1 Jun 2023 – 3 Jun 2023
81 lots
Lot 30113 | 1872, 10 sen dull green Matsuda printing canc. single line
Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
1872, 10 sen dull green, Matsuda printing, crisp impression, showing complete and neat strike of “SHIP” straight-line handstamp. Scarce. (JHES ¥38,000;…
Estimate: 100 – 120 EUR
Lot 30179 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. 1, and 1 sen blue syllabic 9 (ri)
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Native Paper, with syllabics
1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 1 (i), position 8, an example with upper right corner sheet margins, together with 1 sen blue syllabic 9 (ri), tied…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 30199 | 1873, USPO Yokohama inner envelope of the double-envelope system
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Native Paper, with syllabics
ONE OF JUST FOUR INNER COVERS UNDER THE DOUBLE-ENVELOPE SYSTEM FOR FOREIGN MAILONE OF JUST THREE JAPAN-UNITED STATES COMBINATION COVERS UNDER THIS SYSTEM1872-1875….
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 30200 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown with syllabic 6 (he)
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Native Paper, with syllabics
THE UNIQUE OUTSIDE ENVELOPE OF THE DOUBLE-ENVELOPE SYSTEM1874, The Hachinohe cover under the double-envelope system (see note in the previous lot): Addressed…
Estimate: 50’000 – 75’000 EUR
Lot 30218 | 1874, 2 sen yellow, syllabic 8 (chi), vertical pair, together with syllabic 14 (ka), on registered cover
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Foreign Paper, with syllabics
1874, 2 sen yellow, syllabic 8 (chi), vertical pair, together with syllabic 14 (ka), both tied by “Kiban” i-49 postmark of Yokohama on preprinted registered…
Estimate: 1’000 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30224 | 1874, 2 sen yellow syll. 18 (so) tied large negative cross, single on printed matter
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Foreign Paper, with syllabics
PRINTED MATTER SENT ABROAD: THE RAREST TYPE OF FOREIGN MAIL1874, 2 sen yellow, syllabic 18 (so), tied by large negative cross to printed circular to New…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30231 | 1874, 4 sen rose syllabic i (1) pos. 40, perf. 11,
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Foreign Paper, with syllabics
1874, 4 sen rose, syllabic 1 ( i ), perforation 11, bottom left positional pinhole, intense deep colour, quite well centred, showing almost complete strike…
Estimate: 250 – 350 EUR
Lot 30232 | 1874, 4 sen rose syllabic i (1) pos. 40, perf. 11,
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Foreign Paper, with syllabics
1874, 4 sen rose, syllabic 1 ( i ), perforation 11, positional pinhole at bottom right, centred within good to large margins, cancelled by double cross…
Estimate: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 30240 | 1875, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 15 (yo), perforation 11s:11
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Foreign Paper, with syllabics
1875, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 15 (yo), perforation 11s:11, as usual slightly irregular perfs but exceptionally centred, cancelled by indistinct inland…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 30242 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. ta (16), three used examples
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Foreign Paper, with syllabics
1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 16 (ta), three used examples: plate 2 position 33, with bottom left corner sheet margins and cancelled by Hyogo foreign…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30249 | 1874, 10 sen green syll. ro (2) with 4 sen rose native paper, and 1 sen blue, syllabic 9 (ri), used
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Foreign Paper, with syllabics
1874, 10 sen green, syllabic 2 (ro), together with 4 sen rose, native paper, and 1 sen blue, syllabic 9 (ri), used on reverse of envelope from Tokyo addressed…
Estimate: 1’200 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30254 | 1874, 30 sen grey syll. i (1) , horizontal pair, on cover
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Foreign Paper, with syllabics
A UNIQUE 30 SEN MULTIPLE ON FOREIGN MAIL1874, 30 sen grey, syllabic 1 (i) , horizontal pair displaying an intense impression, tied by two strikes of large…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 30255 | 1875, 12 sen, 15 sen and 45 sen, syllabic 1 (i), complete set of three with ink-dot specimen
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 12 sen, 15 sen and 45 sen, syllabic 1 (i), complete set of three with ink-dot specimen (“Sumiten”), affixed to Government Notification No. 1 by Council…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30256 | 1875, 12 sen rose syllabic (i )1, vertical block of ten mint
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 1 (i), vertical block of ten, positions 1-2 / 9-10 / 17-18 / 25-26 / 32-33, thus originating from the left of the sheet and…
Estimate: 2’500 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 30257 | 1875, 12 sen rose syll i (1) , full sheet of 40
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 1(i), unused complete sheet of 40, exhibiting the delightful design and attractive pastel shade with overall freshness, preserving…
Estimate: 10’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 30258 | 1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 1 (i), two used examples possessing “Oriental Bank Corporation / Yokohama” double oval embossing.
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 1 (i), two used examples possessing “Oriental Bank Corporation / Yokohama” double oval embossing. One example with 1mm hole…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30259 | 1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 1 (i), very fresh and well centred, used on fragment of cover with black inland cancel
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 1 (i), very fresh and well centred, used on fragment of cover with black inland cancel, accompanied by N1B1 “Tokyo 9.1.9″…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30260 | 1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 1 (i), together with “Old Koban” 2 sen on registered express inland cover
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 1 (i), together with with “Old Koban” 2 sen olive, right sheet-margin example, both applied on reverse of western-style registered…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 30261 | 1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 3 (ha), a fresh and quite well centred example within ample margins, unused without gum
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 3 (ha), a fresh and quite well centred example within ample margins, unused without gum. Light perforation crease circumscribed…
Estimate: 800 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30262 | 1875, 12 sen rose syll i (3) tied black inland cancel
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 3 (ha), with plate variety consisting in “three lines missing in double circle” at top right, quite well centred, cancelled…
Estimate: 500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30263 | 1875, 15 sen violet syllabic 1( i ), position 33 bottom
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 15 sen violet syllabic 1 ( i ), an impressive example from the lower left corner of the sheet with selvedges, position 33, outstandingly fresh, lightly…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30264 | 1875, 15 sen violet syll. i (1) canc. crossroads of Hyogo
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 15 sen violet, syllabic 1(i), cancelled by “crossroads” handstamp of Hyogo (Nishino type HG75A), used on piece showing large “Yokohama Jan 8 8 P.M.”…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30265 | 1875, 15 sen violet syll i (1) , full sheet of 40
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 15 sen violet, syllabic 1(i), unused complete sheet of 40, of great visual impact as a result of its vivid colour and detailed impressions, including…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 30266 | 1875, 15 sen violet syll. ro (2) pos. 5, featuring “handwritten 10 (+)” (“kaki-zyu”) variety
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
THE HANDWRITTEN “KAKIJU” RETOUCH1875, 15 sen violet, syllabic 2 (ro), position 5 featuring “handwritten 10 (+)” (“kaki-zyu”) variety, good impression…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 30267 | 1875, 15 sen violet syll. ro (2) pos. 5, used, featuring “handwritten 10 (+)” (“kaki-zyu”) variety
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
15 sen violet, syllabic 2 (ro), position 5 featuring “handwritten 10” (“kakiju”) variety, very fresh, cancelled by negative “crossroads” cancel used on…
Estimate: 6’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 30268 | 1875, bird 15 sen violet, syllabic 3 (ha), on envelope
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, bird 15 sen violet, syllabic 3 (ha), on envelope from Yokohama to Philadelphia (United States), tied by foreign registered mail “R” intaglio cancel,…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 30269 | 1875, 45 sen syll. i (1), a top left block of four with sheet margins
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 45 sen rose-carmine, syllabic 1(i), a remarkable top left corner block of four with sheet margins almost complete, positions 1-2 / 9-10, strong…
Estimate: 700 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 30270 | 1875, 45 sen syll. i (1), full sheet of 40
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
1875, 45 sen rose-carmine, syllabic 1 (i), complete sheet of 40 which appears to have been completed by the addition of positions 1 and ” (this characteristic…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 30271 | 1875, 45 sen syll. i (1) on foreign cover. THE UNIQUE “BIRD” 45 SEN COVER REGISTERED FROM KOREA AND SENT ABROAD
Japan » 1875, Bird Design Stamps
THE UNIQUE “BIRD” 45 SEN COVER FROM KOREA AND SENT REGISTERED TO A FOREIGN DESTINATION1875, 45 sen rose-carmine, syllabic 1 (i), perforation 11, position…
Estimate: 15’000 – 25’000 EUR
Lot 30272 | 1875, 1 sen brown crossed branches “butchi”, bottom margin block of four
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours, without syllabics (1s, 4s)
1875, 1 sen brown, crossed branches “butchi”, perforation 11m, a marginal block of four from the bottom of the sheet, positions 27-38 / 35-36, good centrings…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 30273 | 1875,1 sen brown perf. 11:11s, pos. 32, cancelled
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours, without syllabics (1s, 4s)
1875,1 sen brown, perforation 11:11s, position 32, a well centred example cancelled by clear strike of Kiban ki-1 of Tsuruga P.O. (Echizen Province). Tiny…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30274 | 1875,1 sen brown (2) marked red “zeifusoku” postage
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours, without syllabics (1s, 4s)
1875,1 sen brown, two examples cancelled with “Zeifusoku” handstamp in red denoting insufficient postage, applied as postage due on 1 sen blue folded stationery…
Estimate: 500 – 800 EUR
Lot 30275 | 1875, 4 sen green frame type I, five used copies: plate 7 corner sheet-margin pair
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours, without syllabics (1s, 4s)
1875, 4 sen green, frame type I, choice group of five stamps including: plate 7, corner sheet-margin pair from positions 39-40 and cancelled with “Kiban”…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30276 | 1875, 4 sen green frame type I plate 7, perf. 10; the other, frame type II, plate 13, position 22. Both unused
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours, without syllabics (1s, 4s)
1875, 4 sen green, two examples, one with frame type I originating from plate 7, perforation 10, unused without gum; the other, frame type II, plate 13,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30277 | 1875, 4 sen green frame type II, plate 13 pos. 24
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours, without syllabics (1s, 4s)
1875, 4 sen green, frame type II, plate 13, position 24, impressively fresh, neatly showing an early non-standard postmark of Noda (Shimosa Province)….
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30278 | 1875, 4 sen green frame type II, six used copies: plate 13, pair with corner sheet margins
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours, without syllabics (1s, 4s)
1875, 4 sen green, frame type II, choice group of four used stamps including: plate 13, pair with corner sheet margins from bottom right, positions 39…
Estimate: 250 – 350 EUR
Lot 30279 | 1875, 4 sen green frame type II, plate 14 with 2 sen yellow, syllabic 21 both displaying sheet margin
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours, without syllabics (1s, 4s)
1875, 4 sen green, frame type II, plate 14, together with 2 sen yellow, syllabic 21 (na), both displaying sheet margin and used on reverse of registered…
Estimate: 250 – 400 EUR
Lot 30280 | 1875, treaty port cover: 4 sen deep grey-green “butchi” on inland cover with foreign-mail cancel
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours, without syllabics (1s, 4s)
1875, 4 sen deep grey-green, crossed branches “butchi”, used on double weight folded wrapper from Nagasaki to Yokohama, carried by ship as treaty port…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30281 | 1875, 1/2 S.-20 S., the issue complete, each with ink-dot
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours/sizes, with syllabics
1875, 1/2 sen, 4 sen, 6 sen, 10 sen, 20 sen and 30 sen, the complete set exhibiting each with ink-dot specimen mark (“sumiten”), all affixed to page of…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30282 | 1875, 1/2 sen black syll. 2 (ro) plate1, perf. 11s:11 complete sheet of 40,
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours/sizes, with syllabics
1875, 1/2 sen black, syllabic 2 (ro), plate1, perforation 11s:11, complete sheet of 40, good centring displaying complete designs, sheet margins all around,…
Estimate: 600 – 900 EUR
Lot 30283 | 1875, 1/2 sen black syll. ha (3) plate 2 pos. 17-25-33-34,
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours/sizes, with syllabics
1875, 1/2 sen black, syllabic 3 (ha), plate 2, an irregular block of four, positions 17 / 25 / 33-34, displaying corner sheet margins, tied by “Katsukawa”…
Estimate: 250 – 400 EUR
Lot 30284 | 1875, 1 sen brown syll. ho (5), pos. 33, unused mounted
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours/sizes, with syllabics
1875, 1 sen brown, syllabic 5 (ho), position 33, wove western wove paper, good centring, hinged with original gum. Slight gum corner crease at lower left…
Estimate: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 30285 | 1875, 1 sen brown syll. to (7), pos. 33, unused mounted. THE UNUSED PLATE VARIETY OF 1 SEN SYLLABIC 7
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours/sizes, with syllabics
THE UNUSED PLATE VARIETY OF 1 SEN SYLLABIC 71875, 1 sen brown, syllabic 7 (to), wove western paper, position 40 possessing typical positional pinhole in…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 30286 | 1875, 1 sen brown syll. chi (8), THE FINEST UNUSED EXAMPLE EXTANT OF ONLY SIX 1 SEN SYLLABIC 8 RECORDED
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours/sizes, with syllabics
THE FINEST UNUSED EXAMPLE EXTANT OF ONLY SIX 1 SEN SYLLABIC 8 RECORDED 1875, 1 sen brown, syllabic 8 (chi), wove western paper, the spectacular example…
Estimate: 40’000 – 60’000 EUR
Lot 30287 | 1875, 1 sen brown syll. wo (12), pos. 33, on wove western paper
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours/sizes, with syllabics
1875, 1 sen brown, syllabic 12 (wo), wove western paper, well centred for this stamp, hinged with original gum. Very fine and scarce. (JSCA ¥300,000).
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 30288 | 1874, 4 sen green syll. i (1) two copies on registered cover
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours/sizes, with syllabics
1874, 4 sen deep blue green, syllabic 1 (i), two very fresh examples applied on reverse of registered cover to Tokyo, tied by two clear strikes of Kiban…
Estimate: 500 – 800 EUR
Lot 30289 | 1875, 4 sen blue green, complete exhibition page
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours/sizes, with syllabics
1875, 4 sen blue green, complete exhibition page including syllabic 1 (i), plate 1, bottom right corner mint example with sheet margins; plate 2, three…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30290 | 1875, 6 Sen orange syll. ru (11) paying the 6 sen letter rate to China, on cover
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours/sizes, with syllabics
1875, 6 sen orange, syllabic ru (11), tied by small size intaglio cross to folded letter endorsed “Pr Nevada” to Shanghai, accompanied by neat “Yokohama…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 30291 | 1875, 6 sen dull orange, syllabic 15 (yo), privately made plates
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours/sizes, with syllabics
ONE OF JUST SEVEN 6 SEN SYLLABIC 15 (YO) IN EXISTENCE1875, 6 sen dull orange, privately made plates, syllabic 15 (yo), the so called “Tamaroku Yo”, Ichida…
Estimate: 50’000 – 70’000 EUR
Lot 30292 | 1875, 6 sen dull orange syll. yo (15), cancelled brush
Japan » 1875, Cherry Blossoms Changed colours/sizes, with syllabics
ONE OF JUST SEVEN 6 SEN SYLLABIC 15 RECORDED1875, 6 sen dull orange, privately made plates, syllabic 15 (yo), the so called “Tamaroku Yo”, quite well centred…
Estimate: 80’000 – 120’000 EUR