1919 (23 Apr) first flight Tokyo Osaka, two unaddressed picture postcards, each with 1 1/2s franking, different pmks, one slightly toned, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1925 (25 July) first flight Tokyo to Paris by Capt. Abe and Lt Kavachi (the project was sponsored by Japanese newspaper "Asahi Shinbun") flew to Moscow, via Korea, Manchuria and Siberia, then on to Berlin and Paris, arriving 28 Sep 1925, with appropriate cachets and arrival pmks, pilot signed at right, little toning, otherwise fine, with newspaper clippings (Image)

Est.US$250

1928 (7 Apr) cover (Imperial Hotel Tokyo return address) from Tokyo to Paris, franked 10s, endorsed "Par Avion Costes Lebrix Japon-France, Tokyo 7 Avril 1928" and carried on their record breaking flight, with "Bourget-Aviation Seine 14.4.28" arrival (The French aviators having left Tokyo on April 8th arriving at Paris on April 14th, the 16,750km completed in 101 hours of actual flying) (Image)

Est.US$500

1929 flown cards (2) and cover, Tokyo-Osaka and Dairen, Manchuria to Keijo, various cachets and franking, little toning, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1938 (31 Oct) registered cover from Taihoku to Baltimore, franked with 3s, 5s, 10s and 30c definitives, tied by "Taihoku Nippon" departure pmks, bilingual "Registered" and "Taihoku Japan" label, showing sender's address "Taipeh, Formosa, Japan", arrival in Baltimore (Nov 29), fine (Image)

Est.US$200

1913 (23 June) registered cover from Canton to Washington, franked with eight overprinted adhesives, Registry label Nagasaki transit and Seattle arrival pmk (Image)

Est.US$250

1917 (14 Feb) cover from Tientsin to Seattle, franked on back with overprinted 1s and 3x3s, tied by Tientsin I.J.P.O. departure cds, with oval sender's datestamp, fine War-time usage (Image)

Est.US$250

1922 cover franked with 20sen, tied by Tsingtau I.J.P.O. pmk, addressed to Germany, little toning, late usage from Japanese Occupied Tsingtao (Image)

Est.US$250

1928 (9 Mar) cover with Syenchun, Korea corner card address, franked with Japan 5s green, tied by departure pmk and addressed to USA, two different violet chops, filing fold, fine cover (Image)

Est.US$250

1905 (15 Apr) Japanese Forces stationery card (hand-colored on reverse), written by a Russian Prisoner being transported by ship to Japan, with violet "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" hs, oval "Examined Censor P.O.W. Camp Ninoshoma" Japanese cachet, Nagasaki transit and Moscow (19.5.05) arrival pmks, all on front, fine and rare (Image)

Est.US$500

1905 (20 Aug) registered cover from Japanese POW Camp in Shizuoka, via America to Headquarters of the Manchurian Army, Siberian division, with Japanese franking, canceled by pen, showing Yokohama registry labels and postmarks, "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" handstamp in violet, censor markings, arrival "Field Post Office and Telegraph Branch of HQ of the 1st Manchurian Army" pmk on back. An extraordinary cover from Shizuoka POW camp (Image)

Est.US$1,000