1875 (Dec 23) Postal Notice from the Italian Postmaster in Yokohama, Japan, sent to the Italian Consul in the same city, with blue arrival consular datestamp, notifying of the commencement of new postal rates which were to come into effect on New Year's day 1876, with a list of country's affected by a uniform rate of 18 cents via Brindisi, and mentions Book Post rates would in some cases be lower than before, and specifically the reduced rate to Italy, with a uniform Registration Fee of 12 cents to the countries listed as well as Italy, further reference is made of mail to the continent via Trieste, reduced rates to Portugal via Southampton, the Azores, Canary, Madeira and Hawaiian Islands, as well as reduced uniform rates via Batavia either by French or English Packet, and the facility for Registration at Hong Kong and Yokohama for United States packet mail; an important document which has significant relevance to many postal regions, a fascinating item for the discerning postal historian. (Image)

1874 20 sen dark deep-reddish-violet, cherry blossom design, syllabic 4, on foreign paper, mint, overprinted specimen, positioned slightly high, gum crease horizontally, very attractive example, scarce issue, cert. Eichhorn (2020). (Image)

1874 30 sen grey-black, cherry blossom design, syllabic 1, on native paper, mint, overprinted specimen, well positioned, gum wrinkles, pulled perf top, very fine example, rare issue, cert. Eichhorn (2020). (Image)

1875 12 sen rose, bird design, syllabic I, mint, well positioned, fresh printing, original gum, ink dot to front, very attractive and scarce, cert. Eichhorn (2020). (Image)

1875 15 sen violet, bird design, syllabic 3, mint, overprinted specimen, positioned right, no gum, fine example, scarce, cert. Eichhorn (2020). (Image)

1875 10 sen ultramarine, cherry blossom design, syllabic 4, mint, overprinted specimen, well positioned, slight climatic toning, gum creasing, very attractive, scarce, cert. Eichhorn (2020). (Image)

1875 20 sen rose, imperial crest design, syllabic 8, mint, overprinted specimen, well positioned, gum creasing, very attractive, scarce, cert. Eichhorn (2020). (Image)

1875 4 sen deep grey-green, crossed branches butchi, on foreign paper, mint, overprinted specimen, positioned left, thin and pulled perf, some toning to tips of perfs, part gum, attractive, scarce, cert. Eichhorn (2020). (Image)

1882 (Apr 7) Envelope from Yokohama to the USA with 1875 15s syll. 3 Cherry Blossoms tied by foreign registered mail "R" intaglio cancel, with octagonal registered violet ds adjacent, paying the correct rate of 5s postage and 10s registration, reverse with San Francisco and Philadelphia arrival ds, very fine and one of the most attractive covers known with the very rare 15s syll. 3, cert. Eichhorn (2022). (Image)

1900 3s Lilac lettercard uprated by 1899-1902 3s and 4s singles tied by NAGASAKI 12 NOV 00 cds and addressed to Germany, taxed upon arrival as lettercard was no longer valid, scarce.

1912 (June 12) Registered commercial printed cover sent to Nishiku Haka, Japan, franked with a horizontal pair of Italy 25c deep blue, tied by the Firenze cds, sent via Siberia, arrivals 5 July, undelivered and despite four attempts was returned (7 instruction labels fixed to front by the Japanese post office), several manuscript and instructional marks to front and various Japanese marks to the back, arrives back in Firenze 25 Sept 12; an interesting and characterful envelope. (Image)

1898 (Sep 21) 2s postal stationery card to Australia, uprated with four Japan 5s tied by Gensan IJPO cds, sent by stamp dealer J. H. Parry, with Brisbane transit, minor soiling, fine, a most unusual destination. (Image)