Accumulation of mint and used Japan on album leaves and on stock pages. From early issues,some better commems, 1950's and 60's mini sheets , general issues to modern, a few revenues noted. (Start Price = £40.00)

A modest mint & used collection with a mainly used range of early (1876-1914) issues, later with National Parks sets 1936-41 (these unmounted mint & cat £227), post WWII with scattered mainly used. Mostly fine/very fine (few 100's). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS (Start Price = £79.20)

Cherry Blossom 30s fine used, centred left (Start Price = £80.00) (Image)

Cherry Blossom 30s SG 39 f.u. (Start Price = £72.00) (Image)

Cherry Blossons - 20s shades - both violet and lilac shades good to fine used (2) (Start Price = £100.00) (Image)

Mint and used collection on leaves(few 100s) including 1915 Coronation 10s mint, 1919 Peace 10s mint, some National Parks sets mint, 1948 and 1949 Athletics blocks mint, 1949 Famous People mint range inc 10Y green, also a few mini sheets, small collection of Canada at the back, mainly fine [US2] (Start Price = £96.80)

Bean Goose 12s red, an excellent forgery, fine and fresh, unused no gum. Cat. £375 as genuine. (2008) [US1] (Start Price = £10.40)

2s olive green on thick white card postal stationery card (H&G 23) with printed advert on reverse for 'Colchi-Sal Colchicine Salicylate Capsules' with Geisha Girl image, used with English YOKOHAMA cds. Addressed to USA. [US8] (Start Price = £8.80)

4s sepia on cream postal stationery card (H&G 27) with privately printed coloured view on reverse of three Japanese girls picking flowers in a garden, used with English YOKOHAMA cds. Addressed to UK. [US8] (Start Price = £8.80)

Incoming cover from France franked with 1907 25c deep blue 'Sower' issue (SG 339) tied by BORDEAUX DOCKS cds. Addressed to 'Madame Roblot c/o Thos Cook & Sons, Water Street, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN with English YOKOHAMA arrival cds and also Japanese script arrival cds on reverse with two strikes of oval 'THOS COOK & SONS MAIL DEPT YOKOHAMA' cachet in purple on reverse dated 30 MAR and 15 APR. Re-addressed to KYOTO. [US8] (Start Price = £9.60)

USA 2c carmine on buff postal stationery envelope (H&G B379) sent from JAPAN on the 'S.S. Tenyo Maru' with fine TENYO-MARU SEA POST cds and boxed PAQUEBOT marking both in purple. Addressed to HAWAII with nice 'Panama Pacific International Exposition' blue 'Ship' Cinderella label alongside. [US8] (Start Price = £24.00)

5y brown Philatelic Week, small marks on gum, unmounted mint [US5] (Start Price = £12.80)

100y carmine 'Blast Furnace' issue, with watermark, a fine mint copy. Rare stamp. (SG 498) [US8] (Start Price = £130.40)

500y blue Locomotive Construction, with watermark, very fresh unmounted mint with hardly discernable very light gum bend. A lovely staamp [US5] (Start Price = £99.20)

8y violet 'Postal Week' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 556) [US8] (Start Price = £27.20)

Radio Mast 20Y blue mini sheet mint, light gum creasing [US2] (Start Price = £20.80)

Flying Geese 8 yen m.m. [US4] (Start Price = £25.60)

Airmail 103y pheasant design - two distinct shades pale yellow / orange-yellow (one with light bend), fu. (2) [US5] (Start Price = £9.60)

Tourist pairs for the year, mint hinged, a couple with very minor faults, very fine (18) [US4] (Start Price = £51.20)