Japanese Navy at Malta 1918 (Jan): Picture Postcard depicting Malta St. Paul's Bay despatched from the Japanese 1st class destroyer H.I.J.M.S. Kanran, ex British H.M.S. Nemesis on loan 1917-1919, attacking the Austrian submarine U-28 with another Japanese destroyer. Despatched at Yokohama P.O., struck by '7.1.1.' cds in black, framed "Military Post Gunji Yabin" handstamp and "Censored, Ken-etsu-Zumi" handstamp, both in red on obverse. The sender Isamu Matsunami writes to Kyoto: "From ten thousands waves of Mediterranean, a Happy New Year with modesty, 1st day of January 7 years of Taisho era". (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 165
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Japanese Post Offices in Korea 1939 (June 27): Registered Insured Avis de Reception cover from Keizyo, today Seoul to Shanghai bearing 1937 Showa pair 50 sen on white paper and pair 6 sen tied by superb "KEIZYO TYOSEN" cds, a green registration seal below, large boxed "A.R." handstamp and foreign registration label alongside. The cover was insured for 1000 yen, the maximum amount possible. Reverse with Chinese SHANGHAI arrival (July 3) cds. Correctly franked with 4 sen postage to China, registration fee 14 sen, avis de reception 4 sen plus 10 sen for each 120 yen insured, in total 112 sen. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 167
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Japanese Post Offices abroad - China 1896 (May 28): Japanese UPU postal card 3 sen green (H&G 18), the indicium cancelled by oval "NANKING LOCAL POST" datestamp in violet, front struck by Imperial Chinese SHANGHAI (May 29), "SHANGHAI I.J.P.O (June 5)", "YOKOHAMA JAPAN" (June 12, date slug inverted) transit as well as TORGAU arrival (July 2) cds's. Card lightly folfed vertically, nevertheless a fine combination of three postal services active in China. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 168
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Japanese Post Offices abroad - China 1897 (Sept 4): Japanese inland postal card 1 sen light blue (H&G 12), the indicium cancelled by "SHANGHAI I.J.P.O." cds, front struck by indistinct YOKOHAMA transit and TORGAU arrival (Oct 13) cds's. Taxed in China with '20' (pf.) charge in blue crayon noted on front. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 169
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Japanese Post Offices abroad - China 1901 (Jan 5): Japanese UPU postal card 4 sen sepia on cream (H&G 27), the indicium cancelled by "SHANGHAI I.J.P.O." cds, front struck by framed PAQUEBOT handstamp, "HONGKONG TOO LATE " transit and BREMERHAFEN arrival (Feb 11) cds's. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 171
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1900/40: Interesting Lot 240 old picture postcards b/w or in colour, used and mainly unused, noteworthy topographic views, artistic cards, personalities, leisure time, military scenes and more, furthermore a rather heavyly plundered old private photo book showing family members and kids, mostly in traditional costumes, in addition few cards as well as seven stereo photocards about 1900 from China, a large bunch of modern tourist cards joins the lot, all housed in a box. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image 9)(Image 10)(Image 11)(Image)
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Lot No: 174
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1912/39c.: Collection of covers/cards (96), with 1912 Panorama postcard from Miyajima franked 8 sen, underpaid and taxed in Switzerland on arrival, 1935 registered airmail postcard to Switzerland with four values from the 1929/34 airmail issue, strength in Foreign P.O.'s with 1903 1½ s. blue card up-rated with 5 r. and 2 x 1 s. brown tied "Hankow / IJPO in violet, card 1908 "Changchun - S / IJPO" cds on 4 s. stationery card, 1911 "Hankow / IJPO" on 4 s. stationery card via Peking to Berne, 1917 registered usage from Peking at 20 s. rate (five adhesives) tied "Peking / IJPO", remarkable 1916 correspondence to Cologne (12 covers) from Internee / Prisoner of War in Kurume Camp XV and two scarce China SYS 2½ f. green stationery cards unused. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image 9)(Image 10)(Image 11)(Image 12)(Image 13)(Image 14)(Image 15)(Image 16)(Image 17)(Image 18)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 175
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1925/39: Range of covers (8) all with colourful registered frankings to Lucerne, Switzerland with 65 stamps utilised, cancelled at Kyoto, Kobe, Tokyo and Tsuruga; as well as 1939 Manchukuo cover registered from Harbin. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 2120
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Japan, Dr. Legrand (Dr. Magnus, Jacques Amable) 1878; Les Écritures et la lêgende des TIMBRES DU JAPON. 43 pages, published by Moens Bruxelles. Half leather hardbound with raised and gold tooled spine. An extremely rare and very early monograph, not in the collections of Garratt-Adams or Hackmey. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 2121
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Japan, Ichida Soichi Dr. 1959/65; The DRAGON STAMPS OF JAPAN 1871-1872 and The CHERRY BLOSSOM ISSUES OF JAPAN 1872-1876, both much sought after books in overall good condition with some imperfections of the binding (waterstains, toning, break, dustjackets rubbed and torn), the text itself in nearly as new condition. Rare thorough work on the subject, a re-binding would help to establish a perfect bibliophile apperance. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image)