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  • Lot# : 46 Japan

    1875: 10 sen ultramarine, syllabic 4, a fresh and fine example, marginal from base of sheet, used on 1876 cover from Yokohama endorsed 'per Oceanic' to Lyon, France (Bolmida correspondence) tied by segmented cork handstamp in black with YOKOHAMA / PAID ALL cds in red adjacent (Sept 14). Handstruck '5 / Cents' credit marking in red at left and 'San Francisco' transit cds in red-violet below (Oct 3). Thence via New York with 'Etats-Unis / V. Angl. Amb. Calais' entry marking on front (Oct 22) in red. Reverse with New York transit cds (Oct 11) in red and arrival cds. A magnificent and attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 47 Japan

    1934 (April 20): Exhibition Airmail sheet with four values, fresh and fine unused example, one minor age spot, lightly hinged in top margin only, usual minor bends, nevertheless scarce Scott = $ 1'250.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 48 Japan

    1873/1917: Lot 25 covers incl. postal stationery cards and envelopes primarily used within Japan, official wrapper, unfranked cover to Rembang Java and inland usage letters, in addition 50 stamps on album pages or on pieces.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 49 Japan

    1850/77: Lot six covers incl. four prephilatelic covers with full contents, 1874 2 s. yellow  on foreign wove paper in deep fresh shade on registered cover from Tokyo to Osaka, and 1876/77 1 s. black and 2 s. brown-olive, rough perfs. as usual, neatly cancelled on reverse of cover.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 50 Japan

    1871/1939ca.: Lot with some better values used and unused, Mon Issue with signed examples, later issues with some duplication noted, in a small album and on stockcards.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 51 Japan

    1936/1980: Mint Collection with 1938/1974 National Park pictorial sets and complete run of Miniature Sheets, 1959/80 with good range of mint definitive and commemorative sets and sheets in good quality, a useful lot Mi = € 3'500+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 52 Japan

    1871/80: Collection resp. lot with better values from the first years up to Birds 45 Sen, mounted on two old album pages, in addition a large number of postal stationery items incl. proof sand clippings, some Telegraph stamps up to 1 Yen, various postal documents, a few picture postcards (two of them from the Japanese/Russian war), furthermore business and daily mail as well as modern FDC's, good to mixed condition and housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 12,000 CHF
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