Lot 90192 – 1874-76, Group of eight stationery cards, of which four uprated with “Cherry Blossom” values

Lot 90192 – 1874-76, Group of eight stationery cards, of which four uprated with “Cherry Blossom” values

Japan » Postal Stationery
Price realised
220 EUR
Estimate
150 – 200 EUR
Auction date
Sat 9 Dec 2023 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1874-76, Group of eight stationery cards, of which four uprated with “Cherry Blossom” examples, including 1/2 sen native paper and 1/2 sen brown syll. 1 on two Koban 5r cards used locally in Osaka and Uji-Fushimi (with perfect strike of KG Uji); 1 sen syll. 14 (ka) single on small-size 1 sen blue paying extra delivery fee outside the p.o. circuit, and 1 sen ribbon (2) as postage due on card from Tokyo with vermilion irregular due mark. The rest being four folded 1874 1 sen folded cards used, including early-non standard markings of Toyohashi and Temmyo.

Catalogue ref: PC 6-11

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