1871 48m brown on native laid paper, block of four, Pl.1, pos.30-31,38-39, canceled by clear strike of large "Kuwana-Kensazumi" cancel on part of cover, ample margins to slightly cut in or close at upper right and at upper left, showing framed "Kuwana Station" postal agency and circular private sender's handstamp oin cover. A tremendous rarity, signed Hunziker, with his 1964 certificate, also 2009 Eichhorn certificate, ex-Robert S.Levy collection, sold by Robson Lowe in 1964 (JSCA 1a) (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1871 native cover franked on back with vertical pair of 48m brown on native laid paper, Pl. 1, pos. 21-29, also single and vertical pair of 500m blue green, Plate 1, pos.9-17 and 20, large margins all around, canceled by two strikes of large Kanagawa Kensazumient from Kanagawa (Musashi province) to Futamata, east of Mitsuke, Totomi province, fine and attractive first issue cover, ex-Robert S.Levy collection, 2nd sale, Robson Lowe, London 1964, with 2009 Florian Eichhorn certificate (Cat No. 1,4) (Image)

Est.US$15,000

1871 100m dark blue, native laid paper, Plate I, position 28, margins all around, tied by large Saikyo Kensazumi strike on back of a native cover (with letter of contents) to Fushimi, showing red single framed circular "hakoba" (letter box, agency) marking of Sanjo-Nishihorigawa. A v.f. cover, with detailed 2009 Florian Eichhorn certificate (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1871 native cover franked with vertical pair of 500m green, Plate I, positions 1 and 9 (extra dot in the second value character), vertical strip of three of 200m orange, Plate 2, positions 8,16 and 24, used 28 April, 1872 in combination with 1s blue, plate 2, position 28, all tied by "Ken" for "Kensa" (examined) chops, sent from Tokyo to Kobe, with boxed "Tokyo Yubin Yakusho" (Tokyo Post Office) and arrival in red "Sesshu, Kobe, Yubin Jakusho" (Kobe, Settsu Post Office) on back, fine and splendid first issue combination cover (Cat No. 3,4,6) (Image)

Est.US$10,000

1872 native cover franked with vertical pair of 1/2s brown and 2sen yellow, red chops and dispatch cds, cover trimmed at upper right corner, fine and rare usage (Cat No. 5,13) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1876 (28 Sep) registered Express cover to Kyoto, franked with single 12s rose, Syll.1, tied by Intaglio Cross in circle, with Tokyo dispatch cds alongside, with arrival in red on back, fine and rare single franking usage of 12s Bird on internal cover from Tokyo to Kyoto, with 2005 ISJP certificate (Cat No. 46) (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1877 (May) 2s yellow Cherry Blossom long style stationery entire envelope, Syll.1 (JSCA SE5a) uprated on back by 6s brown, Syll.18 (JSCA 32), used from Nagasaki to Tokyo, with arrival markings, red handwriting below value indicated "registered", fine usage to "Nipposha", the publisher to "Tokyo Nichinichi" newspaper, predecessor of present "Tokyo mainichi", with detailed 2003 Eichhorn certificate ("the native long style 2sen envelopes are seldom seen in this fresh condition") (Cat No. 36) (Image)

Est.US$500

1886 (Oct) cover to Nagasaki, franked with 1s green (single and strip of four), canceled on arrival by cork, with two stamps tied by Nagasaki Japan arrival cds, showing bilingual "Ship" triangular handstamp adjacent, backflap removed, otherwise fine, scarce ship mail (Image)

Est.US$500