Lot 30207 – 1874, 30 sen grey-black syll. i (1) pos. 12

1874, 30 sen grey-black, perforation 11, syllabic 1( i ), position 12 bearing variety featuring “bottom right cherry blossom top underpetal missing”, bold impression and centred to right, cancelled by negative “Y” cancel of Yokohama applied on foreign mail (Nishino-type YH3B), which was into usage in March 1883. Closed tear in upper left corner, still an attractive usage. (JSCA ¥600,000+).Provenance: Captain E. J. Allen (Robson Lowe, 24.9.1958, lot 254)