Lot 30182 – 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 2 (ro), a well centred example in deep shade from the left of the sheet, used

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Lot 30182 – 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 2 (ro), a well centred example in deep shade from the left of the sheet, used
Stamp of Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Native Paper, with syllabics 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 2 (ro), a well centred example in deep shade from the left of the sheet, used
Stamp of Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Native Paper, with syllabics 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 2 (ro), a well centred example in deep shade from the left of the sheet, used
Stamp of Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Native Paper, with syllabics 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 2 (ro), a well centred example in deep shade from the left of the sheet, used
Stamp of Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Native Paper, with syllabics 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 2 (ro), a well centred example in deep shade from the left of the sheet, used

Lot 30182 – 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 2 (ro), a well centred example in deep shade from the left of the sheet, used

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Price realised
1’200 EUR
Estimate
1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Auction date
Sat 3 Jun 2023 at 11:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 2 (ro), a well centred example in deep shade from the left of the sheet, used on large cover from Settsu (Osaka Province) to Harima (Kobe Province), tied by indistinct negative cancel and “Osaka -.9.3” type KB2 cds for Kobe. A rare 1879 (Meiji 12) usage. A very fine single franking. (JSCA ¥400,000).

Note: The sender was the Osaka City Administration and it was addressed to the Chinese Consulate in Kobe. The 6 sen rate covered the triple inland weight.

Provenance:

Maurice Burrus (Kanai Stamp Co., 12.10.1963, lot 461)

“Alexander” collection (Richard Wolffers Inc., 23.3.1980, lot 359)

Takahashi private treaty, July 2001, lot 252 (¥350,000 = ca. €2,800)

Catalogue ref: 23 (2)
Auction
2023 June 1st-3rd Latin America, Egypt and Japan
Catalogue
Japan

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