Lot 51254 – 1875 (Dec 23) Postal Notice from Italian Postmaster Yokohama Japan to Italian Consul with blue consular datestamp,

1875 (Dec 23) Postal Notice from the Italian Postmaster in Yokohama, Japan, sent to the Italian Consul in the same city, with blue arrival consular datestamp, notifying of the commencement of new postal rates which were to come into effect on New Year’s day 1876, with a list of country’s affected by a uniform rate of 18 cents via Brindisi, and mentions Book Post rates would in some cases be lower than before, and specifically the reduced rate to Italy, with a uniform Registration Fee of 12 cents to the countries listed as well as Italy, further reference is made of mail to the continent via Trieste, reduced rates to Portugal via Southampton, the Azores, Canary, Madeira and Hawaiian Islands, as well as reduced uniform rates via Batavia either by French or English Packet, and the facility for Registration at Hong Kong and Yokohama for United States packet mail; an important document which has significant relevance to many postal regions, a fascinating item for the discerning postal historian.