Lot 90191 – 1877, Old Koban 10 sen blue, an upper right corner-sheet example on cover to France

1877, “Old Koban” 10 sen blue, an upper right corner-sheet pair, on double rate cover endorsed “Pr. Oceanic” to Lyon, France, cancelled by deteriorated “four bar” type cancel (Nishino 1985 p. 21), additionally tied by “Yokohama May 19 Paid All” cds in red. Blue French entry below, transit of San Francisco on front, French transit and arrival backstamps. The cover dates from the March-September 1878 period of the Yokohama foreign mail cancels, where no specific types are known; covers from this period are scarce.