Lot 30303 – 1875, 20 sen red, syllabic 8 (chi), used on registered cover from Tokyo to Dresden (Germany

1875, 20 sen red, syllabic 8 (chi), used on registered cover from Tokyo to Dresden (Germany), carried at single rate including 10 sen for the registration fee, tied on dispatch by black “flower” negative type for foreign mail, with matching “Tokio 24 Jun Japan” medium trial cds adjacent, faint strikes of octagonal “Registered Yokohama July 10 1880” datestamp and “Too Late.” straight line alongside, both in violet. Struck on reverse with “San Francisco Registered Jul 26 1880” in four lines and Dresden old town arrival of August 14. Cover with some imperfections including slight soiling, vertical filing fold and two slits besides the stamp, none of them affecting the franking. A rare usage. (JSCA ¥450,000).