Lot 90126 – 1874, 6 sen slate-purple syllabic 17 (re), a marginal example on cover

1874, 6 sen slate-purple, syllabic 17 (re), a marginal example from the top of the sheet, tied by Kiban te-1 type of Morioka to reverse of registered cover to Tokyo, in combination with “Old Koban” 1 sen black pair on obverse, tied by the same dispatch postmark. Type KG “Morioka Rikuchu -.10.24” and “Tokyo N2B2 10.10.29” (29 October 1877) cds’s. Couple of insect holes not affecting the franking. (JSCA from ¥200,000).