JAPAN, 1871, Dragon issue, selection of seven stamps, 48m reddish brown (laid paper x3 one with specimen overprint + 1 on wove paper, show Plate 1 & 2); 100m blue Pl.1 on laid paper; 200m vermilion Pl.1 (laid and wove paper) all without gum. Ample margins very fresh and rich colours. An attractive group for specialists. J.S.C.A. 400 000 yen (3 670 CHF)
Auction #17
By: HA HARMER sa
HA HARMER sa Auction #17
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Lot #1636 - Japan stamps
JAPAN, 1871-74, nice early issues used and mint selection, including Dragon: 100m blue mint (plate1, laid paper), 200m vermilion mint (plate 1, laid paper), 2s vermilion on wove paper. Cherry Blossom: 2s used Matsuda print native wove paper, 20s violet, foreign wove paper. Nice assembly. J.S.C.A. 250 000 yen (2 290 CHF)
Lot #1637 - Japan stamps
JAPAN, 1873-74, Cherry Blossom selection, including Government printing (native paper) 2s yellow (x3 mint); native laid paper 2s yellow used; foreign wove paper 1/2s brown (x5 used) + 6s brown mint +6s violet brown used. An attractive assembly. J.S.C.A. 400 000 yen (3 670 CHF)
Lot #1638 - Japan stamps
JAPAN, 1937, 5y-10y Empress Jingo, white paper, sheet margin singles, o.g., never hinged, fresh, Very Fine. J.S.C.A. 211-212. Scott 253-254
Lot #1639 - Japan stamps
JAPAN, 1951, 1st National Treasures Series, 50y Chuguji Kannon souvenir sheet, two, o.g., lightly hinged and never hinged, F.-V.F. J.S.C.A. 351
Lot #1640 - Japan stamps
JAPAN, 1951, 1st National Treasures Series, 50y Chuguji Kannon souvenir sheet, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. J.S.C.A. 351. Scott 521c
Lot #1641 - Japan stamps
JAPAN, 1934, Communications Day souvenir sheet, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. J.S.C.A. C56
Lot #1642 - Japan stamps
JAPAN, 1934, Communications Day souvenir sheet, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. J.S.C.A. C56
Lot #1643 - Japan stamps
JAPAN, 1934, Communications Day souvenir sheet, o.g., never hinged, but with slightly disturbed gum at top, fresh, F.-V.F. J.S.C.A. C56
Lot #1644 - Japan stamps
JAPAN, 1949, 8y Philatelic Week, 3 miniature sheets of 5, o.g., never hinged, some marginal toning and inclusions, generally F.-V.F. J.S.C.A. C173
Lot #1645 - Japan stamps
JAPAN, New Year's Greeting, 1935, 1½s rose carmine, miniature sheet of 20, o.g., never hinged, marginal corner creases, otherwise F.-V.F. J.S.C.A. N1A. Scott 222a
Lot #1646 - Japan stamps
JAPAN, 1872-1972, very nice stock and accumulation, housed in 6 books of mint & used stamps and covers. Array of early stationery cards, postcards, covers. Good selection of FDC-s, ministerial presentation books, booklets, commemorative covers and cards, aerograms. Good and attractive lot
Lot #1647 - Japan postal history
JAPAN, 1872, Dragon, 2s vermilion, brittle laid paper, on cover to Tokyo, also a selection of 1874 Cherry Blossom frankings on a cover + stationery envelope and stationery card. Very interesting and attractive group for specialists. 4 items. J.S.C.A. 500 000 yen (4 590 CHF)
Lot #1648 - Japan postal history
JAPAN, 1878-1955, 91 covers and cards to world-wide destinations, showing different postal routes. Blue cover album with great range of registered, air mail and printed matter rates. Commemorative issues commercially used. Perfins noted. Good selection with clean cancellations rarely offered intact.
Lot #1649 - Japan postal history
JAPAN, 1880-1960, very nice accumulation of over 400 items, postcards, stationery cards and letters, uprated stationery, interesting mix frankings, internal and mail abroad, registered mail etc. Viewing highly recommended
Lot #1650 - Japan postal history
JAPAN, 1884-1958, very attractive lot of 18 postal stationery cards, some with pictures, with various usages (including Korea) and good range of postal markings to the foreign destinations (two with postage due marks). Very nice quality, worth inspection
Lot #1651 - Japan postal history
JAPAN - France, 1886, cover sent from Otsu, franked with U Koban 5c. blue cancelled by Otsu bota cancel and native circle handstamp. Alongside Kobe and Yokohama transits and blue Paris transit c.d.s. Reverse shows Japanese red seal, transit New York and Lille arrival c.d.s., lightly soiled, part of back flap missing
Lot #1652 - Japan postal history
JAPAN, 1888, 2 sen UPU card, thin paper, clear Nagasaki bota and 20mm "Nagasaki 8 jun 1888 / Japan" c.d.s. along with triangular Paquebot cancel "SHIP / Shanghai senchusu"----(collected from Shanghai ship) to Kobe, a SUPERB rare paquebot forerunner, used at Nagasaki Port
Lot #1653 - Japan postal history
JAPAN - Germany, 1898, 1s blue stationery card, with 3sn, rose-lilac (1892 issue) tied by native NAKONE MIYANOSHITA c.d.s., alongside Yokohama transit and German arrival c.d.s. redirected to Bonn. An attractive item
Lot #1654 - Japan postal history
JAPAN, 1900-12, Kiku issue group, including postcards(2), postal stationery(2) and covers(14) showing large variety of postal rates and frankings to many European destinations and USA, India and Indochina. Good lot for specialist of this issue
Lot #1655 - Japan postal history
JAPAN, 1903-50, small group of four advertising or hotel cancelled covers and cards, including 14 Yen rate with Hotel NANNIWA c.d.s.
Lot #1656 - Japan postal history
JAPAN - France, 1904-05, two military covers to Baron Corvisart, Military Attaché of France, registered cover "AZABU TANIMACHI" bearing 2s+8s Kiko issue, second cover free frank from first Army 2nd FPO. Scarce pair, Very Fine
Lot #1657 - Japan postal history
JAPAN - Germany, 1908, uprated 3s stationery letter card, with 1sn+1 1/2sn(pair)+2sn+3sn (1899/07 Kiku issue) all tied by Japanese Nikko c.d.s., sent to Germany via Tokio and Siberia. Very nice
Lot #1658 - Japan postal history
JAPAN, 1915-17, WW I Bando German POW Camps-of Kumamoto, 2 post cards to Germany & Tokushima 2 covers & 2 post cards with appropriate markings. Interesting group. J.S.C.A. 280 000 yen (2 570 CHF)
Lot #1659 - Japan postal history
JAPAN, 1916-41, attractive postal history selection, including censored mail WWI and WWII, of postcards(3), stationery cards (3) and covers (11) to the foreign destinations with various transit and censor marks: German, Russian, Hong Kong, USA, Japanese Occupation, France, Holland. Showing variety of postal rates and routes. Worth inspection
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