Lot 30179 – 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. 1, and 1 sen blue syllabic 9 (ri)

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 1 (i), position 8, an example with upper right corner sheet margins, together with 1 sen blue syllabic 9 (ri), tied by two strikes of Kiban ku-17 of Utsunomiya (Shimotsuke Province) to reverse of cover addressed to Shirakawa (Higo Province). Alongside showing KG “Utsunomiya -.1.14” cds, N1B1 transits of Tokyo 8.1.15 (Jan. 15, 1875) and Osaka 8.1.18. Cover opened for display.

Note: The 6 sen paid the triple letter rate, with the additional 1 sen paying the extra fee to places outside the delivery circuit of the next post office (so called “inconvenience rate”).