1871/1945, used collection mounted on hingeless preprinted Lighthouse pages in boxed Lighthouse binder. Inc. mon dragons pl. I used, western paper cherry blossoms up to 30 S. with almost all the syllabics; Koban with 6s, 12s, 30s; 1941 postal savings sheet cto FD; 1945 10 S. grey imperf. imprint plate block 15 used Aug. 28; 1919 airs on piece canc. Nov. 1919 which seemingly is after validity; 1934 exhibition s/s LCD Tokyo; other prewar comms. like 1916 10 S. hat, 1921 jubilee 10s, 1936 Kwangtung 10s, parks. Inspection recommended.
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1871/1984, mint and used collection of definitives and air mails, double collected, on Lighthouse pages in Lighthouse binder inc. genuine dragons mon (2), sen (7), cherry blossoms (97). old koban inc. mint ex 5 R-20 S. and used 6s, 30s; Tazawa mint up to 1 Y., postwar inc. MNH both 500y blue (1949 100y is MM), booklets from 1959, often double collected, high catalogue value, certainly merits inspection.
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1871/2018, extraordinary specialised collection in 14 boxes, from a good section classic issues, mainly collected parallel in mint and used and comprising virtually every aspect/feature of Japanese philately, incl. regional issues, souvenir sheets from no. 1, booklets, se-tenants, area, stationeries, special event postmarks, f.d.c., airmail, mihon (specimen) and announcement sheets. Massive face value due to expensive subscription order until 2018 (up to five times each issue), in addition countless of covers. A fascinating life-time work, formed in 75 years of collecting, apprx. 100 albums plus further material (small boxes). A top lot of our sale which is normally not available in the philatelic market. Who wants to have chance should spend considerable time for an intensive viewing! ÷ 1871/2018, großartige Spezial-Sammlung in 14 Kartons, ab gutem Klassik-Teil, nach Möglichkeit parallel in beiden Erhaltungen angelegt und in buchstäblich allen Facetten gesammelt, mit Regional(Präfektur)Ausgaben, Blocks ab Block 1, Markenheftchen, Zusammendrucken, Nebengebieten, Ganzsachen, Sonderstempeln, FDCs, Luftpost, Mihon (Specimen) und Ankündigungsblätter. Gigantische Nominale durch exzessives Neuheiten-Abo bis 2018 (bis zu 5mal postfrisch), dazu unzählige Belege. Ein faszinierendes Sammlerwerk, welches in mehr als 75 Jahren zusammengetragen wurde, ca. 100 Alben und weitere Beigaben (Kistchen, Schachteln). Ein Top-Los unserer Auktion, das so auf dem Markt sonst nie zu haben ist. Wer eine Chance haben will, muß hier intensiv besichtigen! (Image)

1872/1901, postage due: red or black strokes resp. boxed "unpaid", "postage fee paid by addresee or missing" or "missing" postmarks on single stamps (22), pairs (7 inc. 1 S. native paper also with kensazumi or princes top margin 2 S. with "Yonago unpaid") and a block of four. Total 40 stamps, specialists material.
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1872/1969 (ca.), the collection of japanese postmarks on loose stamps only. Native + latin style, in three stockbooks. Starting from double circle and Bota via bisected to combs and foreign mail ones. The inland ones mostly identified/translated with small paper inserts, sorted according provinces. Built up over three decades, certainly merits inspection. (Image)

1872/1980, used collection mounted on pages in two binders, inc. genuine cherry blossoms (9), solid koban with amazing Bota postmarks on 6s and 30s, also extras like on piece, strips or blocks, fiscals, to be inspected.
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1872/76, cherry blossoms (166), all guaranteed genuine and almost exclusively used, some in mixed condition, wide variety of postmarks and papers, to be inspected. (Image)

1873/1990 (ca.), mint and used stationery in cover books, on pages/bags. Often with postmarks/places often identified, 100s, inc. a 1941 postal savings card mint, from veteran collectors estate, to be examined. (Image)

1874/1981 (ca.), elder exhibit of cards, envelopes, letter cards, UPU cards, airletters, parcel cards mainly used with mint and cto mounted on pages in three binders.
Inc. offices in China "TAKU I.J.P.O. 17 JAN 01" on 1 1/2 S. ultra, "TONGKU I.J.P.O. 29 JAN 01" on 4 S. UPU, "CANTON I.J.P.O. 13.4.14" on ovpt. card 1 1/2 S. - Mainland 1874 folded cards with boxed "Toyohashi ken" resp. "Akashi/ken", Botas Wakayama Maebashi Hiroshima Nagano Nagoya, UPU card 1897 to Egypt, uprates to foreign, UPU 3-5-6 mint ec. Merits inspection. (Image)

1874/1987, used collection mounted on pages in two albums (from 1966 preprinted Lighthouse) inc. some FDC from 1956, no s/s before 1970, to be inspected.
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1874/1996, used collection mounted on pages in 5 albums inc. Lighthouse 1945/70 preprinted pages. Inc. Old Koban cpl. with 45s brick red, 1916 10s, 1919 airs on official ppc tied "Osaka 10.10.6", 1925 Silver Wedding set cover "YOKOHAMA 15.5.25" to Germany, 1934 exhibition s/s FD Tokyo, 1938/41 parks s/s cpl., 1946 75th anniv. s/s, 1948 philatelic week small seet "Kochi.Murotsu 25.8.7" (slight rubbing), 1949 year of the child, 8y Wild Geese single frank on inland cover etc. Inc. several cards with LCD cto, pairs, blocks-4 etc. Inspection recommended. (Image)

1875/2000 (ca.), nice assortment of used stamps in a big stockbook, thereby also better issues from classic or f.e. 10 Sen blue from 1921, the focus of this collection is on the 30s to 80s. Good opportunity to continue collecting. (Image)

1881/88, 168 bota-postmarks on koban stamps, cat. value according vendor y525.000, see scans. (Image)

1883/1930, frankings on cover (17) or real used ppc (31), inc. 1905 amalgamation single used "Kobe-Sannomiya" trisected circle on cover "DAIREN I.J.P.O." (2) etc. mounted on pages in arched folder. Total 48 items. (Image)

1883/1981, mint MNH or MM in three hingeless approval books inc. 1899 Kiku 20s, 1 Y. LH first mount and earthquake cpl. set (margin min. tone spots), many coils /BP se-tenant etc. (Michel cat. ca. 2200.- plus net priced apprx. 800.- ) (Image)

1883/1991, 1894 2 S. commemorative tied boxed "Kamimura/fusoku" on underpaid cover from Akechi; 1919 card used Tokyo as print to US with stamp on viewside, taxmarks crossed out; 1967 cover to Swiss resp. 1974 to England marked "T" and swiss/british dues affixed; three 1967 inland due booklets (two roughly opened) with various slips with due notes of 5y or 20y. Total 8 items.
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1894/1921, Official presentation album "Commemorative postage stamps album" issued T10.4.20 (April 20, 1921) inc. all 1894/1921 commemoratives pasted, the 1905 amalgamation and 1919 airmails however as print only. Stamps are pasted and prints of LCD shown below. Some soiling and few soft pencil notes (removable) translating into german (Michel cat. 2200.- + for mounted mint). (Image)

1894/1994, commemoratives and new year issues, about complete collection unused mounted mint resp. mint never hinged MNH mounted on hingeless Lighthouse pages in respective albums (from 1971, same by Lindner). Inc. extra copies, variant perforations (eg. 1905, 1919, 1925 issues), additional blocks-4, margin copies, postwar occasional full small sheets, 1934 exhibition s/s, 1935 new year small sheet MNH (fold along central perf line), 1948/49 philatelic week small sheets of five. Plus two stockbooks of MNH material 1947/91 with many s/s., high catalogue value
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1895/1930 (ca.), group of ppc (117) w. a.o. russo-japanese war (23, many by Naniwa-ya of Tokyo-Kanda) showing blockships, fortress, former battlefield, canons/spoils of war, 1918 troops of nations in Vladivostok etc. Also 14 mint of Singapore. Total 131 items. (Image)

1900/20 (ca.), ppc (69) with only japanese women in traditional clothing, single or group scenes up to three, mostly illuminated and unaddressed, for the connoisseur. (Image)

1900/86 (ca.), topical collection Fujisan, Mount Fuji or misread "Fujiyama", mounted on pages in three volumes. Inc. stamps, s/s and FDC/covers/stationery (40) depicting the majestic volcano, special postmarks inc. of the summit postal agency or the early 1911 "Fujisan North" etc. The main share however are ppc (88) inc. ink/oil drawings (5) inc. used for WWI POW mail from Japan. (Image)

1902/36 (ca.), mostly official ppc (46) with respective Large Commemorative Cancellations inc. several of russo-japanese war inc. embossed, also SCD with 1935 Taiwan exhibition. (Image)

1914/19, Tazawa 1/2 S.-1 Y. cpl. (excluding 4 S.) mint never hinged MNH, but 3 S. 6 S. corner mount (the latter also torn), except the 20 S. all margin- or corner-margin copies (Michel cat. 1046.-).
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1921, Official presentation album "Commemorative postage stamps album" issued T10.4.20 (April 20, 1921) inc. all 1894/1921 commemoratives pasted, the 1919 airmails however as print only, as stocks were already exhausted. Issued at the occasion of postal jubilee 40 years: April 20 corresponds to the first day of posts in 1871, lunar 3rd moon first day. Very clean condition, a rarity (Michel cat. 2200.- + for mounted mint).
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1929, UPU convention of London, official presentation album "Souvenir du IX Congrès Postal Universel de Londres 1929" with solely definitives up to 10 Yen and two official ppc. (Image)