Lot 30187 – 1874, 6 sen violet brown, native paper, syllabic 12

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 12 (wo), position 5, uncommonly deep shade, centred to right although with the design untouched and intact; very lightly hinged fresh full original gum. Very fine. Cert. Philatelic Museum Expert Committee (2016).

Seven unused examples have been documented to exist By Yamazaki Yoshiyuki. (JSCA ¥4,000,000; Michel €35,000).

Note: This stamp was chosen to illustrate this syllabic on page 74 of the “Gallery of Japanese Stamps”, volume 2, as well as the JSCA catalogue in 2023.

Provenance: Fukuhara Kazunobu