamp, listed as the Japanese Chin. Surely, it is necessary to complete any Chin collection.
Tanzania, the largest country in East Africa, is renowned for its magnificent wildlife, lakes, mountains, and scenery. The country boasts a wealth of natural attractions, including the famed Ngorongoro crater and the formidable Mount Kilimanjaro. It is also home to magnificent game reserves: Gombe Stream National Park, with its chimpanzee sanctuary; and the breathtaking plains of the Serengeti National Park, which hosts the annual migration of at least two million wildebeest with leopards and lions hot on their heels. Add to this the lovely beaches of the exotic islands of Zanzibar, Pemba, and Mafia. Tanzania issued a couple of different sets of dog stamps, including this beguiling stamp in 1994.

Japanese Chin Souvenir Sheets

The Gambia is a long and narrow country in West Africa that parallels and takes in both sides of the Gambia River. It is surrounded by Senegal on all sides, except on the Atlantic coast, and for this reason the two countries have a lot of ethnic and cultural ties. In contrast to Senegal, a former French colony, The Gambia was colonized by Britain and gained its Independence on February 18, 1965.

This Souvenir Sheet from Hiiumaa was issued in 1999.
Hiiumaa is an island in the Baltic Sea located West of Estonia and south of Finland. Over the centuries, it has belonged to Sweden, Germany, Russia and Estonia. It is now part of free estonia. The interesting part about these minisheets is that if you look closely, you can see the background image of a Bull Terrier head behind the set of stamps.

Karelia is on the northwest corner of Russia, bordering Finland, to which it once belonged. This similar souvenir sheet from Karelia was also issued in 1999.
The Republic of Karelia is a remarkably beautiful land of white nights, boundless forests, and blue lakes. It is located on the border of Western and Eastern Europe, on the border of cultures and religions. Severe beauty of its nature, the climate, not too favourable in these latitudes, the coexistence and intermingling of various peoples inhabiting this land for centuries all that conditioned the character of the people living here: very laconic, self-assured, contemplative, and tolerant people. It also accounts for the fact that there is no national strife and terrorism in this land.

Together with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan forms a region known as Central Asia. The area of Kyrgyzstan is almost completely mountainous and is subject to major earthquakes. It declared its independence with the downfall of the Soviet Empire in 1991. This set of stamps very similar to the ones above was issued in 1999.

Somalia, also called the Somalia Democratic Republic, is located on the Horn of Africa, the easternmost part of the African continent. Although it gained its independence in 1960, nearly constant unrest has kept it from establishing a lasting presence in the area.

Japanese Chin stamps from North Korea
I feel like I should make an entirely separate section for the stamps that have been put out by North Korea. No other breed has such a loyal "postal" following as the Japanese Chins and North Korea. One of the problems with collecting some stamps is that the US currently has an embargo with several countries including Iran, Cuba and North Korea. So stamps from those countries typically are imported via other countries, like Canada. My guess is that the leader owns Chins, Pomeranians and Shelties, since so many of the stamps come in that combination.

A lovely souvenir sheet issued by North Korea in 1965 to commemorate the Red Cross. It is the first of several souvenir sheets and stamps that they put out with attractive Japanese Chins on them. I have only seen this one copy.

North Korea -- SOLD OUT

This is a very common set that contained three other breeds, the Maltese, Cairn Terrier and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. This is probably the most common of the Korea stamps.
Korea 1990 -- $4.95 each . . . Qty

Well, gee, I don't know what to say about this interesting Japanese Chin stamp with the blue eyes! It is a difficult sheet to find, but I am not sure how much call there would be for it anyway. Obviously, its major value is as an oddity, and that no Chin collection would be complete without one. I now have the stamp as a single.

This 1994 souvenir sheet is beautifully done, once again with the combination of Japanese Chin, Pomeranian and Sheltie. Even though this grouping is not the center of the stamp, they nearly overwhelm the main subject in the Pointer stamp. Sheet is 2"x3" .

This stamp is closely related to the one above and was probably issued at about the same time. The one pictured is considered a non-perf, since there are no perforations around the stamps, so it would have been used as a souvenir sheet only. I now have a stamp sold separately from the souvenir sheet. See detail at right.

This stunning pair of stamps comes from a set that was in two pages in 1997. Once again the set contained Japanese Chins, Pomeranians and Maltese, this time.

This lovely souvenir sheet was issued in 1991 by North Korea. It was incredibly expensive since it was brought to the country via Canada (we have an embargo against North Korea). I am not sure what it commemorates, but the artwork is outstanding! I have finally found a source for them and for the moment, have the souvenir sheet available.

Japanese Chin Envelopes

Russia or Russian Federation, independent republic in eastern Europe and northern Asia, the worlds largest country by area. Russia was once the largest and the most prominent republic of the Union of Soviet socialist Republics(USSR, or Soviet Union). In 1991 the USSR broke apart and Russia became an independent country. In general, Russia's climate is similar to that of Canada. Like Canada, although colder and with greater temperature extremes in many places, most of Russia has a harsh continental climate. although climate, and to some dgree soils, limit the country's agricultural wealth. mineral wealth is considerable. Russia's mineral resources are unmatched by any other country. The capital and largest city is Moscow. Russia constitutes more than one-ninth of the world's land area and nearly twice the area of United States or china. Russia is the sixth most populous country, after China, India, the United States, Indonesia, and Brazil. The wealthy, known as the New Rich or New Russians, since 1991, often live quite extravagantly. However, approximately a quarter of the population live in poverty and another 25 to 30 percent earn only slightly more than poverty wages. Many of the elderly, mostly women on fixed incomes, are poor.

Japanese Chin Cigar Bands

To check out the
Japanese Chin Tobacco, Tea and Playing Cards, click here.
or the Japanese Chin Gifts, click here.

If you want to buy one, a set or just to comment, please email me at
Francie@Borzoi.com
or call 1-800-658-6699 toll free
(for locally, or out of the US: (512) 280-1867) for current availability.

* We can take visa/mc/disc or a check, but they are first come first served, so let me know if you are interested.

* We do have discounts if you want to buy more than one.

* We have a couple of copies of some of these cards, and since they are much more fun when you have a "set", we would be happy to give a discount for multiple purchases. This can make a set of interesting breed cards quite reasonable. Truly one of the cheapest unique treats for yourself or a friend (great for club trophies as well!)

* It is absolutely true that you will often find some of these stamps at very reasonable prices -- some can be had for under a dollar. On the other hand, if you add in the gas, hours, and hassles that it has taken to find them, you may find it easier to just get them from us while we have them :*) I don't always count on getting more in the near future. I get them when I can find them and the stock is not always constant.

* I do have other breeds available. Let me know and perhaps I can do a page for your breed.

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