Lot 30251 – 1874, 20 sen deep reddish violet syll. 5, on cover

1874, 20 sen deep reddish violet, syllabic 5, intense shade and strong impression, tied by large « Nagasaki Nov. 11 12. M. Japan » cds on neat small-size blue envelope (portion of back flap missing) to Northampton, England. Adjacent showing large vermillion « Yokohama Nov. 12 Paid All » cds, with on back clear transit « San Francisco Dec. 5 Paid All » and bold Northampton arrival. Small closed tears at top of the envelope, just mentioned for accuracy and in no way detracting. A splendid example of an exceedingly scarce single franking. (JSCA ¥1,500,000).