Lot 30027 – 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2, single on cover

Stamp of Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2,  single  on cover
Stamp of Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2,  single  on cover
Stamp of Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2,  single  on cover
Stamp of Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2,  single  on cover

Lot 30027 – 1871, 100 mon dark blue plate 2, single on cover

Japan » 1871, Dragons mon unit, imperforate
Prix réalisé
2’600 EUR
Estimation
2’000 – 2’500 EUR
Date de vente
Sat 3 Jun 2023 at 11:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1871, 100 mon dark blue, plate 2, position 29, strong colour and impression, barely touching at right, otherwise well margined, tied by the « head portion » of large « Fushimi (Kensazumi) » hs to reverse of cover (opened for display) from Fushimi to Osaka, with handwritten date 6th moon 7th day, showing above arrival « (year of) Water Monkey 6th Moon … Day » (Gregorian early July of 1872) ds in red. An appealing and scarce second-plate single franking. (JSCA ¥600,000).

Note: According to the official order of Meiji 4.12, the large Kensazumi postmarks were instructed to be applied with the name of the place only.

Provenance: Kobayashi auction (Philanippon 2001, lot 13, sold for ¥500,000 = €3,500)

Catalogue ref: 2II

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