Lot 30143 – 1874, 2 sen yellow, N-type III (probably plate 9) tied

1874, 2 sen yellow, N-type III (plate 8 or 9?), tied by square early non-standard « Nataka/Kensazumi » postmark of Nataka (Kii Province), to reverse of cover sent to Kobe, showing large framed non-standard « Kiishu Natakaura/Postal Handling Agency » handstamp in red alongside, struck in transit with « Osaka 6.6.3 » (June 3, 1873) N1B1type cds, and arrival in violet on the same day at top left.The earliest recorded usage of a 2 sen yellow native paper, pre-dating by two days the official date of issue (Meiji 6.6.5, 5 June 1873).