Lot 30190 – 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll, to (7) unused mounted

UNUSED SYLLABICS OF JAPANESE PHILATELY

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 7 (to), position 28, with very well preserved perforations and ideally centred leaving the design throughout intact and clear, unused without gum. Some very slight soiling which is not stated in the certificate and mentioned for accuracy. Cert. Philatelic Museum Expert Committee (2016).

The scarcest syllabic of this denomination in unused condition, a great gem of the “Cherry Blossom” issues with only two examples known. (JSCA ¥5,000,000; Michel 17y €45,000).

Note: Illustrated by Dr. Soichi Ichida in his 1968 handbook on page 200, as well as in the JSCA catalogue (2023).

Provenance:

Dr. Ichida Soichi

Fukuhara Kazunobu