1871/74, lot of dragons (2) resp. cherry blossoms (6). Inc. dragons 200 mon wove paper mint with CV plate I pos. 11 no claw (point thin on reverse), dragons 1 S. pl. 2-12 mint, cherry blossoms Matsuda 2 S. with fancy "Nii" of Niigata, 6 S. native wove syll. to (7) used Osaka bota (short perf) etc., Michel cat. ca. 2600.-, four certificates/simplified opinions Eichhorn BPP (2013). (T) (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1871, dragons 48 mon plate I pos. 15, native wove paper, unused no gum as issued, two sides full- resp. two sides large margins, tiny rubbing on reverse, pencil sign Eichhorn BPP (Michel cat. 500.-) (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1872, cherry blossoms 10 S. govt. printing yellow green ovpt. "mihon" (specimen) inverted, original gum mounted mint (JHES 95.ooo Yen for inverted ovpt.) (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1872, cherry blossoms 30 S. native paper syll. 1, ovpt. "mihon" (specimen), original gum mounted mint with few paper adhesions, signed Thier (JHES 450.000 Yen) (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1872, 20 s. carmine-rose used on registered cover (front only) from "TOKIO 27.MAY.1882" with adjacent violett registered mark "YOKOHAMA REGISTERED MAY 27.1882" via Paris to Bordeaux, rare. ÷ 1875, 20 S. karminrosa Einzelfrankatur auf Briefvorderseiteals Einschreiben 1882 nach Frankreich, kleiner K1 TOKIO und viol. Stpl. REGISTERED YOKOHAMA, obwohl nur Vorderseite, trotzdem Seltenheit (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1874, cherry blossoms 2 Sen syll. 6 canc. full strike of fancy cancel in tensho (seal script), "unreported marking" according opinion Eichhorn BPP (2013). (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1883/88, New Koban 3 S., 4 S. and 20 S. with UPU Koban 1 S., 2 S. (overlapping, RC) tied "YOKOHAMA 14 FEB 99“ to small size double weight registered cover to Ulm/Germany w. March 22 arrival on reverse., cover left margin traces of filing. Attractive5-colour mixed franking. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1899/1901, Definitives "Chrysanthemum", 5r. to 1y., set of 15 values, fresh colours and normally perforated, 10s. few toned perfs, mint o.g. with hinge remnants. Mi. 1.260,- €. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1913, 1y. green/brownish lilac, fresh colour, well perforated (round upper right corner due to line perforation=no fault), mint o.g. with hinge remnant and paper adhesions. Mi. 1.700,- €. Attractive copy of this rare stamp! (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1914/22, three registered covers sent April/June 1922 to Vladivostok at 40 S. rates inc. 20 S. (pair), 10 S. (4) and 30+8+2s mixed frank, all with arrival markings. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1919, first postal flight, official ppc set issued by Imperial Aeronautics commission: one with ovpt. issue 1 1/2 S. tied LCD "Tokyo 8.10.4" (October 4, 1919) to Osaka. And one unadressed wiith unovpt. 1 1/2 S. and LCD "Tokyo 8.10.20". (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1919, first postal flight 1 1/2 S. tied LCD "Osaka 8.10.6" (June 10, 1919) to ppc showing pioneer pilot Takeishi Koha and extra of Osaka Mainichi dated May 4, 1913 of trial flight suspended due to crash of pilot while landing, who died the same day. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1924, Definitives "Empress Jingu", 5y. green and 10y. violett, both values fresh colours and well perforated, mint o.g. with hinge remnant. Mi. 1.200,- €. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1926, first flight Osaka-Dairen: three official APSJ cards of sections postmarked Seoul (2) or Dairen, sent: Osaka-Seoul, Seoul-Dairen and Seoul-Osaka. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1930/37, Showa witepaper 1 Y. etc. with a.o. patriotic aviation fund set tied "IMPERIAL HOTEL P.O. TOKIO 6.9.37" to small air mail cover to England, on revrse transit "HSINKING 8.9.37", envelope two creases not affecting stamp. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1934, communications s/s, mint never hinged MNH (Michel cat. €3.000.-) (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1936, Fuji-NP and parliament sets (1 1/2 S. each are pairs) tied seven strikes "KOYBASHI 4.12.1936" to registered cover via TOKIO same day to Switzerland, two 1935/1936 TBC seals and arrival marks on reverse. (T) (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1939/40, Aso NP s/s canc. two strikes "IMPERIAL HOTEL P.O. TOKYO 16.2.40" to reverse of registered cover total frank 60 S., Tokyo same day transit, to Germany via Siberia w. arrival "DARMSTADT 13.3.40", german censor tape, s/s top is pasted 10 mm around corner, but complete. A rare s/s on cover. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1949, children's day souvenir sheet, MNH. (Sakura Y 70.000, ca. €570,-). (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1950, pheasant 103 Y. etc. total 127 Y. tied "YOKOHAMA 3.7.50" to Singapore and returned with respective instructional markings, a.o. "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE HONG KONG 1 AU 50". (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1951/1952, Industry and agriculture 2-500 y. complete, mint never hinged, fine ÷ 1951/1952, 2-500 Y. Industrie und Landwirtschaft, komplette postfrische Serie, gut zentriert, Pracht (Sakura für * bereits Y 211.900, ca. €1.750,-). (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1951, 100 Yen unwatermarked, unused mounted mint hinge removed, part original gum (Michel cat. for MNH 600.-) (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1951/52, 100 Yen and 500 Yen unwatermarked, regummed/nachgummiert (Michel cat. for MNH/für postfrisch 1100.-) (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1954, philatelic week booklet pane, with booklet and interleaving paper, mint never hinged MNH (Michel cat. 240.-) (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)