Sale No: 38
Lot No: 907
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1880.0517
1880 (May 17), Postage Due cover sent from Ohio to Tokio, US 3¢ green entire uprated by 3¢ green Bank Note with Austinburg, O. postmark alongside, addressed to Mrs. I.C. Mendenhall, Imperial University; front with crayoned "2/20" and circled "T" and "Due [8]" markings, plus red Japanese "Postage Due" handstamp; reverse shows San Francisco (May 23) and Yokohama (July 8) transits, a Japanese-only double-ring Tokyo receiver, and two vertical 2s dark violet New Kobans (#69) with boxed cancels; normal wear but sound, Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Opening HK$ 6,000.00
Sold...HK$ 6,000.00
Closed..Dec-01-2022, 14:35:50 EST
Sold For 6000
Sale No: 38
Lot No: 909
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1885.1003
1885 (Oct. 3), Cover from Tokyo to Roubaix, France, large-sized envelope franked with richly colored 20s dark blue Old Koban, lightly tied by Tokyo barred cancel with postmark alongside; Yokohama next-day and Calais a Paris (9 Nov.) transits below; endorsed "Via l'Amérique" at top left, reverse with Oct. 29 New York P.D. transit and 10 Nov. Roubaix receiver, plus full "Takata & Co./Tokio" red wax seal; normal wear and light toning, inconsequential small tear at top, Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$1,600-2,000