Lot 30016 – 1871, 100 mon blue plate 1, single, earliest printing

1871, 100 mon dark steel-blue, plate 1, earliest printing, position 11, strong colour, full to very large margins, neatly cancelled by large « Kensazumi » three-characters postmark. A desirable example exhibiting the typical sharp impression of the earliest printings and enabling a well detailed design to be admired. (JHES ¥150,000).