152-54, 1916 1½s-10s Heir Apparent, fresh colors. h.r., F-VF (Scott $812) (Image)

CV. 150

154, 1916 10s Heir Apparent, fresh color, o.g., small h.r., Fine and attractive; 2015 Eichhorn certificate (Scott $800) (Image)

CV. 350

C1-2, 1919 1½s, 3s Airmail Overprints, slightly disturbed part o.g., usual rough perfs, Fine (Scott $665) (Image)

CV. 100

c.1950s Wood Cut Print Seals, setenant sheets of four and six seals of different designs on ungummed paper, produced for a fund raising drive for Cental Community Chest of Japan, Very Fine and attractive (Image)

CV. 120

EXCELLENT OLD TIME JAPANESE COLLECTION. hinged on quadrille pages. Starts with 1871-2 issues followed by a nice group of 1872-3 to the 20 sen, 1874 to 20 sen with many different syllabics, 1875 to 45 sen with different syllabics, 1875-6, a varied group of Koban issues including some bota cancels and perforation varieties. Continues through to the 1920's including a nice group of Offices in China and Korea. Mostly used but mint sprinkled throughout. Condition generally F-VF, could be some questionable items so review is recommended.

CV. 1,000

JAPAN MINT COLLECTION to 1970s. attractive collection in a Scott Specialty album, lots of better sets and miniature sheets as 109 NH, 145a, 223-26 singles and blocks NH, 279 NH, 283a NH (2), 288a NH, 306a NH, 400a NH, 422 NH, 479 NH, 505-08 NH, 519a NH, etc. plus a manila stockpage at the back of the book stuffed with mihon specimen ovpts by the dozen, fresh and F-VF

CV. 500

JAPAN COLLECTION to 1970s. many 100s of mostly used on very well filled set of Minkus pages incl some foreign offices, nice representation of classic issues (some dubious as usual) and with variety of cancels, better sets and singles of the 1920s/50s incl some Parks issues and airmails, handful of revenue issues also noted, usual mixed condition, VG-VF

CV. 500

JAPAN COLLECTION to EARLY 1900s. Few hundred stamps on pages or in stock cards of which about half are 19th century issues starting with genuine (yet beat up) 1872 perf ½s brown followed by a range of Crest and Chrysanthemum issues through 1876/1877 on to the 1879s complete; the stock cards with assorted cancel interest, collection continues complete from 1896 Chinese-Japanese war issues, through to 1908 and then a bit further to the Jingo series, etc., usual mixed condition with some dubious as usual, careful inspection a must

CV. 500

JAPAN COLLECTION. specialised collection of the late 19th and early 20th century chrysanthemums with well over 200 singles identified by perforation etc.. also seen postal history including 2sn green block of five on advertising cover, as well as mixed franking making same rate on red stationery of the same company both sent in 1904 from Kioto to Germany, stamps used on color postcards incl geishas, etc, perfin study and perfins used on cards, etc,, usual mixed condition but Fine overall and worthy of careful inspection

CV. 400

JAPAN REVENUES and TELEGRAPH ISSUES COLLECTION. dozens mounted on quadrille pages with much 19th century, variety of cancels, including colored and fancy. includes silk, telegraphs, tobacco duty, etc., usual mixed condition, VG-VF, a must-view for the specialist

CV. 400

JAPAN USED IN KOREA and MANCHURIA PRE-WW II, 29 covers or cards with desirable array of postmarks incl Changchun, Seoul, Pyong Yang, Kainei, Chinja, Keijo, Chosen, Hiken, Darien, Port Arthur, etc., some with "IJPO" strikes, usual mixed condition, Fine and scarce group

CV. 300

JAPAN MINT GROUP. 100s of 1960s/80s sets and singles (a handful of earlier noted) sorted into glassines, definitives (incl some S/S, booklets and panes), commems, Parks, etc. with some better issues as 423, 1087-87A (2), some minor duplication, nearly all NH, F-VF; Face Value in excess of ¥70,000

CV. 300

JAPAN COVERS and POSTAL STATIONERY. about 100 covers and mint and used postal stationery primarily from early 1900s/50s with some later used stationery and FDC's, including a complete set of the 1961 Flowers (JSCA C327-38); nice cancels throughout including many Foreign Mail cancels in English; some WW II military cards, colorful frankings, ship covers; three 2nd issue used Air Letters, a 1926 cover used in Korea, etc. Interesting group, F-VF

CV. 300

JAPAN ASSORTMENT. Scott 223//656 with 19 mint sets, sheets, and singles (15 NH) in dealer cards, note 421a NH (3), 480-97 mint, also includes three promotional sheets for 1964 Tokyo Olympics and four Nature Conservation Flower S/S of 1973; bonus of Ryukyus 190 (two sheets of 50), F-VF; Scott $977

CV. 150

JAPAN ACCUMULATION. mint and used in envelopes and an assortment of early First Day Covers, mint Geese & Moon noted, generally F-VF

CV. 80

JAPAN COLLECTION, 1876/1945. mostly mint in two Scott albums with some better as (mint unless otherwise noted) 283a NH (some margin wrinkling), 318a (stamps NH), late 1940s Exhibition S/S, 479, assorted New Years sheets incl 1950-54 NH (some light wrinkling), 575a NH, 1950s Parks S/S assortment, B11, mostly complete after 1956, usual mixed condition, VG-VF

CV. 75

JAPAN COLLECTION 1915/1980. in Minkus album, mix of mint and NH to the 1950s, generally mint and NH thereafter, mostly short sets pre-WWII, fairly complete post-1950 incl. many S/S, generally F-VF, a clean and attractive collection

CV. 75

JAPAN COLLECTION, 1914/75. lightly filled Scott album but with better issues as (mint unless otherwise indicated) 283a, 285-93, 288a (stamps NH), 306a (stamps NH), 378a, 422 NH, 423, 439-42, 456-57, 479, 498 New Year sheet, assorted 1950s Parks S/S, B11, etc., mostly F-VF

CV. 75

JAPAN POSTAL CARDS GROUP. mostly more modern mint cards (some per 100) and also note some P.O. new issue announcements for stamps, handful of FDC and some Ryukyu Islands cards with duplication, usual mixed condition, mostly F-VF

CV. 40

EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE POSTCARD COLLECTION. approx. 30 cards including Kabuki, Japanese art in the British Museum, hand-colored RPPC, and several from the Russo-Japanese War (including one of casualties), generally Very Fine, an interesting group

CV.