1 Jun 2023 – 3 Jun 2023
255 lots
Lot 30162 | 1873, 4 sen rose, frame-type I plates 1 pos. 37, 2-39,
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1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing, type II, plate 11, position 23 (short tool perforation); plate 12, position 5; and plate 14, position 26. Three…
Estimate: 250 – 500 EUR
Lot 30163 | 1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing, type II, plate 13, pos. 2
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1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing with long tool perforation, type II, plate 13, position 2, sheet margin at top and uncommonly well centred, crisp…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30164 | 1873, 4 sen rose, plate 13, complete sheet of 40, one of only two
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ONE OF THE TWO 4 SEN PLATE 13 COMPLETE SHEETS1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing with long tool perforation, plate 13, an astonishing complete sheet…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 30165 | 1873, 4 sen rose plate 15, a bottom right corner-sheet pair
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1873, 4 sen rose, Government printing with long tool perforation, plate 15, bottom right corner-sheet pair from positions 39-40, very attractively cancelled…
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 30167 | 1872, 10 sen apple green, Government printing Long
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1872, 10 sen apple green, Government printing with long Tool perforation 11, few perforations just touching at bottom right, otherwise clear margins and…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30168 | 1872, 10 sen apple green, Government printing with long tool perforation 11L
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1872, 10 sen apple green, Government printing with long tool perforation 11L, centred to upper left, large part original gum. Fine. (JSCA ¥110,000).
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30169 | 1872, 10 sen apple green, Government printing, paying a double-weight registered cover from Osaka
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1872, 10 sen apple green, Government printing, paying a double-weight registered cover from Osaka (Settsu Province) to Obama (Wakasa Province), cancelled…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 30170 | 1872, 20 sen government printing, THE ONLY MULTIPLE IN PRIVATE HANDS AND THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF THE SCARCEST CATALOGUE-NUMBER STAMP OF JAPANESE PHILATELY
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THE ONLY MULTIPLE IN PRIVATE HANDS AND THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF THE SCARCEST CATALOGUE-NUMBER STAMP OF JAPANESE PHILATELY1872, 20 sen deep reddish…
Estimate: 120’000 – 180’000 EUR
Lot 30171 | 1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow syll. i (1), unused mounted mint
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1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow, native wove paper, syllabic i (1), very fresh featuring a vibrant colour, well centred, unused without gum. Cert. Philatelic…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 30172 | 1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow, syllabic i (1), sheet margin at left,
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1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow, syllabic i (1), sheet margin at left, refulgent colour, quite well centred for this stamp, cancelled by type N1B1K “Mino Gifu…
Estimate: 250 – 350 EUR
Lot 30173 | 1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow native paper syll. i (1),
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Native Paper, with syllabics
1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow, syllabic i (1), usual centring, cancelled with rectangular framed non-standard “(O)tsu Kensazumi” handstamp of Otsu (Omi Province)….
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30174 | 1874, 2 sen yellow, syllabic 1 (i), tied by early non-standard square “Uzen Yonezawa/Kensazumi” handstamp
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1874, 2 sen yellow, syllabic 1 (i), tied by early non-standard square “Uzen Yonezawa/Kensazumi” handstamp to reverse of cover to Tokyo, additionally tied…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30175 | 1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow native paper syll. ta (16)
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1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow, syllabic 16 (ta), position 22 featuring “flower bud missing with paulownia” variety, excellent centring with large margins all…
Estimate: 250 – 350 EUR
Lot 30176 | 1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow native paper syll. ta (16),
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1874, 2 sen chrome-yellow, syllabic 16 (ta), clear to mostly large margins, trimmed perforations, used with brown “large Bota” cancellation of Tokyo which…
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 30177 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown, native paper, syllabic i
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic i (1), very fresh and centred to left, hinged with original gum. Fine and scarce. (JSCA ¥300,000).
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30178 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. wo (12), unused mounted
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 1 (i), bottom right sheet corner example from position 40, well centred with sheet margins and showing early non-standard…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30179 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. 1, and 1 sen blue syllabic 9 (ri)
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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 30180 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll, ro (2) mint
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 2 (ro), clear impression and bright shade, good centring showing clear margins all around, lightly hinged original gum….
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30181 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. ro (2), a position 33 example from the lower left of the sheet
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 2 (ro), a position 33 example from the lower left of the sheet, positional pinhole at top right, showing the design…
Estimate: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 30182 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 2 (ro), a well centred example in deep shade from the left of the sheet, used
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 2 (ro), a well centred example in deep shade from the left of the sheet, used on large cover from Settsu (Osaka Province)…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30183 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. ha (3), canc. early
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 3 (ha), intensively deep shade and strong impression, centred to lower left, exhibiting early non-standard “Nagoya Ken”…
Estimate: 250 – 400 EUR
Lot 30184 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll, ni (4) unused mounted
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 4 (ni), position 36, in an intense shade and very good impression, centred with the perforations clear of the design…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 30185 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 4 (ni), a striking marginal example from the upper left of the sheet
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 4 (ni), a striking marginal example from the upper left of the sheet, showing non-constant plate flaw consisting in…
Estimate: 250 – 400 EUR
Lot 30186 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. ho (5) a bottom right
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 5 (ho), bottom right corner-sheet example from position 40 with part of the selvedges, positional pinhole at top left,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30187 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown, native paper, syllabic 12
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 12 (wo), position 5, uncommonly deep shade, centred to right although with the design untouched and intact; very lightly…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 30188 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll, he (6) unused mounted, One of nine examples documented in unused condition
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 6 (he), position 29, overall freshness and good colour, re-perforated with clear balanced margins on all sides, part…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 30189 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. he (6) a bottom left corner example with sheet margins
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 6 (he), bottom left corner example with sheet margins originating from position 32, exceptionally fresh, neatly cancelled…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30190 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll, to (7) unused mounted
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UNUSED SYLLABICS OF JAPANESE PHILATELY1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 7 (to), position 28, with very well preserved perforations and ideally centred…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 30191 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 7 (to), a marginal example from the top left of the sheet
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 7 (to), a marginal example from the top left of the sheet and therefore position 1, positional pinhole at lower right,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30192 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 8 (chi), a marginal example from the bottom right corner of the sheet
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Native Paper, with syllabics
1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 8 (chi), a marginal example from the bottom right corner of the sheet, position 40 with positional pinhole at top left,…
Estimate: 200 – 250 EUR
Lot 30193 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. chi (8), unused no gum, Just twelve unused examples have been so far documented
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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…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 30194 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. ri (9), unused no gum
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THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF FIVE SYLLABIC 9 OF 6 SEN IN UNUSED CONDITION1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 9 (ri), position 6, extremely fresh impression and…
Estimate: 25’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 30195 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. ri (9), a top right
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 9 (ri), upper right corner-sheet example from position 8, positional pinhole at bottom left, showing a good centring,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30196 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown syll. nu (10), canc. by kiban
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 10 (nu), position 38, bright colour and quite well centred, cancelled by Kiban ne-1 type of Osaka. Two tiny thin spots…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30197 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 11 (ru), quite well centred cancelled with an indistinct handstamp
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 11 (ru), quite well centred cancelled with an indistinct handstamp. One short perforation at left and tiny repair at…
Estimate: 600 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30198 | 1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 12 (wo), clear margins all around, cancelled by a barely complete strike of Kiban
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1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 12 (wo), clear margins all around, cancelled by a barely complete strike of Kiban i-no 1 type of Kumamoto (Higo Province)….
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 30199 | 1873, USPO Yokohama inner envelope of the double-envelope system
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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)
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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 30201 | 1874, 20 sen reddish violet, native paper, syllabic 1 (i). ONE OF THE GREATEST GEMS OF JAPANESE AND ASIAN PHILATELY
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ONE OF THE GREATEST GEMS OF JAPANESE AND ASIAN PHILATELY1874, 20 sen reddish violet, syllabic 1 (i), with the usual “sumi-ten” ink spot. Possessing original…
Estimate: 100’000 – 150’000 EUR
Lot 30202 | 1874, 20 sen reddish violet, syllabic ro (2) pos. 15
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1874, 20 sen reddish violet, syllabic 2 (ro), never issued, position 15 with variety consisting in “lightly etched syllabic”, centred to left with fresh…
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 30203 | 1874, 20 sen reddish violet, syllabic 2 (ro), never issue
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1874, 20 sen reddish violet, syllabic 2 (ro), never issued, centred to left, very fresh lightly hinged with original gum. The least scarce of the three…
Estimate: 3’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 30204 | 1874, 20 sen reddish violet, syllabic 3 (ha), overprinted “Mihon” (specimen)
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1874, 20 sen reddish violet, syllabic 3 (ha), overprinted “Mihon” (specimen), an ideal example boasting a strong shade and outstanding freshness, as well…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 30205 | 1874, 20 sen reddish violet, syllabic ha (3), unused
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1874, 20 sen reddish violet, syllabic 3 (ha), never issued, deep colour and quite well centred for this stamp, cracked original gum with hinge remnants….
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 30206 | 1874, 30 sen grey-black syll. i (1) pos. 8 with variety
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1874, 30 sen grey-black, perforation 11, syllabic 1 (i), originating from the right of the sheet with part selvedge, position 8 with variety consisting…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30207 | 1874, 30 sen grey-black syll. i (1) pos. 12
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1874, 30 sen grey-black, perforation 11, syllabic 1( i ), position 12 bearing variety featuring “bottom right cherry blossom top underpetal missing”, bold…
Estimate: 600 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30208 | 1874, 4 sen rose frame type I (plate 8) perf. 12 1/2,
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Foreign Paper, without syllabics (4s, 30s)
1874, 4 sen rose, frame type I (plate 8), perforation 12 1/2, usual centring, hinged with part original gum. An attractive example displaying an unusually…
Estimate: 180 – 240 EUR
Lot 30209 | 1874, 30 sen grey without syllabic, great rarity on foreign paper.
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1874, 30 sen grey, “butchi” crossed branches, long tool perforation 12 1/2, position 28, a very fresh example displaying a fine impression, well centred…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 30210 | 1874, 30 sen grey “butchi”, perf. 12 1/2, pos. 11,
Japan » 1874, Cherry Blossoms, Foreign Paper, without syllabics (4s, 30s)
1874, 30 sen grey, “butchi” crossed branches, long tool perforation 12 1/2, position 11 showing plate variety consisting in broken corner frame at top…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30211 | 1874, 1/2 sen deep brown syll. i (1), a complete sheet
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1874, 1/2 sen deep brown, plate 1, syllabic 1 (i ), perforation 12 1/2, complete sheet of 40, mainly exhibiting well centred designs, strong impression,…
Estimate: 600 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30212 | 1874, 1 sen grey-blue, a full album page of syll. 1-12.
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1874, 1 sen grey-blue, group of eight unused stamps with syllabics 1-4 and 6-12, hinged with original gum except for syllabics 4, 6 & 8 being without…
Estimate: 1’200 – 2’500 EUR




















































