1872 - ½s brown 'Cherry Blossom' issue on thin wove paper, a fine used copy with large BOTA cancel. (SG 34a) Cat £28 [US3] (Start Price = £13.60) [Estimate price: £17.00]
Sale #63
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Universal Philatelic Auctions Sale #63
It’s easy to test UPA: New Bidders Receive 1st US$73 WINNINGS FREE (£55 GBP FREE)**: Continuing 16 years tradition of their Unique Reducing Estimate Auctions PLUS No Buyer’s Premium Universal Philatelic Auctions (UPA) presents one of their most valuable ever 23,517 lot 63rd mail-bid sale closing Tuesday 11th October 2016. In keeping with previous auctions ALL lots estimated at £1,000+ (US$1,350+) will be offered LIVE online at the-saleroom.com 5pm (UK time) Wednesday 12th October 2016. Live bidders for GBP£1,000+ (US$1,350+) estimate lots now benefit by no charge for bidding live online. The sale offers 23,517 lots to the value of $2,528,796 USD (£1,891,919 GBP) comprising worldwide Collections, Sets, Singles, Covers, Proofs, High Values, Rarities, Topicals, FEO etc ... from the broadest range of regions including high quality classic Great Britain, British Empire, British Africa, British North America, India, Europe, British Asia, Asia with China, US and much more. Highlights once again include remarkable particularly strong in GB with High Values, British Empire - with amazing British Africa, KGV, KGVI, Australia, Malaya, India, Hong Kong plus exceptional Europe (France & Switzerland in particular), good USA and many other countries too numerous to mention... There are No Buyer’s Premiums plus all lots covered by their 28 day Total Guarantee. UPA prides itself on offering unique material that Collectors may not be able to source elsewhere and all with their unique reducing estimate system. With No Buyer’s Premium 2,000+ regular bidders stay with UPA saving up to 27% OFF – which is why UPA can offer new winning bidders a free trial of 1st US$73 OFF (£55 GBP OFF). Please start now.
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Lot #12974 - Japan
1872 - 20s violet 'Cherry Blossom' issue on medium wove paper, a fine used copy with light cancel. (SG 38) Cat £275 [US3] (Start Price = £122.40) [Estimate price: £153.00]
Lot #12975 - Japan
1874 - 30s grey black 'Cherry Blossom' issue on hard wove paper 'Syllabic 1' (i). A fine used copy with light BOTA cancel. (SG 60) Cat £100 [US3] (Start Price = £46.40) [Estimate price: £58.00]
Lot #12976 - Japan
1876 - 2s drab 'Koban' issue used with superb central strike of the OSAKA 'Syllabic Numeric' cancel. (SG 76d) [US3] (Start Price = £13.60) [Estimate price: £17.00]
Lot #12977 - Japan
1883 - 1s green 'Koban' issue, perf 13-14 used with complete central strike of large OTSU 'Bota' cancel in black. A few trimmed perfs at lower left but a superb strike. (SG 113g) [US3] (Start Price = £13.60) [Estimate price: £17.00]
Lot #12978 - Japan
1883 - 1s green 'Koban' issue, perf 13-14, a fine unused copy. (SG 113g) Cat £25 [US3] (Start Price = £8.00) [Estimate price: £10.00]
Lot #12979 - Japan
1883 - 5s blue 'Koban' issue, rough perf 8½ - 10, a fine mint copy. (SG 115) Cat £40 [US3] (Start Price = £16.80) [Estimate price: £21.00]
Lot #12980 - Japan
1883 - 2s rose 'Koban' issue, rough perf 8½ - 10, a fine unused copy with small part gum. (SG 114) Cat £25 [US3] (Start Price = £8.00) [Estimate price: £10.00]
Lot #12981 - Japan
1894 - 2s carmine perf 11½-12 & 5s ultramarine perf 12½-13½ 'Emperor's Silver Wedding' issue both fine used with I.J.P.O. SHANGHAI MEIJI 27 cds's dated 30 MAR 1894. (SG 126/127a) Cat £19.5 [US3] (Start Price = £8.00) [Estimate price: £10.00]
Lot #12982 - Japan
1894 - 2s carmine 'Emperor's Silver Wedding' issue, perf 11½-12, a fine used pair with two strikes of I.J.P.O. SHANGHAI MEIJI 27 cds dated 30 MAR 1894. (SG 126) [US3] (Start Price = £8.00) [Estimate price: £10.00]
Lot #12983 - Japan
1896 - 5s violet blue 'Prince Kitashirakawa' issue and 5s violet blue 'Prince Arisugawa' issue both perf 11½-12 fine strips of five slightly overlapping tied on large piece by KOBE cds's. (SG 130/131) Cat £40 [US3] (Start Price = £18.40) [Estimate price: £23.00]
Lot #12984 - Japan
1900 - 4s sepia on cream postal stationery card (H&G 27) with privately printed coloured view on reverse of three Japanese girls picking flowers in a garden, used with English YOKOHAMA cds. Addressed to UK. [US3] (Start Price = £22.40) [Estimate price: £28.00]
Lot #12985 - Japan
1900 - 2s olive green on thick white card postal stationery card (H&G 23) with printed advert on reverse for 'Colchi-Sal Colchicine Salicylate Capsules' with Geisha Girl image, used with English YOKOHAMA cds. Addressed to USA. [US3] (Start Price = £22.40) [Estimate price: £28.00]
Lot #12986 - Japan
1902-85 - Collection of Railway thematics in a large lever arch file. With stamps, covers, mini sheets, stationery and postmarks. Noted 1902 UPU postcard, 1947 Rail Sheet u.m., 1949 UPU sheet, SG 548/9 both mint and used. Then lots of train issues with FDCs, special postmarks, mini sheets etc. (66 pages ).. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS [US2] (Start Price = £62.40) [Estimate price: £78.00]
Lot #12987 - Japan
1904 - Tinted PPC 'Arisugawa-No-Miya Statue, Tokyo' franked on message side with 1899 4s rosine 'Chrysanthemum' issue (SG 140) tied by fine strike of English NAGASAKI cds in purple. Addressed to IRELAND. [US3] (Start Price = £8.00) [Estimate price: £10.00]
Lot #12988 - Japan
1904 - Tinted PPC 'Vue de Onomichi, ligne du Sanyo - Un des sites celebres du Japon' franked on message side with 1899 4s rosine 'Chrysanthemum' issue (SG 140) tied by Japanese script KYUSHU cds with English NAGASAKI cds alongside. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on front. [US3] (Start Price = £8.00) [Estimate price: £10.00]
Lot #12989 - Japan
1911 - Cover franked with 1899 1s pale brown and 3 x 3s rosine 'Chrysanthemum' issue (SG 134 & 139) tied by fine English KOBE cds's. Addressed to UK. Cover a little roughly opened at top left. [US3] (Start Price = £24.00) [Estimate price: £30.00]
Lot #12990 - Japan
1914 - Incoming cover from France franked with 1907 25c deep blue 'Sower' issue (SG 339) tied by BORDEAUX DOCKS cds. Addressed to 'Madame Roblot c/o Thos Cook & Sons, Water Street, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN with English YOKOHAMA arrival cds and also Japanese script arrival cds on reverse with two strikes of oval 'THOS COOK & SONS MAIL DEPT YOKOHAMA' cachet in purple on reverse dated 30 MAR and 15 APR. Re-addressed to KYOTO. [US3] (Start Price...
Lot #12991 - Japan
1914 - 1y pale green & chocolate 'Taisho' issue used with good strike of PERSIA - MARU 'Ship' cds. (SG 182) [US3] (Start Price = £11.20) [Estimate price: £14.00]
Lot #12992 - Japan
1914 - 4s scarlet 'Taisho' issue, comb perf 13 x 13½, a fine used block of four with TOKIO cds dated 11.7.1916. (SG172e) Cat £8.8 [US3] (Start Price = £4.00) [Estimate price: £5.00]
Lot #12993 - Japan
1914 - 4s scarlet 'Taisho' issue, comb perf 13 x 13½, a fine used block of four with TOKIO cds dated 11.7.1916. (SG172e) Cat £8.8 [US3] (Start Price = £4.00) [Estimate price: £5.00]
Lot #12994 - Japan
1914 - 13s brown 'Taisho' issue perf 13 x 13½ with large 'Anchor' PERFIN for use by the Japanese Naval HQ. Scarce. (SG 177e) [US3] (Start Price = £13.60) [Estimate price: £17.00]
Lot #12995 - Japan
1916 - USA 2c carmine on buff postal stationery envelope (H&G B379) sent from JAPAN on the 'S.S. Tenyo Maru' with fine TENYO-MARU SEA POST cds and boxed PAQUEBOT marking both in purple. Addressed to HAWAII with nice 'Panama Pacific International Exposition' blue 'Ship' Cinderella label alongside. [US3] (Start Price = £40.80) [Estimate price: £51.00]
Lot #12996 - Japan
1916 - Cover franked with single 1899 10s deep blue 'Taisho' issue (SG 176) tied by Japanese script NIGATA cds with English TOKIO cds alongside and small blue perforated label tied on reverse by red 'Chop'. Addressed to USA. [US3] (Start Price = £16.80) [Estimate price: £21.00]
Lot #12997 - Japan
1916 - Coloured PPC 'Lake Hakone' franked on picture side with 1914 ½s brown and 2s green 'Taisho' issue and 1915 1½s olive grey & scarlet 'Coronation of Emperor Yoshihito' issue (SG 167, 170 & 185) tied by Japanese script HIGASHIKU cds's with English OSAKA cds on reverse. Addressed to CANADA. [US3] (Start Price = £13.60) [Estimate price: £17.00]
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