4 Dec 2023 – 9 Dec 2023
228 lots
Lot 90200 | 1868 (July 17) Cover from London to Yokohama, single and marginal strip of three of 1865-67 4d pl. 9
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » British Post Office » Incoming Mail
1868 (July 17) Cover from London addressed to Bernard Eccard & Raud in Yokohama, franked by single and marginal strip of three of 1865-67 4d deep vermilion…
Estimation: 150 – 300 EUR
Lot 90201 | 1872 (May 31) Cover from London to Yokohama with spectacular double rate franking
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » British Post Office » Incoming Mail
1872 (May 31) Cover from London to Yokohama, carried at double rate with 1871 3d rose pl. 7, two examples, and 1870 4d deep vermilion pl. 12, single, pair…
Estimation: 200 – 400 EUR
Lot 90202 | 1867-68 Trio of cover/entire letters from London addressed
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » British Post Office » Incoming Mail
1867-68 Trio of cover/entire letters from London addressed to western merchants in Yokohama, carried at 1s via Southampton and 1s 4d via French packet…
Estimation: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 90203 | 1872 (April 19) Envelope to the Royal Marine Camp in Yokohama, paying the 1s 3d rate via Brindisi
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » British Post Office » Incoming Mail
1872 (April 19) Envelope addressed to Major C.W. Burton in the Royal Marine Camp in Yokohama, paying the 1s 3d rate via Brindisi with 1871 3d rose pl….
Estimation: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 90204 | 1869-74 Group of six covers or entire letters from London to Yokohama
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » British Post Office » Incoming Mail
1869-74 Group of six covers or entire letters from London to Yokohama, originating from the Eccard & Raud correspondence, showing the 1s 3d, 1s 6d and…
Estimation: 400 – 800 EUR
Lot 90205 | 1876, Ceres 25c blue tied by double circle « CORR.D.ARM 28 Juin 1876 LIG. S PAQ. FR. No. 3 »
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Military Mail
1876, Ceres 25c blue, tied by « CORR.D.ARM 28 Juin 1876 LIG. S PAQ. FR. No. 3 » cds on cover to Bel-Air, Landerneau, France, with the same strike quite…
Estimation: 200 – 400 EUR
Lot 90206 | 1872-78 Group of five covers to France (4) and Italy (1), bearing different « Cérès » frankings
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1872-78 Group of five covers to France (4) and Italy (1), bearing the « Cérès » issue and displaying different rates, including 40c, 1fr, 1fr20c and 2fr,…
Estimation: 800 – 1’400 EUR
Lot 90207 | 1877, Large part of cover with « Old Koban » 1 sen black and France 40c, « Degron-kun » type 1 handstamp
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1877, Large part of cover (Munier correspondence) to France via British packet, bearing Old Koban 1 sen black, four examples in two different shades, cancelled…
Estimation: 150 – 300 EUR
Lot 90208 | 1877, Large piece of envelope front with « Old Koban » 4 sen and France 40c
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1877, Large piece of envelope front (Munier correspondence) endorsed « Voie anglaise/France », bearing Old Koban 4 sen bluish-green, cancelled by small…
Estimation: 150 – 300 EUR
Lot 90209 | 1872, Cover from Yokohama to Lyon, France, with 1862 5c green (4) and 1867 80c carmine
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1872, Cover from Yokohama to Lyon, France, franked by 1862 5c green in strip of four and 1867 80c carmine, tied by « 5118 » dotted lozenges, with « Yokohama…
Estimation: 400 – 700 EUR
Lot 90210 | 1869, « Empire Dentelé » 40c orange and « Napoleon Laurée » 80c on cover
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1869, « Empire Dentelé » 40c orange and « Napoleon Laurée » 80c carmine, both tied by « 5118 » dotted lozenge to cover via British packet to Milan, Italy, with…
Estimation: 200 – 400 EUR
Lot 90211 | 1868, 80c carmine single on entire letter from Yokohama
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1868, 80c carmine on entire letter with interesting contents related to rebellions few months before the beginning of the Meiji Era, addressed to Flaviac,…
Estimation: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 90212 | 1871, « Empire Laurée » 80c carmine on cover with « Yokohama 22 Janv. 71 Paq. Fr. S. N°2 »
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1871, « Napoleon Laurée » 80c carmine, very attractively tied by anchor lozenge with matching « Yokohama 22 Janv. 71 Paq. Fr. S. N°2 » octagonal datestamp…
Estimation: 500 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 90213 | 1871, « Bordeaux » 80c carmine on rose, and « Napoleon Laurée » 10c pair on cover, with blue Yokohama cds
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1871, « Bordeaux » 80c carmine on rose, part of frame line missing at base, otherwise very large margins, in combination with « Napoleon Laurée » 10c bistre…
Estimation: 600 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 90214 | 1870-74, Incoming Mail. Group of five covers from France to Yokohama and Yedo
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office » Incoming Mail
1870-74, Group of five covers from France to Yokohama or Yedo, franked with « Napoleon Laurée » and « Cérès » issues, showing 80c, 1fr30c, 1fr60c rates including…
Estimation: 400 – 700 EUR
Lot 90215 | Hakodate, 1872, 10c brown on loose ship letter before the U.S. post office was established
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Hakodate. 1872, 10c brown, on small cover to Mrs. Stephen R. Chase, Berry’s Mills, Maine, originally affixed over blue “Pacific Mail S.S. Co. Hakodate,…
Estimation: 500 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 90216 | Hakodate incoming from Yokohama, 1874 (ca.), 3c Green
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Hakodate. 1874 (ca.), 3c green in dark shade, one pulled perf. at base, tied by circle of wedges cancel of Yokohama on undated cover addressed to “H. S….
Estimation: 600 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 90217 | Kanagawa, 1866. Forwarded by U.S. Consul, Kanagawa, Japan.
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Kanagawa. 1866, Cover with “W.H. & Co.” (Walsh, Hall & Co.) embossed seal from Francis Hall addressed to Charles C. Hall, Elmira, New York, endorsed “P….
Estimation: 3’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 90218 | Kanagawa. 1874, 2 sen yellow, syllabic 12 (wo), vertical strip on inland cover
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Kanagawa. 1874, Japan 2 sen yellow, syllabic 12 (wo), a vertical strip of three with sheet margin at base, tied by type N1B1 « Yokohama 7.11.30 » (30 November…
Estimation: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 90219 | Nagasaki, 1873, 3c green on rare interconsular cover from Nagasaki to Yokohama
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Nagasaki. 1873, 3c green, a fresh example cancelled by five-bar grid cancel, used on clean entire letter in French endorsed “pr. Oregonian” addressed…
Estimation: 1’000 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 90220 | Yokohama. 1868, 10c Dark Green , exceptionally dark shade
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Yokohama. 1868, 10c dark green, dark shade, on cover to Dr. L. Traver, Providence R.I., tied by Japanese “X” chop cancel on dispatch, carried on the PMSS…
Estimation: 250 – 500 EUR
Lot 90221 | Yokohama, 1870, 2c brown on “Yokohama Prices Current and Market Report” printed circular
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Yokohama. 1870, 2c brown, tied by segmented cork cancel on “Yokohama Prices Current and Market Report” printed circular dated September 21, 1870, carried…
Estimation: 600 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 90222 | Yokohama. 1870, 2c Brown, two examples on cover between post offices in Japan
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Yokohama.1870, 2c Brown, two examples used entire letter addressed to Pignatel & Co. in Nagasaki, Japan, each tied by segmented cork cancel, partly struck…
Estimation: 1’500 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 90223 | Yokohama. 1871, 10c and 3c (6) on rare forwarded cover from Nagasaki to Yokohama, then to London
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Yokohama. 1871, 10c brown and 3c green pair, paying the U.S. 10c and the U.S.-G.B. 6c rates, tied by segmented cork cancels and “Yokohama Japan Nov. 22”…
Estimation: 800 – 1’600 EUR
Lot 90224 | Yokohama, 1874, 10c brown with 6c dull pink on cover
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Yokohama. 1874, 10c brown and 6c dull pink used on entire letter endorsed « via America » to London, cancelled or tied by circle of wedges, showing very…
Estimation: 300 – 600 EUR
Lot 90225 | Yokohama. 1870, 30c black and 10c brown on quintuple rate cover to U.S.
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Yokohama. 1870, 30c black and 10c brown on cover to Hartford/Ct., United States, cancelled by cork cancels with « Yokohama Dec 22 » cds at left, « San Francisco…
Estimation: 1’000 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 90226 | Yokohama. 1873, double-envelope system inner envelope: 10c Brown on inner envelope with Japanese postmark
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Yokohama. 1873, double-envelope system inner envelope: 10c Brown, tied by quartered cork cancel, with “Yokohama Japan Mar. 23” (1873) cds perfectly struck…
Estimation: 1’200 – 2’700 EUR
Lot 90227 | Yokohama. 1874, 10c brown on last US post office mail in Japan
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » U.S. Post Office
Yokohama. 1874, 10c brown, defective in part of bottom margin, tied by segmented cancel on “Finance Department” imprint cover with notation “Sender Yoshio…
Estimation: 300 – 600 EUR