Lot 30094 – 1872, 1 sen deep dull blue plate 3 brittle laid paper, a vertical strip of three on cover

1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, plate 3, brittle laid paper, vertical strip of three from positions 19 / 27 / 35, applied on reverse of cover from Nagoya addressed to the Tokyo Kanda district, tied by large “Nagoya Kensazumi” framed postmark, below displaying green framed “Nagoya P.O. (year of) Water Monkey 7th Moon 18th Day” datestamp, two postmarks on arrival including framed Tokyo 21st datestamp and red “Afternoon Dispatch” handstamp. Slight wrinkle at left and the upper two stamps with lower right corner defective. Most appealing. Cert. Philatelic Federation of Japan (2011).

One of the highest multiple frankings known of the very rare plate 3 on cover. (JHES ¥1,300,000+).

Note: The 3 sen postage paid the basic letter fee within 100 ri distance in the 2nd rate period of Meiji 4-6.