C8, 1929 Communications Day S/S, fresh and attractive without the usual heavy wrinkling/creasing, small thin in sheet not affecting stamps, NH, Very Fine appearance (Scott $2,000) (Image)

CV. 200-300

'"1886 1½s + 1½s Message/ Reply Postal Card, Privately printed color views of ""Westeria in Kameido, Tokyo"" on message half and ""Yoshiwara''s Maidens, Tokyo"" (famous brothel) on reply, folded, very fresh and Very Fine, most unusual (2009/10JSCA PC19, ¥26,000 for plaiun mint card)"' (Image)

CV. 200-250

'"JAPAN MINT COLLECTION, 1945/69. well filled Lighthouse hingeless album and high percentage NH or without gum as issued, includes a good range of definitives incl high values (no 1948/52 ¥100, ¥500), post WW II Exhibition S/S, 1948 Philatelic Week sheet NH (gum toning and natural gum creases), 1949 Postal Week sheet NH, Athletic Meet issues, National Parks incl S/S, New Year''s sheets, 1950 Airmails regummed, 1951 Airmails regummed, etc., generally fresh and F-VF (see online scans)"' (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image 41) (Image 42) (Image 43) (Image 44) (Image 45) (Image 46) (Image 47) (Image 48)< (Image)

CV. 2,500-3,000

JAPAN USED AND COVERS SELECTION TO EARLY 1920s. a few hundred stamps incl section organized by perforation but with cancel interest as well, assortment of postal cards, covers and postcards with variety of frankings, destinations, cancels incl commercial mails, usual mixed condition but a Fine lot of these, perfect for the specialist (see online scans)

CV. 1,800-2,400

JAPAN COLLECTION, 1915/67. attractive mint collection in a Scott speciality album with particularly fresh colors throughout, highlights include 148-51, useful 1930s/50s Parks sets and incl a few S/S, 479, various Athletic Meets, etc., generally F-VF (see online scans) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image 41) (Image 42) (Image 43) (Image 44) (Image)

CV. 1,000-1,500

JAPAN COLLECTION TO 1975. mostly mint on White Ace pages in three albums, strongest in the 1930s/50s period plus highly complete 1960s/80s mint with vast majority NH, includes (mint unless otherwise noted) 163-70, 190-93, 223-26 NH, 227-29, 276-79, 283a (stamps NH), 308-11 NH, 311a (stamps NH), 315-18 NH, 318a (stamps NH), 323a, 385a NH, 437-38, 479, 505-08 NH, 523-26 NH, B11, C1-7, C3+C5-7 on registered cover to USA, C9-13, etc., usual mixed condition, VG-VF

CV. 500-750