Lot 30016 – 1871, 100 mon blue plate 1, single, earliest printing

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Lot 30016 – 1871, 100 mon blue plate 1, single, earliest printing
Stamp of Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate 1871, 100 mon blue plate 1, single, earliest printing
Stamp of Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate 1871, 100 mon blue plate 1, single, earliest printing
Stamp of Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate 1871, 100 mon blue plate 1, single, earliest printing
Stamp of Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate 1871, 100 mon blue plate 1, single, earliest printing

Lot 30016 – 1871, 100 mon blue plate 1, single, earliest printing

Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate
Price realised
380 EUR
Estimate
300 – 500 EUR
Auction date
Sat 3 Jun 2023 at 11:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1871, 100 mon dark steel-blue, plate 1, earliest printing, position 11, strong colour, full to very large margins, neatly cancelled by large “Kensazumi” three-characters postmark. A desirable example exhibiting the typical sharp impression of the earliest printings and enabling a well detailed design to be admired. (JHES ¥150,000).

Catalogue ref: 2I
Auction
2023 June 1st-3rd Latin America, Egypt and Japan
Catalogue
Japan

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