Lot 90049 – 1872, 1 sen deep dull blue on thick brittle laid wove paper, used

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 base, cancelled by type N1B1K “Iwashiro Fukushima Meiji 7.8…” (August 1875) cds. Very fine. A highly desirable example on this very rare paper. (JSCA ¥1,150,000; Michel 6IIIx €9,000).