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Various Classic Issues Assemblies continued...

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90180

11, 30 (2)

1872-74 Two covers exhibiting early non-standard handstamps, including 1872 2 sen vermilion, Matsuda printing, used on reverse of fully backed cover to Hyogo, tied by framed "Wakayama ken" postmark, with vermilion transit type N1B1 "Osaka Meiji 6.4.5" and same type used in red on arrival at Kobe on the same day; quite an early usage of the N1B1 types, only introduced by April 1st. The other, bering a 2 sen,western paper syllabic 2 (ro), on cover with contents to Tokyo, with early non-standard imitation of standard double circles of "Wakamatsu Meiji. 7.." with empty date slugs, but on obverse showing dates "Meiji 7.6.10" (10 June 1874) inserted in manuscript, Tokyo arrival N1B1 of 14 June; stamp with corner torn on opening but neatly closed.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 150

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90181

19, 43 (2)

1873-75, Two registered covers carried at 8 sen (2+6) rate, including: 4 sen native paper type I, vertical pair tied by type KG "Takada.Echigo -.1.22" cds on cover to Tokyo (part of back flap missing); Revised Colours 4 sen green syllabic 2 (ro), horizontal pair tied by two strikes of Kiban te-1 (Rikuchi.Morioka) on cover to Osaka, with type KG "Morioka -.11.27" cds alongside, via Tokyo with type N2B2 9.11.30 (30 November 1876) and arrival type KB2 -.12.2. Cover slightly reduced at bottom.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 150

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90182

30 (20), 42 (16)

1874-75, Two inland covers: one franked by 2 sen yellow, porous western paper, syllabic 20 (ne), tied by brilliant strike of kiban i-ku 6 (Hyuga.Nobeoka) to reverse of cover to Osaka with good strike of early non-standard "Hyuga Nobeoka Station Mail Receiving and Handling Agency" alongside, on front struck with type N1B1 8.7.8 (8 July, 1875) double circle on arrival; cover opened out with back flap incomplete. The other bearing vertical pair of 1 sen brown syllabic 16 (yo), tied by two strikes of Kiban nu-6 (Totomi.Kakegawa) to reverse of small cover to Tokyo with type KG "Kakaegawa.Omi -.8.17" double circle alongside, type N2B2 8.8.19 (19 August 1875) on arrival. A very fine duo.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 200

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90183

30, 50

1874-75, Group of four covers bearing 2 sen yellow single frankings, including syllabic 11 (ru) on entire letter to Nagasakiwith with full strike of kiban i-wa 2 of Nagato.Hagi with type KG Hagi -.1.14 double circle alongside and arrival type N1B1 8.1.18 (18 Jan. 1875); "Ribbon" 2 sen, top margin example tied by kiban ma-1 = Iwashiro.Wakamatsu from Wakamatsu via Tokyo N2B2 9.5.22 (22 May 1876) to Suruga province; 2 sen bottom sheet-margin example tied by kiban w(o) 3 = Owari Nagoya to reverse of illustrated cover (telegraph poles) to Gifu; upper-sheet margin 2 sen perf. long tool 13, tied by "Kanazawa" double circle on illustrated cover to Ojiya/Echigo province. An attractive group.(Image 1)

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Estimate. € 150

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90184

30, 50

1874/76, Two inland covers showing the 1 sen brown with syllabic used to pay the rate for delivery fee to places outside of the standard delivery circuit of post offices: 1 sen syllabic yo (10) bottom sheet-margin example showing plate line on selvedge, together with 2 sen "ribbon", each tied by kiban i-ri 10 = Suruga.Kawabe, with type KG "Kawabe.Bitchu -.1.4" (month slug error) cds alongside to reverse of cover to a village in the Asaguchi district. The other cover is franked with 1 sen syllabic 14 (ka) and "ribbon" 2 sen, cancelled by damaged killer type from "Osaka -.12.2" (KB1), sent to a village in Izumi province.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 100

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90185

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30, 50

1874/76, Group of six inland covers including four 2 sen single frankings frankings with 2 sen yellow syllabic or "ribbon" singles (4) used from Tokyo or Kobe; 1 sen "ribbon" pair with two clear strikes of "Yokohama horseshoe" -.11.29 via Tokyo 8.11.29 (29 Nov. 1875) to Aizu/Iwashiro province, with on reverse large woodbock printing "Kanagawa Justice Court". Plus Old Koban 1 sen black and 2 sen olive tied by double circle "Kajigasawa.Kai" to illustrated cover with arrival "Okitsu.Suruga" on front.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 150

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90186

,O,

1871-1879, spectacular collection in stockbook used and unused, including a remarkable number of rarities such as used 1874 6 sen slate purple on western paper, syllabic "yo"=15 (Eichhorn BPP cert., Michel 17z €4,200), 1875 45 sen bird with syllabic 3 used (Michel 27 €1,800), or used 1875 6 sen orange with the rare syllabic "ra"=22 (Eichhorn cert., Michel 31 €3,000). Many mint original gum examples are also included. In usual condition from mixed to very fine.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10)

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Estimate. € 3,000

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1876-1899 "Koban" Issues

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90187

65, 67

1876, "Old Koban" 2 sen olive, pair from the lower left corner of the sheet, tied by duplex with type KB1 "Yokohama -.8.4" cds, affixed over previously applied "Old Koban" 4 sen green with sheet margin at base, which was tied by small framed "Insufficiently prepaid or paid on delivery" handstamp, on inbound 1879 U.S. 3c postal stationery envelope to Tokyo, reverse showing "New York Jun 25 F. D." cds on dispatch and "Yokohama Aug 4 1879" in transit. The envelope, belonging to the Bingham correspondence, was sent from New York to Tokyo and forwarded to Yokohama, placed into the Shinbashi railway letter box with framed handstamp in red at lower left on obverse. The U.S. 3c was insufficient for foreign mail to Japan, consequently it was taxed with "T" within circle, blue crayon "10" and 4 sen postage due collected from the addressee and represented in the "Due/4" marking on front.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 300

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90188

1876, "Old Koban" 4 sen bluish green, well centred, an extremely fine single franking on circular printed matter tied by superb strike of early large foreign mail "Yokohama May 19 Japan" cds, endorsed "Via America" and sent to Mr Duplay-Balay Lyons/France, blurred strike of red french entry datestamp of 24 June 1878 on front. Inside receivers note mentioning sender Siber & Brennwald, a renowned Swiss company.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 400

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90189

1876, "Old Koban" 5 sen light brown, a very fine single franking tied by early large foreign mail "Nagasaki Apr 15 12. M." cds, neatly struck, on cover to New York showing slongside "Yokohama Apr 23 Paid All" cds in red and "San Francisco May 14 Paid All" cds in purple, New York backstamp of 21 May. Carried via the PMSS "Japan". Very fine.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 150

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90190

1877, "Old Koban" 10 sen blue, two covers from Yokohama to Lyon, France, paying the rate to France from 1st April 1876 to 19 June 1877. Both bearing attractive single frankings and endorsed "p. Oceanic", carried via United States and tied by mute cancel, with alongside postmarks including red "Yokohama Paid All Feb 10" and blue Brest entry cds also tying the franking in one cover, the the other with violet trial type "Yokohama Japan Aug 16 1878" cds and red French entry. A superb duo. Note: Both covers originate from the March-September 1878 period of Yokohama post office foreign mail cancels, when no specific types are known. Covers from this period are in general rather scarce.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 200

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90191

1877, "Old Koban" 10 sen blue, an upper right corner-sheet pair, on double rate cover endorsed "Pr. Oceanic" to Lyon, France, cancelled by deteriorated "four bar" type cancel (Nishino 1985 p. 21), additionally tied by "Yokohama May 19 Paid All" cds in red. Blue French entry below, transit of San Francisco on front, French transit and arrival backstamps. The cover dates from the March-September 1878 period of the Yokohama foreign mail cancels, where no specific types are known; covers from this period are scarce.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 150

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Postal Stationery

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90192

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PC 6-11

1874-76, Group of eight stationery cards, of which four uprated with "Cherry Blossom" examples, including 1/2 sen native paper and 1/2 sen brown syll. 1 on two Koban 5r cards used locally in Osaka and Uji-Fushimi (with perfect strike of KG Uji); 1 sen syll. 14 (ka) single on small-size 1 sen blue paying extra delivery fee outside the p.o. circuit, and 1 sen ribbon (2) as postage due on card from Tokyo with vermilion irregular due mark. The rest being four folded 1874 1 sen folded cards used, including early-non standard markings of Toyohashi and Temmyo.(Image 1)

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Estimate. € 150

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90193

SE11

1874, 2 sen yellow inscribed "funo" (envelope) to Osaka, syllabic 4 (ni), cancelled by Kiban i-ri 5 (Bitchu.Nanokaichi), showing type KG "Nanokaichi -.9.21" cds on front, type N1B1 "Osaka 9.9.22" (22 Sept. 1876) cds on arrival on reverse. Some tone spots. (JSCA ¥38,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 150

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Japan Post in China

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90194

1876, "Koban" 5 sen light brown, applied on reverse of Chinese-style illustrated envelope from Shanghai to Nagasaki (Japan), correctly paying the 5 sen rate from Shanghai to Japan, which was into force from April 1st, 1876. Tied by "crossroads" cancel of Shanghai (Nishino-tpye SH76A), with large “I.J. Postal Agency Shanghai Nov 1” cds also tying the franking, large early datestamp of “Nagasaki" alongside as arrival. Additionally dated “9th Month 16th Day” in manuscrip according to the lunar calendar. A very fine and scarce usage in China.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 200

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90195

1876, "Old Koban" 5 sen light brown, a very fine marginal example tied by small inland-type intaglio cross of Yokohama, to cover to Shanghai, China, displaying "Yokohama Dec. 11 1878" cds at left, reverse with U.S. "I.J. Postal Agency Shanghai Dec. 19" cds and blue delivery "Shanghai F De 19 78 Local Post." cds. Backflap just a bit incomplete. Only very few foreign incoming mails of this early period are known showing the "Shanghai Local Post" delivery postmarks; a rarity of China and Japan postal history.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 300

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90196

1876, "Old Koban" 5 sen light brown, single on cover endorsed "Per Hiroshima Maru" to Tokyo, tied by Shanghai crossroads, with early large "I.J. Postal Agency Shanghai Jun 9" cds alongside, violet "Yokohama Jun 17 1879" transit cds below. Adressed to a member of the H. B. M. Legation Yedo. Some wrinkles and opening tear at right, not affecting the franking.(Image 1)

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Estimate. € 150

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90197

1876, "Old Koban" 5 sen light brown, two singles or one pair used on two double weight covers to USA, one sent to North Marchfield, Mass. (carried by S/S "Gaelic"), tied by crossroads with "Shanghai I.J. Postal Agency May 1" cds alongside, red "Yokohama Paid All May 11" and San Francisco transit; the other, bearing a pair, endorsed "per City of Peking" and sent to Harrisburg PA, tied by Nishino type YH81B negative cross from "Yokohama Oct 26 1881", and San Francisco transit. Some creasing and few tone spots not affecting the franking, which is in very fine condition.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 150

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Foreign Post Offices

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90198

S.G. 14

British Post Office. 1875, Hong Kong QV 24c green tied by black "Y1" of Yokohama barred oval on envelope endorsed "per Geelong" to Dresden, Germany, additionally with "P.D." on front, on reverse "Yokohama A OC 4 75" cds, transit "Hong Kong OC 11 75" and arrival "Ausg 22 11 No. 1". Before November 1875, almost all recorded Yokohama treaty port covers bear a blue Y1 cancellation. From November 1875, igenerally the "Y1" cancellation is found in black ; this cover is not included in the Gurevitch census. In extremely fine condition. A very early usage in black of this dispatch postmark. Provenance: Knapp(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 200

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90199

S.G. 45

British Post Office » Incoming Mail. 1869 (March 19) Entire letter from London to Nagasaki, franked by two singles and two pairs of 1858-76 2d blue pl. 12, tied by duplex datestamps on dispatch, with "Hong Kong My 6 69" cds on reverse. A very fine 1 shilling franking for the Southampton route (1861-1877).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 250

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