Original Japanese WWII Philippine Occupation Propaganda & Ephemera Lot - Propaganda Book, Japanese-Censored Mail Covers & Leaflet

Original Items. Only One Lot Available. The Japanese occupation of the Philippines (Filipino: Pananakop ng mga Hapones sa Pilipinas; Japanese: 日本のフィリピン占領, romanized: Nihon no Firipin Senryō) occurred between 1942 and 1945, when the Japanese Empire occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II.

The invasion of the Philippines started on 8 December 1941, ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. As at Pearl Harbor, American aircraft were severely damaged in the initial Japanese attack. Lacking air cover, the American Asiatic Fleet in the Philippines withdrew to Java on 12 December 1941. General Douglas MacArthur was ordered out, leaving his men at Corregidor on the night of 11 March 1942 for Australia, 4,000 km away. The 76,000 starving and sick American and Filipino defenders in Bataan surrendered on 9 April 1942, and were forced to endure the infamous Bataan Death March on which 7,000–10,000 died or were murdered. The 13,000 survivors on Corregidor surrendered on 6 May.

This is a good lot of propaganda & ephemera from the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. The items include:

- 3 ½ x 6 ½” Japanese-censored mail cover, December 8th, 1942 First anniversary of the Greater East Asia War.
- 3 ¼ x 5 ½” Japanese-censored Post-card, sent from Manila, post-dated December 8th, 1942.
- 5 ¼ x 8” leaflet, “A Message to Every Filipino” from end of war telling the people that the President is regaining control of the country.
- 5 ½ x 8” “We Return” Booklet, given to US Soldiers before the liberation of the Philippines.
- 9 x 12” Shin Seiki magazine, Bagong Araw - New Era. Dated March 6th, 1943. 

A great lot, ready to fill out your collection!