What the heck is this? It won’t be unfamiliar to collectors of Burma Japanese Occupation, but I’ve yet to see a satisfactory account of its origins. A distinctively frontal peacock, with rather splayed legs, and only found in black on the one anna envelope. Some describe it as “experimental”, but that simply means that they don’t know either.
It is listed in Higgins & Gage’s postal stationery pages, but it wasn’t picked up in Roberts & Smythies, nor in Dalal, which rather implies that it wasn’t in evidence in the immediate post war period. Nor does it show up “used”, with a spurious address and a retrospective but genuine cancellation “borrowed” post war from U Tun Tin at Rangoon GPO, as do other peacocked envelopes and cards. Which is a blessing. But which also implies that the appearance of this item may have come suspiciously late in the day.
I dare say we’ll never know, but I live in hope. Does anyone have any light to shed on this strange little creature? I have to say, I’m quite fond of it.
Burma & Myanmar philately 
Ihave Burma Japanese occ 1942 one Pisa stamp full sheet in 320 stamps.& In over print mile admn.
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I praduyman divecha at valsad.gujrat. ihave big collection stamps hobby. my collection in world big sheet in Burma Japanese occ 1942 one Pisa stamps.sheet in 320 stamps.in pecok number 5 .
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If this has both a peacock overprint and a “MILY ADMN” overprint then the peacocks are forged. Such overprints are very common.
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Ihave States level stamp exbition in Burma Japanese occ sheet participation.&I winner this from bronze medal win.
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Sorry but any peacocks with a “MILY ADMN” overprint, which is what I understand you mean, are forgeries. The type 5 peacock was overprinted in quarter sheets, not full sheets. If you were describing something different, I apologise!
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