14 Jun 2021 – 19 Jun 2021
32 lots
Lot 40269 | 1871 100m blue on thin laid paper, plate I, vertical pair, “KENSAZUMI” cancellation
Japan
1871 100m blue on thin laid paper, plate I, vertical pair, pos. 23 & 31, upper stamp barely touched in small portion at lower right, otherwise good margins,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40270 | 1868 (March-July) Two incoming covers from London
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » British Post Office
1868 (March-July) Two incoming covers from London carried at 1s4d rate, franked by 4d. pl. 9 and 6d pl. 6 (2), one additionally bearing 1d late fee, Br….
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40271 | 1870 (Aug 26) Incoming cover from London via Marseilles
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » British Post Office
1870 (Aug 26) Incoming cover from London via Marseilles, paying the single rate with 1870 4d pl. 12 and 1867 marginal 1s pl. 4, tied by London duplexes…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40272 | 1871 (April 15) Cover to Bourg-sur-Gironde franked by 1863 20c, snet during the “Commune” period
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Military Mail
1871 (April 15) Cover to Bourg-sur-Gironde franked by 1863 20c, tied by “5118” lozenge with “CORR.D.ARMÉES/YOKOHAMA” cds in centre, a very fine cover rarely…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40273 | 1872 (July 13) Incoming envelope from Paris via brindisi to Captain Lebon in Tokyo
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Military Mail
1872 (July 13) Incoming envelope from Paris via brindisi addressed to Captain Lebon (Chief Artillery Instructor of the Military Mission to Japan) in Yedo…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40274 | 1874 (Feb 13) Envelope from Paris to Captain Lebon in Tokyo, transit “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS” cds
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Military Mail
1874 (Feb 13) Incoming envelope from Paris addressed to Captain Lebon (Chief Artillery Instructor of the Military Mission to Japan) in Yedo (the old name…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40275 | 1876 (June 28) Cover franked by perf. ‘Cérès’ 25c, tied by “CORR.D.ARM./LIG.S.PAQ.FR.N°3” cds
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Military Mail
1876 (June 28) Cover to Landerneau franked by perf. ‘Cérès’ 25c, tied by “CORR.D.ARM./LIG.S.PAQ.FR.N°3” cds (Salles 1.976/3), repeated alongside, French…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40276 | 1870-1900 Two covers, incoming and outgoing mail
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Military Mail
1870-1900 Two covers, the earlier being incoming mail from Marseilles bearing ‘Laureated Empire’ 10c, 30c & 40c with “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS” cds uncommonly…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40277 | 1865 (Oct 17) Entire letter from Yokohama to Vienna, an extraordinarily rare postage-due letter sent to a destination outside of France
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1865 (Oct 17) Entire letter from Yokohama to Vienna, bearing very fine “YOKOHAMA/17 OCT 65/BAU FRANÇAIS” cds, charged “1f20” in ms to pay the single rate…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40278 | 1865 (Nov 8) Incoming and very early cover from Amsterdam to Yokohama through the French P.O.
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1865 (Nov 8) Incoming cover from Amsterdam to Yokohama, displaying red dispatch cds at left, red french transit at right, and very fine strike of “YOKOHAMA/BAU…
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 40279 | 1866 (Feb 1) Envelope to Bordeaux, 1862 40c vertical pair
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1866 (Feb 1) Single rate envelope to Bordeaux, bearing 1862 40c vertical pair cancelled by “5118” dotted lozenge, showing “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS” and red…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40280 | 1866 (Feb 28) Cover to Lyon franked by 1862 80c
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1866 (Feb 28) Cover to Lyon, paying the single rate with 1862 80c, tied by “5118” dotted lozenge, with superb “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS” and red French entry…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40281 | 1866 (April 7) Cover from Hakodate to Yokohama, an extraordinary mail addressed internally but carried via China
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1866 (April 7) Cover from Hakodate to Yokohama, endorsed “p. ‘Laringo’/Care of Messrs Siemssen & C/Shanghai”, with corresponding “SIEMSSEN & C°/MAY 18…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 40282 | 1868 (May 19) Incoming cover from Marseilles to Yokohama, with “LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. N°3” and “YOKOHAMA/6 JUIL 68/BAU FRANÇAIS” cds’s
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1868 (May 19) Incoming cover from Marseilles to Yokohama, franked by perf. ‘Empire’ 40c (2), tied by anchor lozenges with “LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. N°3” cds (Salles…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40283 | 1868 (July 11) Stampless envelope to Rochefort-sur-Mer,
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1868 (July 11) Stampless envelope to Rochefort-sur-Mer, endorsed “Voie anglaise”, bearing very fine “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS” cds, red French entry and correctly…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40284 | 1870 (Aug 29) Entire letter to Flaviac, franked by 1863 80c
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1870 (Aug 29) Single weight entire letter to Flaviac, franked by 1863 80c and tied by ‘gros chiffres’ “5118” in black, with matching “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS”…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40285 | 1871 (Sept 4) Cover “Via Brindisi” to Lyon, bearing 1863 10c three examples, 20c pair and 30c vertical pair
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1871 (Sept 4) Cover “Via Brindisi” to Lyon, bearing 1863 10c three examples, 20c pair and 30c vertical pair, tied by “5118” lozenges with superb “YOKOHAMA/BAU…
Estimate: 750 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40286 | 1872 (Feb 19) Cover to Bürglen (Switzerland), ‘Empire Laureated’ 80c in combination with extremely rare ‘Bordeaux’ 40c
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1872 (Feb 19) Cover sent to Bürglen (Switzerland), paying the French paquebot single rate up to 10 grams with ‘Empire Laureated’ 80c in combination with…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 40287 | 1873 (Dec 22) Small envelope to Bourdeaux, bearing ‘Siège’ 40c (2), perf. ‘Cérès’ 5c and 15c
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1873 (Dec 22) Small envelope to Bourdeaux, bearing ‘Siège’ 40c (2, one with tiny corner fault in margin), perf. ‘Cérès’ 5c and 15c, tied by “5118” lozenges,…
Estimate: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 40288 | 1874 (Aug 11) Envelope via French packet to Paris, franked by ‘Siège’ 40c and perf. ‘Cérès’ 30c pair
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1874 (Aug 11) Envelope via French packet to Paris redirected to Versailles, franked by ‘Siège’ 40c and perf. ‘Cérès’ 30c pair, tied by “5118” lozenges…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40289 | 1875 (Sept 21) Opened envelope from Tokyo to Lyon, a rare and fascinating mixed-franking including an exceedingly scarce overpaid French franking
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1875 (Sept 21) Opened envelope from Tokyo to Lyon, franked by a member of the French Military Mission with Japan 1874 2s with syllabic (Michel 20x, Scott…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 40290 | 1878 (Feb 4) Envelope to Offranville bearing ‘Siège’ 40c
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1878 (Feb 4) Envelope via Brindisi to Offranville carried at single GPU rate, bearing ‘Siège’ 40c, tied by “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS” cds, repeated alongside,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40291 | 1871-1964, Two amazing stockbooks with only genuine stamps
Japan » Collections and Lots
1871-1964, Two amazing stockbooks with only genuine stamps, several signed by BPP experts such as Florian Eichhorn and the majority in fine condition….
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 40292 | 1871-83, Album with Dragon, Cherry Blossom, Birds and Koban issues
Japan » Collections and Lots
1871-83, Album with Dragon, Cherry Blossom, Birds and Koban issues, with a large selection of these classics, all genuine and several signed by BPP experts,…
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 40293 | 1871-83, Outstanding collection of the various forgeries of the classic period
Japan » Collections and Lots
1871-83, Outstanding collection of the various forgeries of the classic period on stockcards, certainly more than 1’200 examples with several of each type,…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 40294 | 1874-1937, Postal Stationery collection, used and unused in well-filled album
Japan » Collections and Lots
1874-1937, Postal Stationery collection, used and unused in an album full of postcards, letter cards, envelopes and wrappers, incl. netter early engraved…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40295 | 1896-1937 Assembly comprising over 50 covers, from ‘Cherry ‘Blossom’
Japan » Collections and Lots
1896-1937 Assembly comprising over 50 items, starting from the ‘Cherry Blossom’ Issue to modern miniature sheets on covers, including Japan used in Korea,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40296 | 1896-1937 Assembly comprising 25 items, mainly in Korea and Formosa
Japan » Collections and Lots
1896-1937 Assembly comprising 25 covers and postal stationeries, mainly used abroad in Korea and Formosa, including small P.O.’s as well as 1896 field…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40297 | 1915-1930 Lot comprising over 60 special postcards or postal stationeries
Japan » Collections and Lots
1915-1930 Lot comprising over 60 special postcards or postal stationeries with commemorative issues, cancelled by illustrated postmarks including some…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40298 | 1947-1991, Several hundred mini sheets (many duplicates) in mostly mint nh
Japan » Collections and Lots
1947-1991, Several hundred mini sheets (many duplicates) in mostly mint nh, only the 1964 Olympics are used, noted 1949 PTT mint nh, 1948 Red Cross mint…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40299 | 1889-1990, Stock of stamps in sheets and mini sheets, many duplicates, in general very fine mint mnh
Japan » Collections and Lots
1889-1990, Stock of stamps in sheets and mini sheets, many duplicates, in general very fine mint mnh, noted 1948 & 1949 Week of Philately mini sheets (Mi….
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 40300 | Revenue and Postage Stamps lot comprising few hundreds
Japan » Collections and Lots
Revenue and Postage Stamps lot comprising few hundreds, incl. company perfins and numerous stamps with a wide range of postmarks, viewing essential.
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR