JAPAN - 1871 - 1872 DRAGON FORGERIES REFERENCE COLLECTION on pages, of the imperf 'Mon' and perf 'Sen' issues (200+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £350-450
Reserve £280

JAPAN - 1871 - 1914 COLLECTION on Scott album pages, note genuine 1871 48m imperf & perf, 1872 30s, 1874 2s, a good run of 1875 issues, and so on incl the usual forgeries (approx 150) (Image1)

Est. £700-900
Reserve £575

JAPAN - 1872 - 1875 FORGERIES REFERENCE COLLECTION. AN OUTSTANDING HIGHLY-SPECIALIZED COLLECTION of the Cherry Blossom stamps. Meticulously identified & presented on pages of mostly Wada Forgeries, also selections of forgeries by Spiro, Kamigata, Sanko, Mozo, Mihon, Bradshaw & Ramadan, modern Lithographic types. The extensive 'Wada' range with printings identified from the different plates, states & plate positions, plenty of sketches describing each plate position characteristic, photographs & images confirming each stamps identity. A unique & exceptional reference collection, includes 'The Wada Cherry Blossom Forgeries' by Tyler and Montgomery (2500+) (Image1)

Est. £4,000-5,000
Reserve £

JAPAN - 1872 - 1937 COLLECTION of mint & used stamps on pages, much 19th Century to 1884 Wedding set mint, 1896 Princes set mint, 1899-1908 vals to 8s, 10s, 15s & 25s mint, 1900 3s Weddings (x2) mint, 1905 3s Amalgamation (2, one mint), 1906 Military Review set, 1913 no wmk vals to 2s, 3s, 5s, 10s & 20s mint, 1914-25 wmk'd vals to 20s, 30s & 1y mint, 1915 Coronation set mint, 1919 Peace set mint, etc, etc. Chiefly fine (450+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £400-500
Reserve £325

JAPAN - 1875 BIRD ISSUE FORGERIES REFERENCE COLLECTION HIGHLY-SPECIALISED extensive collection identified by plate / state / paper / printing / plate position with 100 x 12s 'Bean Goose', 117 x 15s 'Pied Wagtail' & 108 x 45s 'Northern Goshawk' forgeries (325 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £550-700
Reserve £450

JAPAN - 1876 - 1980's DEALERS STOCK of chiefly used stamps on 50+ old fashioned stock cards, duplication (6500+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £270-350
Reserve £220

JAPAN - 1920 - 1965 MINT / NEVER HINGED COLLECTION on album pages, 1925 Phoenix set, 1937-40 definitivess, 1930s National Parks sets, 1946-47 definitive with perf. and imperf., many sport sets. Very fine (550+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £700-900
Reserve £575

JAPAN - 1929 - 1953 AIR POST COMPLETE NEVER HINGED MINT. A complete, never hinged mint collection of Air Post issues (40 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £450-550
Reserve £375

JAPAN - ANTARCTIC COVERS & POSTCARDS 1956 - 2003 COLLECTION annotated in two albums, special illustrated & cacheted covers with various JARE Expeditions cachets, bases, research & supply ships, etc, some signed, also a few stamps (approx 240 covers & other items) (Image1)

Est. £300-350
Reserve £240