Invitation from Emperor to the Chrysanthemum Garden Party, with envelope mailing it back to the wife of Senator Ollie James of Kentucky, envelope is very rough but the invitation on thick cardboard is in excellent condition, Fine, a nice piece of history (see online scans)rnSen. James (1871-1918) first won election to the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district in 1902 , and was re-elected to the House four times, serving until 1913. He was the Chairman of the Democratic National Conventions of 1912 and 1916. In 1912 James decided to give up his House seat to seek election to the United States Senate. He won that election and was sworn in on March 4, 1913. He served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Patents and died during his term of office in Baltimore.

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

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354A, 1945 10s Blue, part sheet of 80, without gum as issued, one single with tone spot, another with inclusion, otherwise Very Fine (Scott $1,800). (Image)

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Japan Group of WWII Military Post Cards, interesting group of 38 items; used from military units in Asia (Burma, Malaya, Timor, Philippines and Korea); also several mint Army, Marines, and Navy post cards, and an envelope, some with color views from various occupied countries, several depicting Japanese soldiers in battle, one showing the Great Wall of China, some in special folder, also group of used Japanese postal cards sent by military troops to the Sasebo Naval base, some with censor chops and unusual arrival markings. F-VF (Image)

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JAPAN 1940s ILLUSTRATED POSTMARKS COLLECTION. an unusual collection of 1940s illustrated postmarks on 888 postal stationery cards - the 1.5s green and 2s brown equestrian statue types - written-up with place-names and catalog numbers and all housed in 23 small photo albums; this appears to be a comprehensively assembled survey of these cancels, as far as we can see all different, including Tanihama sunbathers, Yoshino warrior, Minami Senju Buddha statue, Aone, Kurisuno and Yamada skiers, Matsuyama and Tajimi ceramics, etc, etc. A trip round Japan through these delightful miniature views, this collection would be very difficult to assemble again.

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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

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JAPAN ACCUMULATION. 8 stock books plus some folders and envelopes with mostly post 1930s mint sets, singles, S/S, multiples, mini-sheets, booklet panes, etc. and incl large quantity of 1960s/90s "postage" value issues, note selections of National Parks, Philatelic Week, New Year, Letter Writing Week, Athletics, etc. also note some related areas incl Ryukyu Islands (note better airmail sets) and Manchukuo, usual mixed condition with some toning in pre-1940s issues, VG-VF, view to appreciate

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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

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JAPAN COLLECTION, 1872/1994. mostly mint in five specialty albums, mostly used to 1910s (some dubious as usual) and with better mint as 148-51, 155-58 NH, 179-87 (20s privately perfed), 190-93, 198-201, 425-32, 453a, etc., mostly complete and NH after 1960 (missing 1985-90), some toning in early issues, mostly F-VF; Scott to 1954 $1,700+

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JAPAN SUBSTANTIAL MINT ACCUMULATION of bulging mint sheet files, stockpages, loose glassines and more incl a few Ryukyu Islands sheets scattered throughout the mint sheet files, we found a handful of mint material from the 1920s/40s, however virtually all the value is concentrated in mint sheets, blocks and souvenir sheets from the 1960s/80s with a smattering of Mihon overprints strewn about, mostly NH, generally F-VF; significant face value.

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ATTRACTIVE JAPAN COLLECTION IN MINKUS ALBUM an appealing mostly mint collection in mounts in a Minkus album, rather sparse up to about 1925 when the collection becomes mostly mint and includes an array of better items including 150-51, 227-29, 283a, 407, 422, 423, 479 NH, 505-08 strip NH, 517a, 519a, 521a NH, 580b NH plus many more in the $10 to $50 range, especially the National Parks issues, besides the highlights mentioned above, coverage is little "hit & miss" in the 1950s until about 1960 when we encounter a high degree of coverage from there to the end in 1983, generally fresh and F-VF

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JAPAN ASSORTMENT of 100s of mostly used classic to modern period in a stock book, numerous 19th century forgeries (but useful as reference examples), some premium, usual mixed condition, VG-VF, viewing a must

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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

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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

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

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