The Official 1896 Presentation Album of Japanese Stamps: "Dai Nippon Teikoku Ubin Kitte Eukakushi" (The Postage Stamp History of the Japanese Empire), with all postage and telegraph issues and postal stationery from 1871/1896 and two 1874 Express labels; printed in both Japanese and English, complete and bound in silk with the original ties for binding at side, binding lightly loosened. The book contains original examples of all stamps except for seven which were no longer available even in the Post Office archives. Between pages 88 and 89 of the book there is a fold-out page detailing the exact numbers printed of the original issues. Contained in a superbly crafted box for it's continued preservation. A wonderful example of what is, perhaps, the most sought after book in all philatelic literature of Asia and of the utmost rarity to both bilbliophiles and philatelists. (Image 1) (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)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:161
Symbol:Cat No:99/120

1913/14: ½ s. brown - 1 y. green and brown definitive issues both with and without watermark, overprinted "MIHON" = "SPECIMEN" in black, some lower values with small faults, otherwise fine and scarce. (Image 1) (Image)

1875/1941: Collection hundreds used/unused stamps, the early issues with many forgeries, thereafter cancellation interest, Airmail stamps, also 1938/41 six National Park souvenir sheets unused, also military stamps and offices in China. Mi = € 11'000 following the consignor without calculating the aeryl issues. (Image 1) (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)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:171
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1900/20: Important collection with 500 picture postcards s/w and mostly in colour, used and mainly unused, showing a large variety of handpainted cards (partly in sets), commemorative cards franked on picture side and showing special cancellations, street scenes, some items regarding the sino russian war, few photocards of the Emperor and his family, Japanese fashion and much more, a lot that has been kept under the roof for decades and which nowadays can't hardly put together again with such a number of phantastic items, mainly in good conditon (few have age stains) and arranged in a large postcard album. (Image 1) (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)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:172
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1900/1930: Fine accumulation of over 110 early Japan covers and picture postcards including some 35 letters including one franked 3 s with booklet perforation, a further 35 or so postal stationery cards and three unused handpainted envelopes with native scenes. A most interesting contemporary lot with a further 20 later items thrown in. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:174
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1912/39c.: Collection of covers/cards (96), with 1912 Panorama postcard from Miyajima franked 8 sen, underpaid and taxed in Switzerland on arrival, 1935 registered airmail postcard to Switzerland with four values from the 1929/34 airmail issue, strength in Foreign P.O.'s with 1903 1½ s. blue card up-rated with 5 r. and 2 x 1 s. brown tied "Hankow / IJPO in violet, card 1908 "Changchun - S / IJPO" cds on 4 s. stationery card, 1911 "Hankow / IJPO" on 4 s. stationery card via Peking to Berne, 1917 registered usage from Peking at 20 s. rate (five adhesives) tied "Peking / IJPO", remarkable 1916 correspondence to Cologne (12 covers) from Internee / Prisoner of War in Kurume Camp XV and two scarce China SYS 2½ f. green stationery cards unused. (Image 1) (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)

Lots and Collections 1964/82: Lot 15 yearbooks and special booklets issued by the postal administration of Japan, in addition a presentation folder for the UPU congress in 1964, all in perfect condition and housed in a box. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image)

Japan, Dr. Legrand (Dr. Magnus, Jacques Amable) 1878; Les Écritures et la lêgende des TIMBRES DU JAPON. 43 pages, published by Moens Bruxelles. Half leather hardbound with raised and gold tooled spine. An extremely rare and very early monograph, not in the collections of Garratt-Adams or Hackmey. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image)

Japan, Ichida Soichi Dr. 1959/65; The DRAGON STAMPS OF JAPAN 1871-1872 and The CHERRY BLOSSOM ISSUES OF JAPAN 1872-1876, both much sought after books in overall good condition with some imperfections of the binding (waterstains, toning, break, dustjackets rubbed and torn), the text itself in nearly as new condition. Rare thorough work on the subject, a re-binding would help to establish a perfect bibliophile apperance. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image)