1874, 1 sen grey-blue, syllabic 2, a very fresh pair on cover front to Paris sent by a member of the French Military Mission, paying the single rate per…

1874, 1 sen grey-blue, syllabic 5, positional variety consisting in a “dot missing in right Kanji sen“, very fresh with original gum. Very fine. (JSCA…

1874, 2 sen yellow, syllabic 6 (he), top left corner example with sheet margins, position 1, centred to right, lightly hinged with part original gum. Cert….

1874, 2 sen yellow, syllabic 7 (to), bright colour and great freshness, original gum with hinge remnant. A choice example. Cert. Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023)….

1874, 2 sen yellow, syllabic 10 (nu), unusually vivid colour and strong impression, centred within complete to large margins, part original gum with paper…

1874, 2 sen yellow, syllabic 12 (wo), very well centred within narrow margins, unused without gum. Two small/tiny holes at top barely detracting from…

1874, 2 sen yellow, syllabic 13 (wa), good deep colour, original gum lightly hinged. Cert. Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023).One of the rarest syllabics of the…

1874, 2 sen yellow on foreign Esparto paper, Government printing, syllabic 14 (ka), positional pinhole at top right, strong impression, small part of…

1874, 2 sen yellow, Government printing, syllabic 16 (ta) on foreign Esparto paper, sharp impression and radiant colour, unused without gum. Thin spot…

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…

1874, 2 sen yellow, Government printing, laid western paper, syllabic 22 (ra), very good centring and unusually well preserved perforations, with cracked…

1874, 2 sen yellow, privately made printing plates, syllabics 1 to 5, 8, 9 and 11, unused without gum, except syllabic 8 mounted mint, syllabic 7 with…

1874, 2 sen yellow, Government printing plates, group of 10 with syllabics 15, 17 to 21, 23; Syllabic 20 in both Esparto and porous paper and the former…

1874, 2 sen yellow, privately made printing plates, group of 16 stamps representing all syllabics 1-13 (i – wa), all being corner examples (syllabic 10…

1874, 2 sen yellow, Government printing plates, all syllabics 14-23 (ka-mu), group of 14 stamps pieces including one strip of four and one pair, seven…

1874, 4 sen rose, syllabic 1 ( i ), position 1, perforation 11, positional pinhole at upper left, brilliant colour and crisp impression, original gum with…

1874, 4 sen rose, syllabic 1 ( i ), perforation 11, bottom left positional pinhole, intense deep colour, quite well centred, showing almost complete strike…

1874, 4 sen rose, syllabic 1 ( i ), perforation 11, positional pinhole at bottom right, centred within good to large margins, cancelled by double cross…

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 10 (nu), position 22, very fresh displaying a good centring with the design complete, unused without gum. Very fine….

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 10 (nu), very clear impression, cancelled by small golf ball type (Nishino-type seal NS75A), used on piece with large…

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 11 (ru), a remarkable example from the upper right corner of the sheet, position 8, overprinted “Mihon” (specimen),…

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 13 (wa), radiant colour and crisp impression, original gum with light hinge remnant. Light gum crease only mentioned…

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 13 (wa), together on piece with “Old Koban” 4 sen blue-green, each tied by Ikuno type KG cds (5.8, Tajima Province)….

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 14 (ka), an example from the lower right corner of the sheet, position 40 with the official pinhole at bottom right,…

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 15 (yo), very attractive as a result of the very strong colour and impression, hinged with original gum. A renowned…

1875, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 15 (yo), perforation 11s:11, as usual slightly irregular perfs but exceptionally centred, cancelled by indistinct inland…

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 15 (yo), well-inked impression, cancelled with “kiban” postmark. Tiny repair at left of “6” at top. (JHES ¥90,000).

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…

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 17 (re), pair from the left of the sheet positions 17-18, tied by blue asterisk of Yokohama, Nishino-type YH75E, to…

1874, 6 sen violet brown, syllabic 18 (so), top left marginal corner-sheet example from position 1, unused mounted mint, top margin perforation line reinforced…

1874, 6 sen slate-purple, syllabic so (18), tied by Kiban “i-u 16” (Hizen province, Nagasaki) numeral on reverse of Cherry Blossom stationery envelope,…

1874, 10 sen green, syllabic 2 (ro), sheet reconstruction of 40, comprising seven unused, two specimens of position 15 with “Mihon” overprint and position…

1874, 10 sen green, syllabic 2 (ro), two examples from positions 1 and 40, the former with corner sheet margins and cancelled by large intaglio foreign-mail…

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…

1874, 10 sen green, syllabic 3 (ha), porous cotton paper, two very fresh examples, including one with perforation 11, unused without gum; the other printed…

1874, 20 sen deep reddish violet, syllabic 5, intense shade and strong impression, tied by large “Nagasaki Nov. 11 12. M. Japan” cds on neat small-size…

1874, 30 sen grey, syllabic 1 (i), nine examples presented on exhibition page, including position 33 unused without gum, positions 8, 12, 19 & 20, used…

1874, 30 sen grey, syllabic 1 (i), reconstruction of complete sheet of 40 by used singles with mostly Yokohama and some Hyogo foreign mail cancels….

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…

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…

1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 1(i), unused complete sheet of 40, exhibiting the delightful design and attractive pastel shade with overall freshness, preserving…

1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 1 (i), two used examples possessing “Oriental Bank Corporation / Yokohama” double oval embossing. One example with 1mm hole…

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″…

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…

1875, 12 sen rose, syllabic 3 (ha), a fresh and quite well centred example within ample margins, unused without gum. Light perforation crease circumscribed…

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…

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…

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.”…

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…

THE HANDWRITTEN “KAKIJU” RETOUCH1875, 15 sen violet, syllabic 2 (ro), position 5 featuring “handwritten 10 (+)” (“kaki-zyu”) variety, good impression…