Other continued... Japan Cherry Blossom continued... Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 547 */cover/(*) 1872/73: 1 s. blue, the album pages with 1 s. blue Govt. printing unused and a superb unused corner marginal pair with large part og., Type III deep blue on wove unused; Matsuda 1 s. blue on 1874 cover used within Osaka (June 21); opened for display 1873 cover bearing a top marginal pair used from Hiroshima to Mihara-City; and an unused "mihon" (Specimen) example together with a range of fine used examples (8) and a large 1873 piece used from Tokyo to Yokohama. A delightful lot (15 items) JSCA 10 (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Japan 10+10a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 548 cover/(*) 1872/73: 2 s. vermilion on wove, the collection on leaves with unused examples (3) two "mihon" (Specimen) examples with an unusual example from top of sheet imperforate between stamp and margin; used examples (11) and two 1872-1873 covers to Tokyo each bearing a single example used from Tokahahi; together with 1872/73 ½ s. brown on hard wove paper unused (3) and used (3). Condition generally fine but somewhat oxidised due to storage JSCA 11+9 / Scott = $ 1'000+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 11+9] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 250.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 549 piece/cover/bof 1873: 2 s. yellow on laid paper, the selection on leaves with beautiful lower right corner block of four dried og., four further unused examples one with small plate flaw not noted in Dr. Ichida handbook; fine 1884 cover used from Kiga to Tokyo superbly cancelled by framed handstamp in black; and used examples (9) including a corner example and a large piece mailed in 1874 from Niigata to Yokohama. A delightful lot (15 items) JSCA 12 / Scott = $ 850++ (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 13] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 550 */bof 1873: 4 s. pale rose-red on horizontally laid paper, an unused block of fifteen subjects (3 x 5), sheet marginal from right of sheet, part to large part og. A magnificent multiple for the specialist JSCA 13 / Scott = $ 1'000+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 14] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 551 cover/bof 1873: 4 s. rose-red (shades), the small collection on leaves with unused examples (5) with one being overprinted "mihon" (Specimen in black, two unused blocks of four but one faded, together with used examples (4) and registered covers (2) - one 1886 cover Aomori to Tokyo, the other an 1883 usage from Kinoshito to Tokyo each bearing marginal horizontal pairs. A generally fine group but some rather oxidised due to storage JSCA 13 / Scott = $ 800+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 13] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 350.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 552 */piece 1872/73: 10 s. blue-green on wove paper, the selection of used examples (6, one on piece) with some fine cancellation, the piece with neat "I.J. POSTAL AGENCY / SHANGHAI" cds in black; and 10 s. yellow-green "mihon" (Specimen) overprinted examples on laid and on wove paper, and a further laid paper example with "mihon" overprint inverted all with part og., together with 10 s. yellow-green used examples on laid paper (2) with one on piece (signed Thier) and a used example on wove paper cancelled by full "Wakayama" circular handstamp. A scarce and fine group JSCA 14a+14b+14c / Scott = $ 1'925+ (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Japan 15+16+16a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 553 cover/(*) 1872/73: 10 s. blue-green on wove paper unused examples (2) without gum, and a fine example used on 1885 cover to Osaka tied by circular "Tokyo" (Fiku-ken) handstamp in black; 10 s. yellow-green on native wove paper corner marginal from lower left of sheet unused (rare) and a sadly oxidised example marginal from top of sheet (signed Holcombe, ex King Carol of Romania). A rare group JSCA 14a+14b+14c / Scott = $ 1'800+ (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Japan 15+16a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 554 * 1872/73: 20 s. lilac on wove paper, an unused example of good centering for this issue, rich colour, usual cracking on part og., not affecting the fine appearance of this scarce stamp JSCA 15 / Scott = $ 600 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 17] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 200.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 555 * 1872/73: 20 s. lilac and 30 s. black, the album page with 20 s. pale lilac each with "mihon" (Specimen) overprints, one is marginal at base; 20 s. pale lilac used examples (4) and 30 s. black unused with small part og., two "mihon" examples and two fine used examples, a scarce group JSCA 15+16 / Scott = $ 2'775 (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Japan 17+18] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 556 */(*) 1874 (Jan-Feb): First Transitional Group, 4 s. rose-red and 30 s. grey, on Foreign medium thick wove paper without syllabics, with 4 s. unused (2), one somewhat oxidised and the other of fine colour with small part og., and two used examples with one cancelled in blue; together with the rare 30 s. grey with used examples (2) both of good frontal appearancce, one re-perforated at top, the other a well centred example with blunted perfs. at lower right. A very rare group JSCA 21-22 / Scott = $ 16'900 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 24] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,200.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 557 */cover/(*) 1874 (Jan-Feb): First Transitional Group, 2 s. yellow on native wove paper, syllabic 1 with two fine used examples cancelled in black and a single example on an attractive 1884 cover from Kumamoto to Nagasaki; 2 s. yellow, syllabic 16 with two unused examples, one with typical crackly og., and a "mihon" (Specimen) example with large part og. A scarce and attractive group JSCA 17 / Scott = $ 2'000+ (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Japan 28] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 558 cover 1874 (Jan-Feb): First Transitional Group, 6 s. violet-brown, on native wove or laid paper, syllabic 1, a single example used with 1874 foreign wove paper 2 a. yellow, syllabic 5, used on Special Delivery 12 September 1874 cover tied by rectangular NAGOYA despatch in black, superb strike, with Special Delivery cachet and Osaka arrival on reverse. A most attractive cover JSCA 18a+25e. Provenance: Corinphila sale 72, Sept 1985, lot 1865 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 29+34] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 350.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 559 cover 1874 (Jan-Feb): First Transitional Group, 6 s. violet-brown, on native wove or laid paper, syllabic 2, a single example used with 1879 Koban 1 s. maroon on local 8 Nov 1881 registered cover used within Osaka, each tied by "O" bota in black. Tiny closed cover tear well away from the unusual mixed issue franking JSCA 18b+48 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 29+68] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 200.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 560 */o 1874 (Jan-Feb): First Transitional Group, 6 s. violet-brown, on native wove or laid paper, the exceptional album page with the complete range of Syllabics from 1 to 11 with good to very fine used examples; rare syllabic 10 on wove but with short perf., rare syllabic 10 on laid paper with short perf., the extremely rare syllabic 12 represented by an unused example overprinted "mihon" (Specimen) - catalogued at $ 20'000 without; a few with imperfections but generally fair to fine for such a difficult to assemble group JSCA 18 / Scott = $ 11'000+ (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Japan 29] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,000.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 561 (*) 1874 (Feb): 20 s. red-violet, syllabic 3, an unused example of fine rich colour, small "sumiten" (Specimen) overprint at top barely noticeable, unused without gum. Rare JSCA 19c / Scott = $ 10'000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 30] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 2,000.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 562 * 1874: 30 s. grey, syllabic 1, an unused example on wove paper, of good centering, perfs. slightly blunted, of fresh colour, large part og. A rare stamp JSCA 20b / Scott = $ 3'000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 31] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 750.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 563 */cover/(*) 1874 (Feb): 1 s. blue, on ordinary wove paper, the collection on leaves with 7 unused examples from syllabics 1, 2, 3, the rare syllabic 5, 8, 9 and 11 all of fine colour unused or part og. examples: used examples with the complete set of the twelve syllabics utilised and a splendid cover bearing 1 s. blue, syllabic 4 (two examples) used on 1885 cover from Iamzu to Saiko. A splendid and difficult to assemble collection (21 items) JSCA 24A/24L / Scott = $ 2'500 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 33] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 564 */cover 1874 (Feb): 2 s. yellow, on foreign wove paper, the collection on leaves with unused examples from syllabics 2, 3 and 18 all with part og., 2 s. yellow used examples from all of the syllabics 1-11 complete; and two fine covers one with a single franking from Yokohama to Tokyo; the other with a vertical pair, used from Tokyo to Yokohama and a rare pair of 1875 cover fronts from Nagasaki to Yokohama one with 2 s. cancelled by bold "NAGASAKI / JAPAN" cds in black, the other with the same cancellation correctly applied alongside the adhesive. Generally fine, a scarce group JSCA 25 / Scott = $ 1'000+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 34] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 350.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 565 cover 1874 (Feb): 4 sen rose, syllabic 1 on foreign wove paper, the album page with used examples (6, with three cancelled in blue) with minor oxidisation and a single 4 s. marginal example used on Brigham correspondence cover from Yokohama to the American Legation in Tokyo JSCA 26 / Scott = $ 3'325+ (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Japan 35] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 566 */piece/(*) 1874 (Feb): 6 sen violet-brown, on foreign wove paper, the album pages with unused examples (6) from syllabic 10, 11, 14, 17 and 18 with syllabic 10 ex the King Carol of Romania collection (cert. Holcombe, 1983) and four others with part og., used selection with delightful example, syl. 16, used on piece and very rare but heavily cancelled example of syllabic 15; together with a large piece of cover to France with 4 s. green, syl. 1 and 6 s. violet-brown syl. 18 neatly tied. Slight oxidisation but a rare group JSCA 27 / Scott = $ 6'750 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Japan 36] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 850.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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