**Japan**
LotNo.	Symbol	Lot Description
3615	O	1871, Dragon, 100m blue, plate 1, wove paper (J.S.C.A. 2c. Scott 2a), with intense color and full, balanced margins; paper fresh save for light stain from hingeing, Very Fine regardless. Scott $350 (HK$ 2,690). (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Japan 2c] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$800-1,000 SOLD for HK$900.00 Will close during Public Auction
3616	O	1871-72, Dragon, 500m blue green, plate 1, wove paper & 5s blue green, laid paper (J.S.C.A. 4g, 8a. Scott 4d, 8), each with appealing color and very faint cancel; #4d multiple hinges, #8a couple tiny bright spots normal for this thin paper, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,350 (HK$ 10,380). (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Japan 4g, 8a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$1,600-2,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3617		1952, Showa Unwatermarked Series, 100y Blast Furnace (J.S.C.A. 332. Scott 521A), bottom right corner margin block of 4 with imprint, pretty positional, with rich color on like-new paper, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $3,000 as singles (HK$ 23,080). (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Japan 332] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$6,000-8,000 SOLD for HK$7,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
3618		1935, 1½s New Year's Greeting (J.S.C.A. N1A. Scott 222a), miniature sheet of 20, sound and fresh, nicely centered throughout, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $700 (HK$ 5,380). (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Japan N1A] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$1,200-1,600 SOLD for HK$1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
3619		1868 (Dec. 5), Incoming folded address sheet from Lyon to Yokohama, docketed Dec. 4 and endorsed "par Marseille", franked by two 80c Laureated Napoleons (left stamp corner fault but with spot of color in right "8" of "80") tied by two strikes of large-figure "2145" grid cancels with Lyon postmark (Dec. 5) and red boxed "PD" alongside; reverse with "Lyon a Marseille" (Dec. 6) and French Shanghai (Jan. 29, 1869) transits on reverse, almost Very Fine, a clean cover. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Japan 1868.1205] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$1,800-2,200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3620		ca. 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) Get Market Data for [China 1873] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,400-3,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3621		1885 (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) Get Market Data for [Japan 1885.0612] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$1,000-1,400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3622		1892 (July 28), Train-cancelled Postage Due cover to London, franked on reverse by vertical strip of three 2s carmine rose UPU Kobans, each bearing a "Tokyo-Osaka" railway postmark, further tied by one of two London Sept. 12 receivers; address side with "YokohamaJapan/28 VII/1892/Meiji25" double-ring postmark, four Postage Due handstamps: two "T", one Yokohama "Yo/T"-in circle, and British "4d/F.B.", British inbound Sept. 12 receiver and blue crayon rating; a little bit of everything for the cover enthusiast, almost Very Fine. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Japan 1892.0728] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,000-2,400 SOLD for HK$1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
3623		*1895-96, Trio of Taiwan Post Office* Sino-Japanese War Covers, comprising Apr. 6, 1896 1s postal card to a soldier in Tokyo, with "First Taiwan Post Office 29.4.6" c.d.s. with "Duanfang, Taiwan, Mixed Infantry 1st Regiment 10th Company" return address; May 30, 1896 cover franked 2s New Koban tied by "Yamaguchi 29.5.30" c.d.s. to a soldier in Taiwan with "Second Taiwan Post Office 29.6.7" receiver; and July 19, 1895 cover franked 2s New Koban tied by "Itsukaichi 28.7.19" c.d.s. to a soldier in Taiwan with "Third Taiwan Post Office 28.8.5 receiver, with the original letter, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image1)** Get Market Data for [Japan 1895.0719] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,400-2,800 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3624		Bonin Islands Cover Group, 1943-51, comprising Apr. 26, 1943 Japanese-franked cover (two 5s Togo, #331) from Ogiura village, Chichijima, to Okimura, Hahajima (postmark's city name illegible), two different cut-outs from postal savings deposit books with clear strikes of "Tokyo-Hahajima" and "Hahajima" respectively, and two US APO 815 covers from 1951 franked by 3¢ and 10¢ Prexies plus two 6¢ Airmails (one having lost the 3¢ stamp); accompanied by informative article—in which all these items are imaged and discussed—from the Weekly Philatelic Gossip of Feb. 8, 1958. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) Get Market Data for [Japan 1943-51] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$3,600-4,000 SOLD for HK$2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
3625		1943 (Mar. 7), Multi-franked cover from Nagoya to Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaya, eye-catching cover to the Postmaster, franked by both Pearl Harbor Attack Semi-Postals plus 2s and 4s Nikko, both Fall of Singapore Semi-Postals, 1s War Factory Girl, and 2s and 5s Japan-Manchukuo Friendship issues, all tied by Nagoya bridge-style cancels; reverse with red-on-white "With savings, the body grows and the country grows" slogan label serving as seal, violet straightline "18.3.17" date plus poorly struck receivers dated "4 12/2603" and "4 13/2603", Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Japan 1943.0307] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,000-2,400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3626		Japan, Massive, Wide-Ranging Stock Collection, 1871-1997, stellar mint and used holding, the primary collection in five Lindner albums on a mix of stock- and Lindner hingeless pages (the latter starting 1953); pre-1894 mostly used, mixed thereafter with modern nearly all mint never hinged; useful to solid duplication throughout, offering a wealth of material and early cancels for the student or busy dealer; among the too-numerous-to-count highlights are plated examples of #1c and 2, #154 Mihon block of four (crease), Earthquake Emergency Issue mint and used, mint coils (some in pairs), National Parks souvenir sheets including #283a (3, 1 with folder), 293a, 311a, 318a, 323a; #378a, 385a, 422a (3), 456, 457, 479 (5), New Year sheetlets of #498 (2), 522 (3), and 551, plus various pairs and blocks, imprint singles, complete booklets, souvenir sheets and much, much more; highly complete (essentially so from 1950s on), the whole allowing you to create a highly complete collection and have enough material left over to sell to fill in many of the gaps; bonus material includes various Japanese Occupations, Manchukuo, binder with selection of forgeries with annotations and article reproductions, two sheet files of Ryukyus, a binder with modern CTO post office or commemorative cancels, etc.; plenty of modern postage with face value to 80¥; grand holding that must be seen to be believed, Very Fine on the whole, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 48 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Video5 for this lot) (Video6 for this lot) (Video7 for this lot) (Video8 for this lot) (Image1) Get Market Data for [Japan Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$80,000-100,000 SOLD for HK$60,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
3627		Japan, 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) Get Market Data for [Japan Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$10,000-16,000 SOLD for HK$6,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
3628		Japan, Immense Mostly Used Accumulation, a truly massive holding, comprising literally tens of thousands of stamps from Kobans onward; presented (more or less neatly) on album pages, stockpages, in a stockbook, etc., offering a huge quantity of material for study and comparison (or lotting and selling); an ideal lot for the busy dealer, packet maker or cancels collector; well worth a close look-through, generally Fine to Very Fine, see a sampling online. Shipping charges apply - weight 32.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (Image1) Get Market Data for [Japan Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$8,000-10,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3629		Japan, 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) Get Market Data for [Japan Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$6,000-8,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3630		Japan, Captivating Collection of Tourist Sheets & Booklets, a colorful and enticing group of 21 Tourist Sheets and nine booklets, all presenting assortments of Imperial Japanese stamps and cards; all with used examples of postage stamps (most late Meiji to early Showa issues, without any early issue reprints), postal stationery items or cut-outs, Revenues, etc.; mostly different cover or framing designs or similar in different color schemes or text; the Tourist Sheets all folded at least once, with condition issues as expected on these oversized items, but a beautiful holding of these popular pieces, Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image1) Get Market Data for [Japan Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Est. HK$2,600-3,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction