1893 (24 Sep) cover franked with 5s ultramarine, tied by "Yokohama Meiji" cds and addressed to Shanghai, transit pmk of "Kobe-Meiji", small defect, otherwise fine, with transit & arrival pmk (Image)

Est.$250

1905 cover franked with 8s blue lilac, various red chops on both sides, v.f. (Image)

Est.$150

1907 unexploded 3.50 Yen booklet "Book of Postage Stamps", pristine condition, n.h., v.f. (Sakura B2, Yen 320,000) (Cat No. 96a,99c,103a) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1924 Empress Jingo, 5y gray green, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f. (catalogue value for hinged) cat. $225 (Cat No. 188) (Image)

Cat. $225, Est.$200

1935 Mt. Fuji sheetlet of 20, n.h., well centered, v.f. (Sakura N1A, Yen 180,000) (Cat No. 222a) (Image)

Est.$500

1934 souvenir sheet of four, l.h., v.f., cat. $1250 (Cat No. C8) (Image)

Cat. $1250, Est.$500

1917 (28 Mar) picture postcard to France, bearing a violet cachet "Mission Militaire Francaise D'Aeronautique Au Japon - Le Chef de Mission", v.f. and rare card from the French Air Force unit in Japan during World War I (Image)

Est.$500

1923 Scadta, large cover originating from Kobe, Japan, franked with 50c and 1peso (unoverprinted 1923 issue), used in combination with pair of 10c government stamps, cancelled in Barranquilla, April 17, 1928, cover creases and some toning, remarkable usage from Japan, ex-Friedman (Image)

Est.$1,500

1928 (3 Apr) First Flight Tokyo to Paris by Costes and Le Brix, stationery envelope of "The Imperial Hotel of Tokyo", violet "Raid : Tokyo a Paris" cachet, addressed to the pilot, v.f., with "Bourget Aviation 14.4.28" arrival pmk (Cat No. Muller 22) (Image)

Est.$500

1928 (3 Apr) First Flight Tokyo to Paris by Costes and Le Brix, stationery envelope of "The Imperial Hotel of Tokyo", violet "Raid : Tokyo a Paris" cachet, addressed to the pilot, v.f., with "Bourget Aviation 14.4.28" arrival pmk (Cat No. Muller 22) (Image)

Est.$500