Lot 90036 – 1872, 1/2 sen brown, plate 1, on official wrapper

Lot 90036 – 1872, 1/2 sen brown, plate 1, on official wrapper

Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
Price realised
200 EUR
Estimate
200 – 400 EUR
Auction date
sam. 9 déc. 2023 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

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, showing red “2nd class / Tottori postal bureau” handstamp alongside. Official cachet “Tottori Prefecture” of the sender at top right. One stamp is missing, this probably being a 1 sen to make up the 1 1/2 sen rate for official printed matters. Very fine. Cert. Philatelic Federation of Japan (2015).

Catalogue ref: 5I

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