Lot 30107 – 1872, 1/2 Sen Matsuda printing, plate 3, vertical pair on cover, earliest recorded usage

Stamp of Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper 1872, 1/2 Sen Matsuda printing, plate 3, vertical pair on cover, earliest recorded usage
Stamp of Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper 1872, 1/2 Sen Matsuda printing, plate 3, vertical pair on cover, earliest recorded usage
Stamp of Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper 1872, 1/2 Sen Matsuda printing, plate 3, vertical pair on cover, earliest recorded usage
Stamp of Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper 1872, 1/2 Sen Matsuda printing, plate 3, vertical pair on cover, earliest recorded usage

Lot 30107 – 1872, 1/2 Sen Matsuda printing, plate 3, vertical pair on cover, earliest recorded usage

Japan » 1872, Cherry Blossoms Native Paper
Prix réalisé
2’800 EUR
Estimation
1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Date de vente
Sat 3 Jun 2023 at 11:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1872, 1/2 sen brown, Matsuda printing, plate 3, vertical pair, positions 15 / 23, irregular perforation at lower right, very fresh used on reverse of cover from Tokyo to Shimodate (destination within 100km distance), tied by two strikes of framed non-standard « Ken » postmark on dispatch. Alongside with framed « (year of) Water Monkey 10th Moon 12th Day / Tokyo P. O. » (Gregorian 12 November 1872) datestamp.

The earliest usage recorded of the lowest « Cherry Blossom » denomination.

Catalogue ref: 9

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