Japan 1872-76, specialized Cherry Blossom collection. A lovely mint & used specialized collection mounted in one album, showing shades, cancels, plate varieties, etc., all neatly identified & written up, mainly used with many very attractive cancels, plus a few of the lower values on card or cover, better items include 15 used & one mint #14, two used #15, one used 17, one used #24, 15 used & one mint #33, one used #35, three used & one mint #36, seven used #38, six used #39, 13 used #45 & two used with syllabic #5, six used #46 including two syllabic #3, nine used #47, fifteen used #49, five used #50 including one syllabic #3, nine used #52, twelve used #54A, etc., mixed condition & the badly defective stamps not counted, a great lot for the specialist, worth careful inspection. Scott $13,700+  Estimate $7,500 - 10,000. $0 (Image)

Japan 1873-1960, specialized collection of postal stationery. Wonderful collection in three albums of mint & used postal entires, wrappers, letter sheets, aerogrammes, parcel post, postal cards including reply cards, military, offices abroad, commemorative, a wide variety of cancels & usages are present, included is an extensive range of the Cherry Blossom entires mint & used with a wide range of Syllabic Characters present, plus two set of the first postal cards mint, one #FC10 (mint & used), one mint FC11, FC13, FC15, FC19, etc., all neatly identified & written up, a great lot for the specialist, worth careful inspection. Estimate  $4,000 - 6,000. $0

Japan, 1875, 12s rose, foreign wove paper, syllabic 3 ("ha"). Segmented cork cancel, bright color and sharp impression, F.-V.F. JSDA No. 31c. Scott No. 46 var  $400. $0 (Image)

Japan 1875-1960. A sparsely filled album of both mint & used, but with some useful items included, please inspect. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0

Japan, 1876, 5s brown. On 1870 cover to the United States, bluish green cork canceled with matching "Tokei, Japan, Sep 2" cds, "Yokohama, Sep 3, 1879" transit cds and San Francisco magenta transit backstamp, tone spots affecting cover and around perfs, otherwise F.-V.F., still an attractive example of this extremely rare postmark. JSDA No. 53. Scott No. 59  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1876, 5s brown. Bottom left corner margin single, tied by cork cancel on cover to the United States, red "Yokohama, Paid All, Oct 12" cds alongside and magenta San Francisco transit postmark, tiny cover tear at top, Very Fine, a choice position single usage. JSDA No. 53. Scott No. 59  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1876, 5s brown. Neatly tied by crossroads cancel on 1883 cover to the United States, matching "I.J. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Aug 8" cds alongside, Yokohama and reverse with magenta San Francisco transit cds's, Very Fine and choice. JSDA No. 53. Scott No. 59  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Japan 1876-92, specialized collection of Koban issues. A lovely mint & used specialized collection in one album, showing mint & used singles, perf. & paper varieties, Mihon (specimen) overprints, imprints, guide marks, perfins, cancels including botas, green rosettes of Tokyo, straight line "Ship", double circle cancels, Syllabic numeral cancels, postage due cancels, foreign mail cancels, postal savings forms, blocks, etc., plus 74 covers or cards showing a wide variety of usages & cancels, many franked with single 2s, however we note one cover with single 3s, one with single 8s, one with single 1s, two "Japan Gazette" wrappers (one with 5r & one with 1s), two covers with block of 4 2s (one violet & one red), cover with 5r strip of 4, cover with 2s strip of 4, cover to United States with 1s + two 2s + 5s, cover with 1s pair, 5s on cover from Shanghai used to United States, 2s postal card to United States with red Tokio cds, cover to United States with 10s pair, two postcards with single 4s (one to United States & one to England), four covers to United States with single 5s, cover to United States with single 15s, 3s postal card to Switzerland, two 2s postal entires to United States with combination frankings with Field Marshall Akihito or with Chrysanthemum issue, 2s on printed matter to Sweden, registered wrapper to the United States with 3s + 4s pair paying the 1s printed matter rate + 10s registry (rare), etc, all neatly identified & written up, a great lot for the specialist, worth careful inspection. Scott No. 55-84  Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. $0

Japan, 1877, 45s carmine. Thick plain paper, perf 10, full o.g., bright color, Very Fine. JSDA No. 61. Scott No. 67  $625. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1877, 45s carmine. Early plain paper, perf 10, circle of wedges cancel, large margins, bright color, Very Fine and choice. JSDA No. 61. Scott No. 67  $525. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1877, 45s carmine. Perf 8½, neat cork cancel, radiant color, Very Fine. JSDA No. 61. Scott No. 67  $525. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1879, 2s dark violet. Bottom margin imprint pair, in combination with 1s maroon, canceled by circle of wedges handstamps on 1881 native paper cover to Shanghai, China, bold "Tokio, Japan, Jan 19" origin cds at left and reverse with "I.J. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Jan 27" receiving postmark, cover with small corner nick at top left, otherwise Very Fine. JSDA No. 50+48. Scott No. 69+68  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1883, 1s green. Bottom margin block of 8 with imprint, o.g., never hinged (very rare as such), beautifully centered overall, bright color and remarkably fresh, Extremely Fine, a rare block in such exceptional condition. JSDA No. 64. Scott No. 72  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1883, 2s carmine rose. Tied by" Shanghai, I.J.P.O., Nov 11, 97" cds on wrapper to the United States, in combination with China 1897, 2¢ orange tied by brown grid cancel, matching Foochow dollar dater postmark alongside, blue Shanghai transit backstamp, Very Fine, a very rare usage mixed franking on a wrapper. JSDA No. 65. Scott No. 73  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1883, 5s ultramarine + 1888, 10s brown orange. Stamp faults with large nicks, tied by "Kobe, Japan, Jan 25, 1890" cds's on registered cover to Thomaston, Maine, with rare "Registered, Yokohama, Jan 27, 1890" cds and various registry markings, forwarded to Newton Centre, Mass., about Fine appearance, still a nice strike of this rare Yokohama postmark. JSDA No. 68. Scott No. 74+79  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1883, 5s ultramarine. Tied by crossroads cancel on 1884 cover to Lewistown, New York, matching small "I.J.P.A., Shanghai, Dec 8" foreign mail cds alongside, Yokohama and reverse with magenta San Francisco transit cds's, small cover edge nicks and stamp with minor perf flaws at top, F.-V.F. JSDA No. 68. Scott No. 74  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1888, 10s brown orange. Tied by "Shanghai, I.J.P.O., Nov 4, 98" cds on cover to the United States, in combination with China 1898, 1¢ ocher, horizontal pair + 2¢ scarlet, four singles (right stamp with s.e.), tied by the rare Pagoda Anchorage brown dollar dater postmark, transit backstamps including Shanghai, Yokohama and Boston, Mass. entry, with original 4-page enclosure datelined "Foochow, Oct 12, 1898", Very Fine, a rare mixed franking usage. JSDA No. 70. Scott No. 79  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1888, 10s brown orange. Two singles, tied by "Shanghai, I.J.P.O., Jan 19, 98" cds on double rate cover to New York City, in combination with China 1897, 5¢ rose red, vertical pair + 10¢ dark green, tied by dollar dater postmarks, New York entry backstamp, 5¢ pair with slight wrinkling and cover missing most of backflap, F.-V.F. JSDA No. 70. Scott No. 79  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1888, 10s brown orange. In combination with 1883, 2s carmine rose, vertical pair and two singles, all tied by purple "Yokohama, Japan, Apr 12, 98" cds's on registered 2s entire to Germany, San Francisco routing endorsement covered by registry etiquette, receiving backstamp, Very Fine and choice. JSDA No. 70. Scott No. 79  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1888, 15s purple + 1883, 5s ultramarine. Tied by "Tokio, Japan, Feb 25, 97" cds on registered corner card cover to London, England with registry etiquette and red London oval entry date stamp, "Via Vancouver" routing endorsement at top, small cover corner tear at upper left, otherwise Very Fine. JSDA No. 71. Scott No. 80+74  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1888, 20s orange. Tied by "Tokio, Japan, Dec 9, 98" cds on 1898 registered cover to New York City, purple San Francisco routing endorsement at bottom left and San Francisco transit backstamp, Very Fine. JSDA No. 72. Scott No. 81  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1888, 50s brown. Bottom margin block of 15 with inscription, town cancels, strong bright color, couple minor perf separations at top and thin in upper left stamp, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive used multiple. JSDA No. 74. Scott No. 83  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Japan, 1894 Chinese-Japanese War set complete. In combination with 1883, 1s green + 5s ultramarine on 1896 cover to Amsterdam, Holland, all tied by "Yokohama, Japan, Aug 21, 96" cds's, with "Via America" endorsement at top and receiving backstamp, Very Fine and choice, a lovely early complete set on cover. JSDA No. 3-6. Scott No. 87-90  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Japan 1894-1938, stock. Small stock of approximately 200 stamps, including used commemoratives in small quantities including better high values including four 1921, 10s Communication issue (cat $125 each), 2nd issue airmails, 22 mint stamps including #111-112 x2, 1927 set, #172a, second issue airmails, etc., worth inspection. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0

Japan 1894-1964, specialized collection of railway mail. Wonderful collection in one album of 174 covers with railway or R.P.O. cancels, a wide variety of lines are present, all neatly identified & written up, a great lot for the specialist, worth careful inspection. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0