Lot 90131 – 1874, 20 sen violet syllabic 4 (ri), deep shade, with 2 sen, syllabic 18 (so) on cover
Lot 90131 – 1874, 20 sen violet syllabic 4 (ri), deep shade, with 2 sen, syllabic 18 (so) on cover
1874, 20 sen violet, syllabic 4 (ni), deep shade, and 2 sen yellow, syllabic 18 (so), tied by large early « Nagasaki Jul 2 12. M » foreign mail cds to cover from the famous Higgins correspondence to Northampton, England. Red « Yokohama Paid All Jul 12 » cds also tying the 2 sen, two-line « 6. / cents » (U.S. credit) handstamp, « San Francisco Aug. 1 Paid » in purple alongside, and Northampton backstamp. Refolded at top and stamps with faults, especially the 2 sen, but a very rare franking. The 21 sen rate to England was in use from 1.1.1875 to 9.9.1875.
Provenance:
Ishikawa Ryohei, illustrated in his 1976 book on page 45
Robson Lowe auction, London 28.1.1970, lot 1229
Takahashi private treaty 1995, lot 61, ¥1,500,000
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