Lot 30027 – 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2, single on cover

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Lot 30027 – 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2, single on cover
Stamp of Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2, single on cover
Stamp of Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2, single on cover
Stamp of Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2, single on cover
Stamp of Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2, single on cover

Lot 30027 – 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2, single on cover

Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate
Price realised
2’600 EUR
Estimate
2’000 – 2’500 EUR
Auction date
Sat 3 Jun 2023 at 11:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1871, 100 mon dark blue, plate 2, position 29, strong colour and impression, barely touching at right, otherwise well margined, tied by the “head portion” of large “Fushimi (Kensazumi)” hs to reverse of cover (opened for display) from Fushimi to Osaka, with handwritten date 6th moon 7th day, showing above arrival “(year of) Water Monkey 6th Moon … Day” (Gregorian early July of 1872) ds in red. An appealing and scarce second-plate single franking. (JSCA ¥600,000).

Note: According to the official order of Meiji 4.12, the large Kensazumi postmarks were instructed to be applied with the name of the place only.

Provenance: Kobayashi auction (Philanippon 2001, lot 13, sold for ¥500,000 = €3,500)

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

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