Japan, **/* lot 1919–1993. Eight mint stamps (Mi 130–33 *, 428 *, 579–80 **) and eleven covers, cards and postal stationeries. (19) (Image1)

Japan, Postcards. Scarce set of 12 scenes illustrated and highly coloured by hand on textured crepe paper laid on the cards, very silky appearance, half with additional embossed images in the corner, very attractive. All made and used in Britain 1902-05. (Image1)