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LotNo. Symbol Lot Description
500 ng image1871, Dragon, 100m blue, plate 2, wove paper (J.S.C.A. 2f. Scott 2c), position 23; deep color, slightly overinked impression, large to ample margins, without gum as issued, Very Fine. Scott $800 (HK$ 6,300). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,200-1,600
Selling for...HK$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
501 og/O image1872-74, Quartet of Classics (J.S.C.A. 6h, 29, 34-35. Scott 6e, 33 var., 38 var., 39), Comprising 1s blue Dragon, plate 3, wove paper, position 6 (J.S.C.A. 6h. Scott 6e) with strong color and partial boxed cancel; few customary small flaws, but still a presentable example of this exceptionally rare stamp; and 1874 Cherry Blossom mint 1s blue, foreign wove paper, syllabic 12 ("without") (J.S.C.A. 29. Scott 33 var.) bottom margin single, Post Office fresh, plus 20s violet & 30s gray, foreign wove paper (J.S.C.A. 34, 35. Scott 38 var., 39), 20s syllabic 4, choice used examples, clean with each showing bold "SHIP" cancels; 20s with trivial nibbed perforation at bottom, Very Fine overall. Scott $7,750+ (HK$ 59,620). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Selling for...HK$3,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
502 nh image1916, 10s Heir Apparent (J.S.C.A. C17. Scott 154), a gorgeous stamp with clean color and impression, bright paper and superior centering, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, rarely seen this nice, especially never hinged. Scott $800 as hinged (HK$ 6,150). (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,600
Selling for...HK$2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
503 cover image1880 (May 1), Cover sent from Shanghai to Cambridge, MA, via Yokohama (May 13) and San Francisco (May 31), bearing Old Koban 5s brown cancelled by crossroads killer with matching "I.J. Postal Agency/Shanghai" double-ring dater; Boston (June 8) receiver in violet on reverse; cover a little unevenly opened at right, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1)

Est. HK$1,800-2,200
Selling for...HK$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
504 cover imageca. 1873-1911, Selection of seven interesting covers, attractive holding, comprising 1873 (July 29) Saikyo (West Kyoto) local cover franked #12; 1873 (Oct. 18) Tokyo-to-Osaka cover franked bottom margin horizontal pair #13; 1874 (Aug. 14) Tokyo local cover franked #33 (syl 2); year unclear (July 19) cover from Tokyo franked #41 (syl 15); Offices in China #8-franked cover sent Shanghai (1.7.12) to Kobe (1.8.3); two covers to DPOs (identified by owner as #170 and 171, the latter Shimosuwa); bonus material of four 1s deep blue wrappers, two with Mihon overprint, one partial with ink dot, one used), Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$4,000-5,000
Selling for...HK$2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
505 cover imageca. 1874-75, Quintet of 2s Cherry Blossom covers, each franked by #34 with different syllabics; comprises 1874 (July; syl 2) cover sent within Kyoto from Tamba to Saikyo; a cover from Echizen (Sept. 17, no year; syl 3); a faintly cancelled syl 4 cover; 1875 (Jan. 16; syl 5) cover from Gokencho, Tokyo; and 1874 (Dec. 12; syl 6) cover from Utsunomiya to Tokyo; all fresh, some losses as normal, many with attractive auxiliary markings, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Est. HK$3,000-4,000
Selling for...HK$1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
506 cover image1874-75, Fresh group of six 2s Cherry Blossom covers, including five franked by #34 (all different syllabics) plus one franked #54; #34s comprise 1874 (syl 9) Shinano Province [Nagano Prefecture] to Tokyo (Nov. 9 receiver), 1874 (Oct. 20; syl 13) Saikyo local cover, date-obscured (syl 16) Osaka-to-Saikyo cover, 1875 (Mar. 28; syl 17) Tokyo-to-Saikyo cover (Apr. 1 receiver), and Oct. 6 (no year; syl 19) cover from Uekawa to Fukushima (Oct. 8 receiver); #54 franking from Furuichi (Nov. 30, no year) to Osaka; an attractive lot, several with auxiliary markings adding to their appeal, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$3,600-4,000
Selling for...HK$2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
507 cover imageca. 1874-76, Trio of attractive covers, comprising ca. 1874 (Nov. 15) part-cover with eye-catching brown ink brush stroke work, franked by bottom margin 2s yellow Cherry Blossom (#34, syl 7) tied by Iwanuma cancel with matching double-ring dater below, and two 1875-76 covers franked by redesigned 2s Cherry Blossom (#54); the first a front only from Otsu (?) to Ebetsunakano in Hokkaido, postage with 3.28 postmark (no year) plus a second stamp tied by red brush stroke cancel noting Postage Due use; the second a complete cover from Futamata to Tokyo, the stamp with left margin and full strike of kiban "nu 13" cancel and tied by 9.7.5 double-ring postmark, with Mitsuke same-day transit and Tokyo 9.7.7 receiver below; first fresh, the latter two with faults (none of which affect stamps or markings), Fine to Very Fine, pretty additions to any cover collection. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
Selling for...HK$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
508 cover imageca. 1874 (Aug. 15), Cover from Ejiri to Yokosuka, franked by 2s yellow Cherry Blossom (#34, syl 11) tied by attractive, crisply stuck boxed Ejiri handstamp with matching double-ring postmark (no year) above; an eye-catching item, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
Selling for...HK$900.00
Will close during Public Auction
509 cover image1874 (Aug. 22), 4s-rate cover from Osaka to Tokyo, franked by vertical pair of 2s yellow Cherry Blossoms (#34, syl 7) misperforated, tied by three strikes of Osaka double-ring postmark, the stamps between oval and boxed rectangular handstamps; reverse with Tokyo Aug. 25 receiver; fresh and clean, with auxiliary markings front and back, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
Selling for...HK$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
510 cover imageca. 1875 (Feb. 25), Cover from Otsu to Ishizuka, franked by 1s brown (#41, syl 5) and redesigned 2s yellow (#54) Cherry Blossoms, each tied by kiban "na 24" cancel; reverse with red brown Otsu Feb. 25 postmark (no year) with black Ishizuka next-day receiver above (month mistakenly set as "20" rather than "2"); both towns in Omi Province, today Shiga Prefecture, Fine to Very Fine, interesting regional use. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
Selling for...HK$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
511 cover image1875 (Mar. 23 & Apr. 8), Pair of 2s Cherry Blossom covers, each franked by #34 (syl 18), the first sent from Morioka to Tokyo, the stamp tied by kiban cancel with Iwashiro transit (Mar. 26) at bottom; Morioka origin postmark and Tokyo receiver (Mar. 29) on reverse; the second sent Apr. 8 from Tottori to Yonezawa City with Tokyo transit (Apr. 13) and Yonezawa receiver (Apr. 17). (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
Selling for...HK$900.00
Will close during Public Auction
512 cover image1875 (June 7), Insufficient Fee letter from Yokohama to Tokyo, franked by 2s yellow Cherry Blossom (#34, syl 20) tied by incomplete kiban cancel with Yokohama double-ring postmark below; red boxed "Insufficient Fee" handstamp and wrap-around band at center; Tokyo receiver (date unclear; appears to be June 17) at bottom; an attractive postal marking, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,400
Selling for...HK$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
513 cover image1875 (June 28), 8s-rate cover from Shizuoka to Tokyo, franked by horizontal pair of 4s Cherry Blossoms (#42, syl 1), centrally struck by Shizuoka "dai ichi" postmark with matching double-ring postmark below; Tokyo next-day (evening) receiver at top left; slightly reduced at top on opening, but otherwise sound, Fine to Very Fine, and an usual rate. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
Selling for...HK$900.00
Will close during Public Auction
514 cover imageca. 1875 (Oct. 20), Mixed-franking cover from Yamada to Nakayama, bearing 1s brown (#41, syl 15) and redesigned 2s yellow (#54) Cherry Blossoms, each tied by kiban cancel with red double-ring Yamada postmark above; slight toning and edgewear as expected, otherwise paper is sound, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
Selling for...HK$900.00
Will close during Public Auction
515 cover imageca. 1876, Trio of covers from Niigata, each franked by 2s yellow Cherry Blossom (#34), the first sent from Shibata (Mar. 29) to Niigata (Apr. 15), the second sent from Kanbara to Shibata (Apr. 15), the third from Isshiki-Shinden (Oct. 27) to Niigata (Oct. 28); the first two stamps syl 7, the last syl 19, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,400
Selling for...HK$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
516 cover image1885 (June 12), 2s olive brown entire, sent Osaka to Honjo (Ugo), indicium cancelled by large "O" bota with Osaka double-ring postmark below; Honjo June 21 receiver at center with red boxed auxiliary handstamp at bottom, matching circular handstamp across top flap on back; a pretty item, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
Selling for...HK$800.00
Will close during Public Auction
517 O image1897 (Sept. 3), Weather Report Wrapper, from Naze to Tokyo, with red label on front, serving as a frank, reading "Central Meteorological Bureau/Weather Report", cancelled by woodblock handstamp; sent from Naze, on Amami Oshima (now in Kagoshima Prefecture), addressed to the Central Meteorological Office in Tokyo; reverse bears Tokyo Sept. 14, 1897 receiver plus vertical red imprint "For Use of Central Meteorological Observatory"; clean with slight reduction at top, otherwise sound, Fine to Very Fine, an attractive example of these popular items. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$2,000-2,400
Selling for...HK$1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
518 imageJapan, Outstanding Revenues Collection/Stock, an astounding holding of hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of stamps, the base "collection" either on homemade pages or mounted on photocopies of catalogue pages, the "stock" on stockpages comprising strong duplication offering shades, cancel varieties, mint/unused examples, mint and used pairs, strips or blocks, etc.; numerous items on-piece or on document, with a wide range of types among which we find General Revenues (including 1923 Provisionals and Shimomura #314 imprint block of 25), Documentary, Tobacco Duty, Medicine, Justice, Registration Tax (including Shimomura #228-229 Mihons), Trade Tax, Unemployment Insurance, National Pension (including several paying-in book pages), Postal Seals, Telegraphs, Almanacs and School Books, Express Company, etc., plus 1923 Disaster Relief Stamp, several Ryukyus Revenues, two 1930s Korea Christmas Seal blocks of four, Akita Prefecture Revenues, Hiogo Prefecture Rice Inspection stamps, etc., etc., etc.; a gold mine for the specialist, Very Fine overall, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (Image1)

Est. HK$16,000-20,000
Selling for...HK$12,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
519 imageJapan, Extensive Reference Collection, binder of imitations and forgeries, mounted on homemade pages or arranged on stockpages, most all identified by Scott number (including syllabics where applicable) and further refined by plate and position; the first couple pages "mint" (and obviously forged), the rest "used" with innumerable shades and paper varieties including a Tourist Sheet and several stockpages of duplicates ready for refining; condition varies as expected with these, but a useful lot for the specialist, Fine to Very Fine overall, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image1)

Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Selling for...HK$7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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