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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 543 |
*/o |
 1872: 5 s. blue-green on native laid paper, a fine group of used examples (4) with attractive example with large part "Nagoya" cancellation in black, three further used examples including one oxidised example on
'ductile' paper used with part framed "Tokyo" handstamp in black; together with "mihon" (Specimen) unused examples with both large and small "mihon" overprints in black (6 items). A scarce group JSCA 8 / Scott = $ 2'900+ (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 400.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 544 |
*/(*) |
 1872 (Feb-May): Second Issue album page with perforated ½ s. brown, Plate II, on native laid paper (2 examples), ½ s. brown on wove paper, Plate I on laid paper with gum and another example unused, ½ s. grey on
laid paper (2 examples); 1 s. blue, Plate II on native laid paper with part og., 1 s. blue on wove paper (2 examples), and a further example with clear "Head Retouch"; 2 s. vermilion on native laid paper (little oxidised), a single example and a rare
horizontal pair, 2 s. on native wove paper marginal from left of sheet; 5 s. blue-green on native laid paper (3 examples) and 5 s. blue-green on wove paper; all are fresh and fine, a superb page JSCA 5a+5c+5d+5e+5f+6a+6c+6c var +7a+7b+8b+8c / Scott =
$ 8'000+ (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 1,500.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
Japan Kiku Issue
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 611 |
cover |
 1899/1910: Fine lot of a correspondence comprising nine items, all with 'Chrysanthemum' frankings to Berne, Switzerland, including two picture postcards, one 1½ Sen postal stationery card uprated with adhesives,
five small envelopes at the 10 Sen rate, including two four-colour frankings and one five-colour franking, plus a large-size envelope, apparently a registered printed matter, with an attractive six-colour franking; all these items are endorsed 'VIA
SIBERIA'. Additionally two postal stationery cards from inland use and an album page with common stamps of Japan, China and India (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
Japan Koban Issue
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 594 |
** |
 1876/79: Koban issue, the set of 17 values incl. the 1879 colour changes, all fresh and fine unused, all overprinted "mihon" (Specimen) horizontally in black, unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive set JSCA
46/62 (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 300.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 595 |
cover |
 1876: Koban 5 s. brown, perf. 10 x 11, a fine used example on 1881 cover from Tokyo to USA, neatly cancelled by small star obliterator in black with scarce "TOKIO / JAPAN" cds in black (Sept 9), via YOKOHAMA with cds of the
following day. Reverse with San Francisco transit in red (Sept 26) and Worcester, Mass. arrival (Oct 3) in black JSCA 53 (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 100.00
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| 596 |
cover |
 1876: Koban 5 s. brown, perf. 10, a used example on 1880 cover from Shanghai, China to the USA tied in black with fine "I.J. POSTAL AGENCY / SHANGHAI" cds adjacent (Nov 30), Yokohama transit cds (Dec 8) and Richmond, Indiana
arrival alongside (Jan 4, 1881). Reverse with San Francisco transit cds in red (Dec 27). Slightest trim to envelope but a fine and attractive cover (Image
1)
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 597 |
cover |
 1876/77: Koban 8 s. violet-brown and 12 s. rose, used on 1888 cover to Paris endorsed "via America per Oceanic" tied by "Y" obliterator handstamps in black with thimble cds of Yokohama alongside (March 8). Despatch
cancellation overstruck by "Paris / Etranger" arrival in blue (April 1). The 12 sen rose is a very elusive stamp, more especially so on letter (Image
1)
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 599 |
cover |
 1876/77: Koban 30 s. violet, a single example used on 1886 imprinted "General Post Office of Japan / Official Business" cover sent registered to Vienna, Austria tied by barred obliterator in black with Tokio despatch cds (Aug
14) at left. Reverse with "General Post Office Japan" wafer seal in red, San Francisco transit (Sept 9) in violet and Vienna arrival (Sept 28). The 30 sen is a rare stamp used, especially so on cover, this being particurly fine (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 600 |
cover |
 1883: Koban 5 s. ultramarine, a vertical pair used on 1898 cover from Gensan, Korea to Germany, tied by two strikes of "GENSAN / I.J.P.O." cds's (Nov 25) in black. Reverse with Yokohama cds and Rudolstadt arrival (Jan 1,
1899). A fine and scarce usage (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 175.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 601 |
cover/bof |
 1876/79: Koban Collection on leaves with delightful page with the full set of 17, most used with 'bota' cancellations incl. scarce 12 s. rose, 30 s. violet and rare 45 s. carmine (Scott = $ 1'000), range of
delightful covers with local usage at 2 sen rate to Shiba (Chamberlain correspondence); local usages of 5 rin grey on 5 r. orange cards (2), local usages at 3 sen rates (4) with two bearing single 3 s. orange (2), local usages at 4 s. rate with 1 s.
black (4) on cover with "Hiogo / Japan" cds to Tokio; 1888 cover with single 4 s. green from Kobe to Nagasaki, 5 sen rate with 1 s. black and 4 s. green on cover to USA, local usage at 8 sen rates with 2 s. stationery envelope up-rated with 2 s. rose
and 4 s. green, 1885 local reg'd cover with 2 s. rose and scarce 6 s. orange, unusual 1886 reg'd cover with corner marginal 8 s. violet single franking; 10 sen rate covers with 1887 local usage from Nagoya, reg'd cover with 4 s. green and scarce 6 s.
orange; single 10 c. on cover to Basel, Switzerland; 20 sen rate with cover bearing pair of 10 s. mailed to Berlin, 22 sen rate with 1885 reg'd cover to Germany with irregular block of five 4 s. green and 1883 2 s. carmine; 30 sen rate with 10 s. and
20 s. dark blue on reg'd cover to Germany; 40 sen rate with 20 s. dark blue pair on reg'd cover to Berlin; 70 sen rate on reg'd cover from Tokyo to France bearing seven 10 s. blue. A charming group (36 items) (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 1,000.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 604 |
cover |
 1883: Koban 1 s. green and 2 s. carmine-rose, used on 1 s. oale blue postal stationery card from Fusan, Korea to Kiel, Germany, tied by neat "FUSAN / I.J.P.O." cds's (Aug 5) in black. Kiel arrival cds at left (Sept 17).
Correctly rated, a fresh and fine usage (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 606 |
cover |
 1883/92: New Koban Issue, the Postal History collection on leaves with 2 sen rate with 1897 cover at Printed Matter rate bearing 2 s. carmine to Switzerland, 3 sen rate with 1889 cover franked 1 s. green and 2 s.
carmine at Printed Matter to Switzerland and 2 s. red stationery card up-rated with 5 rin grey pair to London; 4 sen rate with 3 s. green stationery card up-rated with 1 c. green used to Sumatra via Singapore and 2 s. stationery card up-rated by 1 s.
green pair to Austria and card with 4 s. olive single used from Kobe to Tientsin IJPO and similar usage but on Germany 5 pf. card mailed from Kyobashi to Magdeburg; 5 sen rate covers (2) with one from the Imperial Coal Mine at Chikugo and the other
an illustrated envelope to USA, single franking of 5 c. ultramarine to USA; 10 sen rate covers with 2 s. stationery envelope up-rated with 1883 Koban set of three used to USA; 2 s. stationery envelope up-rated with 1 s. green and 1894 Wedding set of
two, both mailed from Nagasaki, further franking with two 5 c. ultramarine used from Yokohama to Basel; 2 s. stationery envelope used with 2 c. and 3 s. lilac (2) to Zurich and further 10 s. rate usages; 15 sen rate with single 15 s. violet on cover
to New York and rare usage on registered 1895 cover from Seoul, Korea to Detroit; 20 sen rate with registered cover with 5 s., 8 s., and Wedding 2 s. to Germany, pair of 10 s. brown on cover to Russia; furthermore two covers each bearing single 20 s.
orange to Germany and (scarce) registered usage to Ceylon; 25 sen rate with 1897 reg'd cover to Peking franked 10 s. and 15 s., 40 sen rate with 15 s. and 25 c. used on reg'd cover to Switzerland and 50 sen rate with two 25 s. blue-green used to
Berlin etc. Fine quality and a most appealing collection (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 2755 |
cover |
 Incoming Mail via the Indian Ocean; 1889 (April 27): Cover from Yokohama, Japan to Brown’s River, Tasmania bearing 1888 Japan 10 s. brown-orange clearly cancelled by Yokohama datestamp and prepaying 10 sen for a 1⁄2 ounce ship
letter to Tasmania. Slight cover tear at left, the reverse with Hong Kong transit and arrival datestamps in Tasmania. Neat, attractive and a rare usage to the Australian Colonies. Route - Private steamship: Departed Yokohama 27 April 1889 to Hong
Kong (8 May). P&O Line: Departed Hong Kong (17 May) per “Verona” via Singapore (23 May) and Penang (26 May) to Colombo. Departed Colombo; by steamer via Melbourne to Launceston; overland via Hobart (13 June) to Brown’s River, arriving 13 June
1889 (47 days). Note: One of the earliest covers recorded from Japan to the Australian Colonies with this being the later of the three covers known from this correspondence (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM |
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| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 576 |
* |
 1875 (Feb): 10 s. ultramarine, syllabic 4 (ni), a fine unused example on white wove paper, minor corner wrinkle, with large part og., a splendid top marginal unused example of vibrant colour overprinted "mihon"
(Specimen) in black, superb og., and a well centred fine used example lightly cancelled in black together with 10 s. ultramarine, syllabic 5 (ho), perfectly centred used example on porous paper lightly cancelled in black. A scarce and attractive
group JSCA 38a+38b / Scott = $ 585+ (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 160.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 577 |
cover |
 1875 (Feb): 10 s. ultramarine, syllabic 4 (ni), two examples, one being corner marginal from lower right of sheet, used on 1876 cover (Bolmida correspondence) from Yokohama to Lyon, France endorsed "per City of Peking", each
cancelled in black and further tied by "YOKOHAMA / PAID ALL" in red (Aug 23). San Francisco transit cds in black (Sept 8) at lower left, with "10 / CENTS" credit in red. Carried on the "France" from New York (Sept 16, red cds on reverse) with
octagonal "ETATS-UNIS PAQ. FR. / 2 BREST 2" struck in blue (Sept 28) in Paris (Salles fig. 1721) and Lyon arrival of the following day. A fine and most attractive cover. Cert. Krüger (1984). Note: Japan officially joined the UPU on 1 June 1877.
Provenance: Corinphila sale 72, Sept 1985, lot 1871 (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 584 |
* |
 1875 (Feb): 20 s. red, syllabic 8 (chi), two fine unused examples, one in a dull shade with small part og., the other in a vivid rich clear shade sheet marginal at right with superb large part og., an unused
example overprinted "mihon" (Specimen) in black with large part og. and two fine used examples cancelled in black JSCA 39 / Scott = $ 320+ (Image
1)
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Currently...CHF 100.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 585 |
cover |
 1875 (Feb): 20 s. red, syllabic 8, a fine single example used on 1879 double rate cover from the French Consulate in Yokohama to Paris, neatly cancelled by the Yokohama 'Y' bota handstamp in black with YOKOHAMA cds (Nov 22)
adjacent. Reverse with "Consulat de France / À Yokohama" cachet in black and "San Francisco / Paid All" cds in red (Dec 8), obverse with "Etats-Unis / V. Angl. Paris" datestamp (Dec 23) in blue. Small part of top flap missing but a generally fine and
scarce franking. Note: Even though the 'Koban' series had been issued, the previous hand engraved stamps were still made available until supplies were exhausted (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 350.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 586 |
cover |
 1875 (Feb): 20 s. red, syllabic 8, a fine single example used on reverse of 1879 registered cover from Hiogo to Bremen, endorsed "via New York - Registered" at top, struck with rare circular manuscript filled "HIOGO /
REGISTERED" in violet (Nov 18) on obverse with the adhesive tied on reverse. Transits of Yokohama (Nov 22), San Francisco (Dec 8), New York (Dec 17) with Bremen arrival (Dec 29). A rare and most attractive cover that would benefit by being opened for
Exhibit display. Cert. Krüger (1984). Provenance: Corinphila sale 72, Sept 1985, lot 1872 (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 400.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 587 |
* |
 1875 (Feb): 30 s. violet, syllabics 2, 3 and 4, fresh unused examples of good colour, syllabic 4 being corner marginal, all with gum; three fine used examples with one solely cancelled by "San Francisco / Recd."
cds in black; together with 30 s. violet. syllabic 4 in marginal single and marginal horizontal pair overprinted "mihon" (Specimen) in black. A charming page JSCA 40a/c / Scott = $ 785+ (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 593 |
*/cover |
 1875/76: Second Transitional group, the collection on leaves with 1 s. grey-brown unused (3), fine used (4) and a vertical pair on 1877 cover from "Kamo Ojiya" beautifully tied in black; 2 s. yellow unused (3)
with single example on cover from Toyohashi to Goya and cover front from Hiogo to Yokohama with scarce "HIOGO / JAPAN" cds; 6 s. green with fine unused examples (2), overprinted "mihon" (Specimen) with three examples and used (2), together with cover
front "pr Saikio Maru" used from the Shanghai Agency to Yokohama with red 'Paid All' arrival. A delightful collection (21 items) JSCA 43-45 / Scott = $ 1'400+ (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
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