Japanese Post Offices Abroad, Lovely all-used specialized collection, 1900-21, neatly arrayed on ten stockpage sides, with full annotation as to shades, perforation types and—most importantly—by cancel; detailed inventory included; an interesting, unusual lot, Fine to Very Fine, imaged in full, with inventory, on our website. Est. HK$2,400-2,800 (Image1)

Est. HK$2,400-2,800

French Offices in Japan, 1876 (Sept. 14), folded lettersheet sent from Yokohama, Japan, to France, outer sheet only, franked by US 10¢ Bank Note (Scott #161), tied both by cork cancel in black and by adjacent red Yokohama dater in red (just tying several perforation tips); addressed to Lyon (addressee's name originally crossed out and then partly restored), with sender's "Dell'Oro & Co./Yokohama" blue bilingual handstamp at lower left; endorsed "pr O.H. Stp. Oceanic", with "5/cents." rate marking in red, plus indistinct 22 SEP and light San Francisco/Oct/2 daters on front, red New York/Oct/11, Marseille 22 Oct and Lyon 23 Oct transits and receiver on back; edgewear including a half-inch tear to bottom, Very Fine, a handsome cover, with 2014 P.F. certificate. Est. HK$6,000-8,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$6,000-8,000