4 Dec 2023 – 9 Dec 2023
3331 lots
Lot 90032 | 1871, 500 mon dark blue green plate 2, pos. 2 tied to piece by fancy “Waka” seal
Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate
1871, 500 mon dark blue green, plate 2, position 2, cut into or touched on two sides, very large margins at top and right, uncommonly detailed impression,…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 90033 | The unique cover of the most important error of the First Dragon Issue
Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate
THE UNIQUE COVER BEARING THE RAREST 500 MON VARIETY1871, 500 mon earliest printing in greyish yellow green, plate 1, position 3 showing the famous “Missing…
Estimate: 35’000 – 70’000 EUR
Lot 90034 | 1872, 1/2 Sen reddish brown, on pelure wove paper, block of four
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1/2 sen brown, plate 1, pelure wove paper, block of four with sheet margin at top, position 3-4 / 11-12, rich shade and exhibiting an exceptionally…
Estimate: 400 – 800 EUR
Lot 90035 | 1872, 1/2 sen brown, plate 1, group of four singles
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1/2 sen brown, plate 1, group of four singles including three unused and a spectacular sheet corner example from position 8 on brittle laid paper,…
Estimate: 200 – 400 EUR
Lot 90036 | 1872, 1/2 sen brown, plate 1, on official wrapper
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1/2 sen brown, plate 1, position 13, tied by early-non-standard framed “Torrori / kensa”postmark to official wrapper front to Hachiya, Hoki province,…
Estimate: 200 – 400 EUR
Lot 90037 | 1872, 1/2 sen brown, plate 1, pair with 2 sen “ribbon”, used with “Kiban” postmark on cover
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1/2 sen brown, plate 1, vertical pair from positions 13-21, in combination with 1875 “Cherry Blossom” 2 sen yellow “ribbon”, all tied by two strikes…
Estimate: 600 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 90038 | 1872, 1/2 sen dark brown plate 2, ductile paper, pos. 40
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1/2 sen dark brown, plate 2, ductile paper of 88 microns, position 40, usual centring and strong impression, unused without gum. A very rare stamp…
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 90039 | 1872, 1/2 sen reddish brown plate 2 on brittle laid paper, pos.1
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1/2 sen reddish brown, plate 2, brittle laid paper, position 1, perforation 9 at left and top, showing part of the upper sheet margin, cancelled…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 90040 | 1872, 1/2 sen olive brown plate 2 on brittle thick wove paper
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1/2 sen olive brown, plate 2, brittle thick wove paper of 78 microns, centred to lower right and deep shade, showing blue non-standard “Ken” fancy…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 90041 | 1872, 1/2 sen reddish brown and olive-brown, plate 2, group of five
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1/2 sen reddish brown and olive-brown, plate 2, an interesting group of five examples, including three unused with better perforation or paper varieties,…
Estimate: 250 – 500 EUR
Lot 90042 | 1872, 1 sen blue plate 1 on very thick wove paper, pos. 25
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1 sen dark blue, plate 1, position 25, very thick wove paper of 124 micron thickness, centred to upper left, possessing original gum. Small thin…
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’400 EUR
Lot 90043 | 1872, 1 sen blue plate I, brittle laid paper, two used copies position
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1 sen blue, plate 1, brittle laid paper, two used examples, positions 13 and 24, usual centring, both cancelled by framed early non-standard postmark…
Estimate: 750 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 90044 | 1872, 1 sen blue plate 1, pos. 16, on cover
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, plate 1, position 16, an outstanding example with sheet margin at right, better centring than usual, tied by framed non-standard…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 90045 | 1872, 1 sen blue, plate 2, pelure wove paper, horizontal pair pos. 18-19, mint
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1 sen blue, plate 2, printed on pelure wove paper, pair from positions 18-19, the former showing pos. 18 showing the famous “right dragon´s arm missing”…
Estimate: 250 – 500 EUR
Lot 90046 | 1872, 1 sen blue plate II, group of 6 unused mint and one used, incl. one mint block of four
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1 sen blue, plate 2, group of seven examples including six unused without gum as issued and one used. The unused group featuring pos. 5 with “sen…
Estimate: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 90047 | 1872, 1 sen dull blue, plate 2, single on western style envelope
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1 sen dull blue, plate 2, position 24, brittle laid paper, a very fine example paying the single weight up to 25 ri distance (2nd rate period,…
Estimate: 800 – 1’800 EUR
Lot 90048 | 1872, 1 sen blue plate 2 tied by large “Saikyo Kensazumi” on cover to Osaka
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1 sen blue, plate 2, tied by large “Saikyo Kensazumi” postmark on reverse of cover to Osaka, exhibiting framed “Saikyo Post Office (year of) Water…
Estimate: 500 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 90049 | 1872, 1 sen deep dull blue on thick brittle laid wove paper, used
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, thick brittle laid wove paper of 73 microns, position 14, showing three full frame lines and part of neighbouring stamp at…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 90050 | 1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, thick wove paper from plate 3
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, thick wove paper of 73 microns, plate 3, position 21, fresh impression, better centred than usual with complete margins, barely…
Estimate: 1’000 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 90051 | 1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, thick brittle laid wove paper, used
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, thick brittle laid wove paper of 73 microns, position 5 featuring “sen stroke missing” variety, usual centring, cancelled by…
Estimate: 800 – 1’600 EUR
Lot 90052 | 1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, plate 3, thick brittle laid wove paper, used
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, plate 3, thick brittle laid wove paper of 73 microns, position 7, cancelled by head portion of large Kensazumi “Yoko(hama)”…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 90053 | 1872, 1 sen blue, plate 3, two examples, and 2 sen on cover
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 1 sen blue, plate 3, two examples from position 23 and 30 used as postage dues, and 2 sen vermilion applied on dispatch, position 36, this tied…
Estimate: 1’500 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 90054 | 1872, 2 sen vermilion, brittle laid paper, unused block of four
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 2 sen vermilion, brittle laid paper, block of four with corner sheet margins from lower right, positions 31-32 / 39-40, refulgent colour, usual centring…
Estimate: 500 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 90055 | 1872, 2 sen vermilion, three examples used/unused
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 2 sen vermilion, three examples including two unused without gum, one printed on brittle laid paper from position 1 with sheet margins, the other…
Estimate: 250 – 500 EUR
Lot 90056 | 1872, 2 sen vermilion, brittle laid paper, tied to piece
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 2 sen vermilion, brittle laid paper, position 26, strikingly radiant colour and usual centring with frame touched on two sides, tied to piece by…
Estimate: 200 – 400 EUR
Lot 90057 | 1872, 2 sen vermilion, two singles on cover from Tokyo to Yokkaichi, tied by “ken” postmarks
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 2 sen vermilion, two singles on cover from Tokyo to Yokkaichi, Ise province, tied by early non-standard framed “ken” (inspected) postmarks, with…
Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 90058 | 1872, 5 sen bluish green, brittle laid paper, specimen
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 5 sen bluish green, brittle laid paper, overprinted “Mihon” (specimen), exceptionally well centred. Opinion F. Eichhorn BPP (2014). (JSCA ¥90.000).
Estimate: 150 – 300 EUR
Lot 90059 | 1872, 5 sen light greenish blue, pelure wove paper, pos. 32 unused
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 5 sen light greenish blue, pelure wove paper, position 32, centred to lower left, showing a double perforation at right, unused without gum as issued….
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 90060 | 1872, 5 sen light greenish blue, brittle laid paper, unused block of four
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 5 sen light greenish blue, brittle laid paper, block of four from the lower right corner of the plate with huge sheet margins, positions. 31-32 /…
Estimate: 1’000 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 90061 | 1872, 5 sen light greenish blue, brittle laid paper, unused block of 16
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 5 sen light greenish blue, brittle laid paper, block of 16 (4×4) from the upper right corner of the sheet, preserving the surrounding sheet margin,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 90062 | 1872, 5 sen green-blue, trio of singles, one unused and two used
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 5 sen green-blue, trio of singles, including one exceptionally fresh unused from position 15 (small thin spot and corner perforation missing), and…
Estimate: 400 – 800 EUR
Lot 90063 | 1872, 5 light greenish blue, ductile thick paper of 88 microns
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
1872, 5 light greenish blue, ductile thick paper of 88 microns, position 6, somewhat centred to right, cancelled by black non-standard framed “Ken” (examined)…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 90064 | 1872, 5 sen yellowish green, 1 sen deep dull blue and 2 sen vermilion on registered cover
Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
AN EXCEPTIONAL THREE-COLOUR FRANKING ON REGISTERED MAIL BEARING THE SECOND ISSUE1872, 5 sen yellowish green, pelure wove paper, 1 sen deep dull blue, plate…
Estimate: 3’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 90065 | 1872, 1/2 sen brown, Matsuda printing, plate 2 complete sheet of 40
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 1/2 sen brown, Matsuda printing, plate 2, complete sheet of 40, preserving sheet margins all around, detailed impression and well centred examples…
Estimate: 500 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 90066 | 1872, 1/2 sen brown, Matsuda printing, assembly comprising 12 examples
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 1/2 sen brown, Matsuda and Government printing, assembly comprising 12 examples from plates 1 to 4, of which ten in unused condition and generally…
Estimate: 100 – 200 EUR
Lot 90067 | 1872, 1 sen blue Matsuda printing plate 3, unused block of six
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 1 sen blue, Matsuda printing, plate 3, marginal vertical block of six from the upper left of the sheet, positions 1-2 / 9-10 / 17-18, in a remarkably…
Estimate: 200 – 400 EUR
Lot 90068 | 1872, 1 sen blue, position 1, Matsuda plates 1-4 and govt. plates 1-26. 32 examples.
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 1 sen blue, specialized study only featuring the position 1 of Matsuda plates 1-4 and government plates 1-26, comprising 32 stamps unused and used…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 90069 | 1872, 1 sen blue and 2 sen vermilion, Matsuda printing, on official wrapper front
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 1 sen blue and 2 sen vermilion, Matsuda printing, on official wrapper front from Tottori (Inaba Province) to Yabase (Hoki
Province), containing…
Estimate: 150 – 300 EUR
Lot 90070 | 1872, 1 sen blue, assembly made up of 22 unused singles
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 1 sen blue, spectacular assembly made up of 22 unused singles, including four original gum examples from Matsuda printing, plates 1 to 4, otherwise…
Estimate: 1’000 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 90071 | 1872, 2 sen vermilion, Matsuda printing, on native wove paper, two unused examples
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 2 sen vermilion, Matsuda printing, two unused examples without gum, including plate 1 position 37 with “flowers missing of paulownia” plate flaw…
Estimate: 100 – 200 EUR
Lot 90072 | 1872, 2 sen vermilion Matsuda printing plate, 1 pos. 24
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 2 sen vermilion, Matsuda printing, combined short tool 12 with Matsuda long large perforations, plate 1, position 24, uncharacteristically well centred,…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 90073 | 1872, 2 sen vermilion, Matsuda printing, on cover
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 2 sen vermilion, Matsuda printing, tied by framed early non-standard “kensa” (inspection settled) handstamp of Senju in Musashi province to small…
Estimate: 200 – 400 EUR
Lot 90074 | 1872, 10 sen green, both printings, group of ten singles
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 10 sen green, both printings, group of ten singles, including Matsuda printing in blue-green (7) with one unused, also featuring various perforations,…
Estimate: 500 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 90075 | 1872, 20 sen violet Matsuda printing, group of eight examples
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 20 sen violet, Matsuda printing, selection of eight examples in dark violet and lilac, including two with “mihon” overprint (specimen), five used…
Estimate: 300 – 600 EUR
Lot 90076 | 1872, 30 sen grey black, Matsuda printing, two examples, unused and specimen
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 30 sen grey black, Matsuda printing, short tool perforation 11, two examples, of which one from position 40, without gum, with very light and small…
Estimate: 150 – 300 EUR
Lot 90077 | 1872, 1 sen blue Government Printing, unused, plate 14
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 1 sen blue, Government printing, plate 14, position 26, e remarkable example with part original gum. The presentation has been improved by loosely…
Estimate: 1’500 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 90078 | 1872, 1 sen blue, intermediate printing (Government (Government printing with short tool perforation)
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 1 sen blue, intermediate printing (Government printing with short tool perforation), type III, plate 3, perforation 10, position 38, displaying…
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 90079 | 1872, 1 sen blue, Government printing , type III, plate 22, position 10.
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 1 sen blue, Government printing with long tool perforation, type III, plate 22, position 10, in an attractive pastel shade with usual centring, mint…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 90080 | 1872, 1 sen blue, Government printing, type III, plate 3, pos. 8
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 1 sen blue, Government printing with long tool perforation, type III, plate 3, position 8, pistil missing in upper petal of the lower left flower,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 90081 | 1872, 1 sen blue, government printing, type III, plate 17, pos. 10
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 1 sen blue, Government printing with long tool perforation, type III, plate 17, position 10, radiant colour reinforced by the neat impression, perforations…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR