Lot 90208 – 1877, Large piece of envelope front with « Old Koban » 4 sen and France 40c

1877, Large piece of envelope front (Munier correspondence) endorsed « Voie anglaise/France », bearing Old Koban 4 sen bluish-green, cancelled by small negative cross, with type N2B2 « Tokyo 10.10.15 » (15 October 1877) and type KB1 « Yokohama -.10.15 » cds’s at left, in combination with France, « Siege of Paris » 40c orange (Yvert 38), tied by « Yolohama Japon 15 Oct 77 » cds’s, with red French « Paq. Ang. V. Brind. A. Mod. 30 Nov 77 » entry cds below. According to a similar piece in this auction bearing a franking with 1 sen black, this was a « Degron-kun » cover in a late period. The usage of a 4 sen Old Koban is unrecorded on Degron- or other mixed Japan-France combination covers.