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1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper continued...
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
30154 ,DE 19 image1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing with long tool perforation, frame-type I, six unused examples from plates 1, 2, 6, 7, 9 10, and positions 37, 39, 14, 32, 16, 6 respectively. Just the plate 7 without gum, otherwise all possessing gum. An appealing group displaying three different shades and each from a distinctive plate. (JSCA ¥190,000).(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

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Estimate. € 300

SOLD for € 280.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30155 19 image1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing with short tool perforation, plate 3, position 7, and long tool perforation plate 4, position 17, two examples, the latter with sheet margin at top, displaying highly contrasting shades, both very fine hinged with original gum. (JSCA ¥70,000). Provenance: Fukuhara Kazunobu(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 200

SOLD for € 260.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30156 ,, JSCA 19 image1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing, plate 4, complete sheet of 40, including plate varieties in positions 8, 15, 27 and 34, four positional pinholes (type B), fabulously fresh in deep shade. Apart from three hinge reinforcements between single positions, the perforations are in a great state of preservation and intact, with complete selvedge all around except in one position. A phenomenal and extremely fine complete sheet of great desirability. (JSCA ¥1,400,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 3,000

SOLD for € 3,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30157 ,, 19 image1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing, N-type II, plate 5, marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, positions 5-6 / 13-14, usual centring and great freshness, original gum with the two examples at base being never hinged. Very fine. A scarce and desirable block: among the fifteen plates of the 4 sen on native paper, only the plate 5 features the N-type II. (JSCA ¥145,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 350

SOLD for € 400.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30158 ,, 19 image1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing, plate 6, complete sheet of 40, four positional pinholes (type B), without selvedge, in a delicate pastel shade displaying a fine impression, including several very good centrings, with original gum and mostly never hinged. Some perforations partly trimmed by scissors, with small strip of paper along the edge of the horizontal row at top with the purpose of avoiding the perforations to open. Very fine and rare. (JSCA ¥1,400,000).(Image 1)

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Estimate. € 3,000

SOLD for € 3,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30159 19 image1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing with long tool perforation, type I, plate 8, position 23, usual centring and infrequently fresh impression, original gum. Fine and scarce. (JSCA ¥220,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 300

SOLD for € 260.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30160 O, 19 image1873, 4 sen rose, plate 8, Government printing, block of four, positions 18-9 / 26-27; plate 8A at top and plate 8B at base, originating from the intersection of the 8A and 8B plates between the third and fourth horizontal rows of the sheet. Displaying a very good centring and each stamp cancelled by very fine strike of type N1B1 "Niigata 9.9.1" (1 September 1876) cds. Few insect holes in lower left stamp, otherwise and extremely fine and fresh multiple. An exceedingly scarce multiple, larger than a pair, exhibiting sub-plates 8A & 8B. While pairs can be scarcely found, a block of four is a true rarity. (JSCA for normal plate 8 in block of four: ¥200,000). Note: The type 8A features the two horizontal lines slanted in the Japanese "Te" character of "Yubin-Kitte" (in centre), and in the plate 8B the ornament in the four angles in centre is different with one of the elements being a semi-circle instead of a scroll. Exceptionally in the plate 8 only, we find "sub-plates": the upper three rows (positions 1-24) are classified as plate 8A, and the lower two rows (positions 25-40) as plate 8B. Provenance: Dr. Tani Takashi(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 700

SOLD for € 1,700.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30161 ,, 19 image1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing, plate 9, horizontal block of eight from lower right corner with sheet margins, positional pinhole at top left in position 40 and plate variety in position 39, delightful pastel shade and overall crispness. To be highlighted the upper row displaying precisely well centred designs, original gum with four light hinge marks and the other four being never hinged. Superb. The largest multiple documented of plate 9. (JSCA ¥380,000+).(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 1,000

SOLD for € 2,800.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30162 , 19 image1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing, type II, plate 11, position 23 (short tool perforation); plate 12, position 5; and plate 14, position 26. Three examples lightly hinged and uncommonly well centred. A very fine trio. (JSCA ¥140,000).(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Estimate. € 250

SOLD for € 800.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30163 19 image1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing with long tool perforation, type II, plate 13, position 2, sheet margin at top and uncommonly well centred, crisp impression, lightly hinged with part original gum. Extremely fine. (JSCA ¥240,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 500

SOLD for € 1,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30164 ,, 19 imageONE OF THE TWO 4 SEN PLATE 13 COMPLETE SHEETS 1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing with long tool perforation, plate 13, an astonishing complete sheet of 40, rarely displaying such a remarkably neat impression which is enhanced by a vivid colour, retaining the peripheral margins except for position 4 only, with full original gum which is only slightly disturbed by one hinge in each corner. Small paper reinforcements along the external margins -and occasionally applied on the area of designs- in most of the intersections between stamps, with the purpose of avoiding the perforations to separate from the outer sides of the sheet, successfully keeping them joined. The 13 is the scarcest plate of the 4 sen native paper -as a matter of fact it is valued at more than three times than the second scarcest complete sheet in the JSCA catalogue-. One of only two documented examples, being one of the most significant sheets in the "Cherry Blossom" Issues and the most valuable of the one-figure denominations. (JSCA ¥10,000,000). Provenance: F. J. Peplow (H. R. Harmer, 16.3.1970, lot 54)(Image 1)

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Estimate. € 20,000

SOLD for € 34,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30165 O 19 image1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing with long tool perforation, plate 15, bottom right corner-sheet pair from positions 39-40, very attractively cancelled by Kiban Ni-19 circular type of Mito-Shimouchi in Hitachi Province. Position 40 with insect hole and positional pinhole, a very attractive and scarce usage enhanced by the sheet margins. (JHES ¥300,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 600

SOLD for € 550.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30166 ,, 19 image1873, 4 sen carmine-rose, bottom left corner-sheet block of 12 (4x3), with selvedges on both marginal sides, never hinged for the most part and only with hinge remnant on two stamps in centre at top. Negligible and small peripheral tone spots, in no way detracting from this rare and very well presented multiple.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 1,000

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30167 20 image1872, 10 sen apple green, Government printing with long Tool perforation 11, few perforations just touching at bottom right, otherwise clear margins and bright shade, original gum with trace of hinge usage. Very fine. (JSCA ¥100,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 200

SOLD for € 340.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30168 20 image1872, 10 sen apple green, Government printing with long tool perforation 11L, centred to upper left, large part original gum. Fine. (JSCA ¥110,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 200

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30169 20 image1872, 10 sen apple green, Government printing, paying a double-weight registered cover from Osaka (Settsu Province) to Obama (Wakasa Province), cancelled by a magnificent strike of negative "Ne-Ichi" syllabic-numerical circle of Osaka. Reverse showing type N1B1 "Osaka 9.4.23" (23 April 1876) cds and Obama arrival (4.25). Cover opened for display with small area of paper lacking at top. Cert. Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023). Merely three 10 sen Government Printing covers are recorded, being of even more scarcity if we consider that only two are in private hands. Unquestionably one of the rarest stamps of Japan on cover, and a true postal history rarity of classic worldwide philately. No covers are illustrated in the "Gallery of Japanese Stamps", volume 2 (1990). (JSCA ¥2,000,000+). Provenance: Fukuhara Kazunobu Census of 10 sen Government Printing on cover (each carried at different rate): -The example presented here -Single on registered cover, 21.6.1874, Osaka to Eichen Aizu, in the Kanai collection (The Philatelic Culture Museum) -Pair with 6 sen & 1 sen, 5.11.1874, Shizuoka to Okabe, ex Shirai Tsugumi, currently in the Yigal Nathaniel collection(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 10,000

SOLD for € 10,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30170 O 21 imageTHE ONLY MULTIPLE IN PRIVATE HANDS AND THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF THE SCARCEST CATALOGUE-NUMBER STAMP OF JAPANESE PHILATELY 1872, 20 sen deep reddish lilac, Government printing with long tool perforation 11, native laid paper, vertical rejoined pair from positions 24 / 32, exhibiting an appealing centring. Perforations a bit trimmed by scissors at right, showing two strikes of "Tokyo 7.6.13 night" (June 13, 1874) type N1B1 cds. Certs. Philatelic Federation of Japan (2009) and Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023). THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF THE SCARCEST CATALOGUE NUMBER OF JAPANESE PHILATELY. Irrefutably one of the most important items of Japanese philately and a worldwide philatelic gem. Neither unused stamps nor usages on cover have been reported of the 20 sen Government Printing. ONLY TWENTY-ONE EXAMPLES OF THIS STAMP ARE RECORDED, WITH ONLY THREE PAIRS KNOWN AND THIS BEING UNIQUE IN PRIVATE HANDS. THIS IS THE LARGEST MULTIPLE IN EXISTENCE. (JHES pair ¥50,000,000). Note: This stamp was issued on 3 October 1872 and it was valid until 30 November 1889. The quantity of issued stamps is unknown, and despite the long period of validation, this had to be very low as confirmed by the number of surviving examples. This pair could be rejoined from singles which had resurfaced at auctions in the United States (1989) and Germany (1990). The former, being position 32, was bought for US$88,000 by the Japanese auctioneer Mr. Tai Michiharu; the latter, position 24, previously emerged but "hidden" as part of a collection sold in a Swiss auction in 1984, which was bought and found by the Great Britain dealer Mr. Herbert Goldsmith, to be offered as a single lot in the Schwanke auction of Hamburg in 1990. The perforations at base of the upper stamp and at top of the lower stamp perfectly match in-between, as does the shape of the datestamp of Tokyo, demonstrating that it was originally used as a pair. This discovery was made public for the first time during the international stamp exhibition "Philanippon 1991" by Mr. Tai. These two examples were later sold as singles again. Provenance: Shirai Tsugumi (only position 24 of this rejoined pair) Narumi auction in Japex 1990, 25.11.1990, lot 29, sold for ¥16,611,000 or circa €180,000 (position 32 in this rejoined pair) Post offices of usages of the 21 examples recorded: -Wakamatsu: 1 example -Fukushima: 2 examples -Kubota (Akita): 4 examples -Tokyo: 5 examples -Tsuruga: 9 examples Census of the multiples: -Horizontal pair, positions 21-22, in the Kanai collection (The Philatelic Culture Museum) -Vertical pair, in the Mitsui Bunko Foundation Museum -Vertical pair, positions 24/32, ex Yamada Yuji (the example presented here)(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 120,000

SOLD for € 160,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
1874, Cherry Blossoms, Native Paper, with sylla...
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
30171 DE 22 (1) image1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow, native wove paper, syllabic i (1), very fresh featuring a vibrant colour, well centred, unused without gum. Cert. Philatelic Federation of Japan signed Dr. Sawa (2012). An extremely rare plate with just about fifteen unused examples known. A highly desirable gem of Japanese philately. According to the Yamazaki Yoshiyuki (Narumi 2018) plating book on (page 29), twelve examples are in private hands. This is the example used to illustrate this stamp in the JSCA catalogue (2023). (JSCA ¥4,800,000; Michel 20y €46,000). Note: This major Japanese rarity on native paper exists on native wove- and native laid paper, with the former being by far the rarest and priced in the Ichida handbook at 43% more than the stamp printed on laid paper. The Michel catalogues the stamp on the most common paper at €46,000 which, when compared to the 43% premium for wove paper in the Ichida catalogue, would give an estimated Michel value of €65,780.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 15,000

SOLD for € 14,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30172 O 22 (1) image1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow, syllabic i (1), sheet margin at left, refulgent colour, quite well centred for this stamp, cancelled by type N1B1K "Mino Gifu 7.11.x1" cds (1. November 1874) of Gifu (Mino Province). Very fine and impressive. ( JHES ¥110,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 250

SOLD for € 220.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
30173 O 22 (1) image1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow, syllabic i (1), usual centring, cancelled with rectangular framed non-standard "(O)tsu Kensazumi" handstamp of Otsu (Omi Province). Very fine and appealing usage. ( JHES ¥100,000).(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 200

SOLD for € 220.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

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