Lot 90133 – 1874, 30 sen grey, syllabic 1 (i), two singles, 2 sen and 1 sen on cover to London

1874, 30 sen grey, syllabic 1 (i), two singles, together with 2 sen yellow, syllabic 10 (nu), and 1 sen blue, syllabic 9 (ri), each cancelled by large size negative cross with early large “Yokohama Jan 30 6. A. M.” cds alongside on envelope to London. Red “Paid All” circular postmark, “San Francisco Cal. Feb. 19″and “London Paid All 9 Mr 75” cds’s on front. All stamps have some discrete faults, the address name has been cut out and cover soiled. The 63 sen paid corresponded to the triple rate of 21 sen to England (1.1.1875 to 9.9.1875). Only fourteen covers bearing the highest “Cherry Blossom” denomination are recorded, this being unique with this triple rate combination. Cert. Philatelic Federation of Japan (1998) signed by Kanai Hiroyuki.Provenance: Takahashi private treaty 1995, lot 62, ¥1,500,000