Lot 30193 – 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. chi (8), unused no gum, Just twelve unused examples have been so far documented

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic (8 chi), position 17, a very clean example of outstanding freshness, quite well centred, unused without gum. Cert. Philatelic Museum Expert Committee (2016).Just twelve unused examples are recorded in the Yamazaki Yoshiyuki (2018 Narumi) plating handbook. (JSCA ¥4,000,000; Michel 17y €45,000).Note: This stamp is illustrated in the JSCA catalogue of 2023 for syllabic 8.Provenance: Fukuhara Kazunobu