Lot 90042 – 1872, 1 sen blue plate 1 on very thick wove paper, pos. 25

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Lot 90042 – 1872, 1 sen blue plate 1 on very thick wove paper, pos. 25
Stamp of Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated 1872, 1 sen blue plate 1 on very thick wove paper, pos. 25
Stamp of Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated 1872, 1 sen blue plate 1 on very thick wove paper, pos. 25
Stamp of Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated 1872, 1 sen blue plate 1 on very thick wove paper, pos. 25
Stamp of Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated 1872, 1 sen blue plate 1 on very thick wove paper, pos. 25
Stamp of Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated 1872, 1 sen blue plate 1 on very thick wove paper, pos. 25
Stamp of Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated 1872, 1 sen blue plate 1 on very thick wove paper, pos. 25

Lot 90042 – 1872, 1 sen blue plate 1 on very thick wove paper, pos. 25

Japan » 1872, Dragons sen unit, perforated
Price realised
1’900 EUR
Estimate
1’800 – 2’400 EUR
Auction date
Sat 9 Dec 2023 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

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 spot confined to the top right corner, of little significance for this extremely rare stamp. Cert. Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023)

Only two examples have been so far recorded on this exceptionally thick wove paper of more than 100 microns. (JHES ¥1,000,000).

Provenance: Shirai Tsugumi.

Catalogue ref: 6I
Auction
Winter Auction Series
Catalogue
The “Meiji” Property of Japan Part II

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