Lot 30040 – 1871, 200 mon vermilion, plate 1, vertical pair on cover

1871, 200 mon vermilion, plate 1, vertical pair from positions 28 & 36, large margins all around, tied by large “Osaka Kensazumi” postmark to cover for Nagasaki, displaying black circular hakoba-in “wata” (“Watanabebashi”) handstamp of Osaka at base, with on reverse framed “(Naga)saki / (year of) Water Monkey 6th Moon 11th Day)” datestamp in red. Some tone spots, barely detracting from this rare and attractive cover. Cert. I.S.J.P. (2014, F. Eichhorn), signed Tyler. (JSCA ¥350,000).

Provenance: Mike Ruggiero (Dynasty Auctions, 13.4.2014, lot 2646).