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1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated continued...

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30074

1872, 1/2 sen brown, plate 1, brittle laid paper, vertical pair from positions 24 / 32, tied by early non-standard intaglio "Sakai" handstamp to reverse of cover addressed to Kobe, both localities in Settsu Province, additionally struck with framed "Sakai Postal Handling Agency" on back "(year of ) Water Monkey 11th Moon 11th Day/ Kobe P.O." ( Gregorian 11 December 1872 ) datestamp. Cover opened for display and franking torn on opening. An exquisitely struck and very attractive cancellation. (JSCA ¥400,000).(Image 1)

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Estimate. € 500

SOLD for € 3,200.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30075

5II

1872, 1/2 sen dark brown, plate 2, ductile paper of 88 microns, position 40, usual centring and strong impression, unused without gum. A very rare stamp being unrecorded in used condition. (JSCA ¥350,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 500

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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30076

5II

1872, 1/2 sen reddish brown, plate 2, brittle laid paper, block of four from the right of the sheet, positions 15-16 / 23-24, including the position 24 with part of the "Sen" character missing, additionally showing a very rare double vertical perforation at top, unused without gum as issued. Very fine. (JHES ¥160,000).(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 350

SOLD for € 300.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30077

5II

1872, 1/2 sen reddish brown, plate 2, perforation 9, brittle laid paper, complete sheet of 40, showing plate varieties in positions 11, 24, 38 and 39, centred to right with original gum. Sheet margin somewhat reduced almost surrounding all stamps. Some hinges reinforcing the fragile perforations. Illustrated in the Dr. Ichida's "The Dragon Stamps of Japan 1871-1872" handbook on page 20. Rare and very fine. (JSCA ¥1,000,000). Provenance: Dr. Ichida Soichi(Image 1)

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Estimate. € 3,000

SOLD for € 11,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30078

5II

1872, 1/2 sen reddish brown, plate 2, brittle laid paper, position 1, perforation 9 at left and top, showing part of the upper sheet margin, cancelled by large "Kensazumi" type with place name. Trimmed from the sheet at right and top showing most of the design intact; except for a minute thin spot, very fine and scarce.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 150

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30079

5II

1872, 1/2 sen reddish brown, plate 2, brittle laid paper, position 16, right sheet-margin example possessing vertical perforation 9, cancelled by early non-standard handstamp, scarcely applied in red. Positional pinhole and 2mm thin spot. Cert. Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023). Only two examples are believed to exist with vertical perforation 9. Provenance: Dr. Tani Takashi(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 1,000

SOLD for € 1,500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30080

5II

1872, 1/2 sen olive brown, plate 2, brittle thick wove paper of 78 microns, centred to lower right and deep shade, showing blue non-standard "Ken" fancy cancel of Tokyo. (JSCA ¥100,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 150

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30081

5II

1872, 1/2 sen brown, plate 2, four examples from positions 31, 32, 39 & 40, showing "missing hair" variety in position 39, deep shades, tied to piece by an outstandingly well centred and bold strike of Kiban te-17 cancellation from the Otsuchi P.O. in the Rikuchu province. Faults in corners, nevertheless a very attractive usage with this numeral postmark.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 600

SOLD for € 900.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30082

5II

1872, 1/2 sen reddish brown, plate 2, brittle laid paper, two vertical and horizontal pairs and two singles, magnificent impressions and rich colour, used on cover from Ajiki to Komaki-Shinden (both in Shimosa Province), tied by early non-standard double circles of Ajiki Meiji and further 7.1.25 afternoon in blue (January 24/25, 1874) alongside as acceptance and dispatch days, large non-standard double circle of Matsudo on the 28th. Cert. Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023) A very attractive Shimosa province cover, representing the second highest complete franking of this plate we have recorded (after the famous Metzelaar (lot 183) cover), and being the only complete cover bearing this franking -an additional cover is known with six singles, but with the addressee's panel missing, ex Henry W. Moser-. Pictured in JHES catalog 2007 edition on page 56. Furthermore a block of eleven on a cover with one stamp missing is in the Kanai collection (The Philatelic Culture Museum). Note: Komaki-Shinden was outside the regular delivery circuit of a post office, hence an additional 1 sen delivery fee was charged to the 2 sen letter fee (Uniform Rate of 1.4.1873). The blue double circle of Ajiki P.O. was an imitation of the regular N1B1 cds. Provenance: Shirai Tsugumi(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 5,000

SOLD for € 7,500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30083

1872, 1 sen blue, plate 1, brittle laid paper, position 5 featuring "stroke missing" in "Sen" character, average centring and mounted mint. Very appealing in a delightful vivid shade. (JSCA 6v-1-5, ¥300,000).(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 600

SOLD for € 550.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30084

1872, 1 sen dark blue, plate 1, position 25, very thick wove paper of 124 micron thickness, centred to upper left, possessing original gum. Small thin spot confined to the top right corner, of little significance for this extremely rare stamp. Cert. Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023) Only two examples have been so far recorded on this exceptionally thick wove paper of more than 100 microns. (JHES ¥1,000,000). Provenance: Shirai Tsugumi.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 2,500

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30085

THE ONLY 1 SEN PLATE 1 FULL SHEET IN PRIVATE HANDS 1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, plate 1, brittle laid paper, the astonishing complete sheet of 40, comprising the constant plate varieties in positions 3, 5, 7 and 8. Unused without gum and backed with thin paper for a better preservation, in position 24 featuring a misplaced and double perforation at right, framed by the surrounding large external margin which is only broken in a small place in position 8. Uneven inking of the plate but quite detailed impression with a bright colour enabling the positions in the plate to be easily identified. Cert. Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023). A rarity of the highest degree, as this is the only 1 sen plate 1 complete sheet recorded in private hands and, in addition, the most valuable sheet in the early classic issues and consequently, a great gem of Japanese philately. (JSCA ¥12,000,000). Note: The other complete sheet is part of the Kanai Hiroyuki collection (The Philatelic Culture Museum), previously owned by F. J. Peplow. Provenance: Robert Levy (Robson Lowe, 20.2.1962, lot 130 "very fresh condition")(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 40,000

SOLD for € 110,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30086

1872, 1 sen blue, plate 1, brittle laid paper, position 5 presenting "stroke missing in Sen" character, used with early non-standard handstamp, probably being the Osaka-Ken middle-size type. Usual centring and 2mm thin spot on reverse, barely detracting from this rare variety. (JSCA ¥500,000).(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 600

SOLD for € 550.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30087

1872, 1 sen blue, plate 2, ductile paper of 85 microns, position 36, strong impression, three well margined sides, usual perforation into the frame line at top, cancelled by complete strike of non-standard blue "Ken" postmark of Tokyo. An attractive usage in blue. (JSCA ¥190,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 300

SOLD for € 280.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30088

1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, plate 1, position 16, an outstanding example with sheet margin at right, better centring than usual, tied by framed non-standard "Ken" cancel of Tokyo in blue to local cover front, showing black "Shiba Mishima Kariyakusho" (Shiba Mishima temporary branch office) postmark alongside, together with Tokyo datestamp in blue reading "(year of) Water Monkey (Meiji 5)", as well as framed "Afternoon Delivery" handstamp in red confirming the Tokyo inner-city delivery, all these postmarks being partly struck. Cert. Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023). At most ten covers bearing this stamp are believed to exist (only six according to Yamada), irrefutably being the scarcest "Dragon" stamp on cover after the 500 mon plate 2. This example is further enhanced by being one of two recorded covers with the Shiba-Mishima postmark (unique in private hands). (JSCA for complete cover ¥3,500,000). Note: The 1 sen postage paid the double inner-city tariff (1/2 sen for each 2 momme), which was introduced in Tokyo on Meiji 5.3.1 (8 April 1872). Shiba-Mishima was a temporary branch of Tokyo Shibaguchi. This cover can be dated in the 7th or 8th Moon, as the "Shiba-Mishima" temporary branch post office was only opened at this location during these two months. The other cover recorded with Shiba-Mishima postmark is located in the Mitsui Bunko Foundation Museum (see "Mails in the 19th century" by Tejima-Sawa-Asami on pages 112-113, fig. 136).(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 4,000

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30089

6II

1872, 1 sen blue, plate 2, complete sheet reconstruction of 40 just comprising mint stamps, including two pairs in positions 7-8 and 27-28, one vertical strip of four 16 / 24 / 32 / 40, and two blocks of four 24-25 / 32-33 and 30-31 / 38-39, exhibiting the constant varieties in positions 5, 18, 25, 26 ("right dragon's arm retouched") and 36. A very appealing and difficult reconstruction still mounted on the original card support used by Mr. Woodward. Provenance: A. M. Tracey Woodward(Image 1)

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Estimate. € 2,000

SOLD for € 2,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30090

6II

1872, 1 sen blue, plate 2, brittle laid paper, block of four from positions 23-24 / 31-32, with "tail incomplete" plate variety characteristic of the position 24, excellent balanced impression, unused without gum. Usual centring with perforations just into the frame line on two sides, and hinge reinforcement along horizontal perforations. Very fine and attractive. (JSCA ¥280,000).(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 600

SOLD for € 1,800.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30091

6II, 3I

1872, 1 sen blue, plate 2, brittle laid paper, position 25 featuring "beardless dragon at right" plate variety, centred to lower right, combined with First Issue 200 mon vermilion, plate 1, with full margins, neatly tied by large "Okasaki Kensazumi" handstamp to small piece. A very appealing and scarce mixed franking.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 400

SOLD for € 1,300.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30092

6III

1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, plate 3, brittle thick wove paper of 73 microns, position 6, very good detailed impression, exceptional centring for this issue with two sides partially and slightly touched on two sides, unused without gum. Cert. Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023). An extremely rare stamp on this paper in unused condition. (JSCA ¥1,500,000; Michel IIIx, unpriced in unused, but in correspondance with other catalogue values, it should be more than €20,000).(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 8,000

SOLD for € 7,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

30093

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6III

THE RAREST COMPLETE-SHEET RECONSTRUCTION IN THE "DRAGON" ISSUES 1872, 1 sen blue (shades), plate 3, on brittle laid paper, the breathtaking complete reconstructed sheet of 40, showing constant plate varieties in positions 4, 5, 11 and 31, comprising used examples except for the positions 7, 11 and 21 in mint condition -which incidentally are remarkably scarcer than in used condition-, including a good range of cancellations and a striking vertical pair from positions 8 / 16, showing Kiban i-ni No. 4 type from the Iwami Province and probably originating from Yunotsu; the position 4 used with red postage due cancellation. A monumental exhibition reconstruction, being undoubtedly the most significant "Dragons" complete-sheet reconstruction believed to exist. One of two recorded in private hands, with no complete sheets so far in existence. Illustrated in 2017 "Narumi" handbook on page 66. (JSCA ¥17,450,000+). Note: Dr. Ichida estimated just two or three reconstructions to have been ever completed, although the illustrations of six positions were not available in his handbook in 1959, nevertheless being these included in the subsequent edition of 1971. The assemblage presented here is illustrated in the 2017 "Dragons" plating handbook published by Narumi Co. Census: The three recorded reconstructions include the assemblage presented here (ex Yamada Yuji), with most stamps illustrated by Dr. Ichida, the reconstruction located in the Tejima collection and the third one, not available for collectors and ex Woodward, is exhibited in the Baron Mitsui Foundation Museum.(Image 1)

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Estimate. € 30,000

SOLD for € 30,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM