1871 200m orange-vermilion Type II a very fine fresh single with 'SPECIMEN' ovpt, good margins, ungummed as issued, slight soiling. SG.6. Very scarce. Cat. £1500+++.
Sale #167
By: Corbitts
Corbitts Sale #167
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Lot #567 - Japan
1876-c2000 duplicated U ranges in two stock books, incl. earlies, revenues etc.
Lot #568 - Japan
1897 3s green postal stationery card uprated with 5s slate Koban (pair), tied Yokohama d/stamp to Germany, routed via San Francisco with Augsburg arrival on face, another postal stationery card - 1s blue uprate with 1s & 2s Koban to same destination with similar markings. (2)
Lot #569 - Japan
1898 3s stationery card uprated with 1s Koban green (Yv.61) tied by Tokio/I.J.P.O d/stamp addressed to Germany with Hohenkam arrival, 1900 1½s stationery card uprated with ½r grey chrysanthemum & 2s rose Koban tied by vernacular d/stamp, routed via Yokohama addressed to Grimsby (nice mixed franking), 1914 envelope to France, franked 1s orange (SG.157), 2s green (SG.159), 3s carmine (SG.160) & 4s scarlet (SG.161) tied by Yokohama/Japan...
Lot #570 - Japan
1899 1s pale brown postal stationery card to Yanagawa cancelled vernacular d/stamp with Yanagawa arrival, 1899 1s blue postal stationery card uprated with 3s maroon Chrysanthemum, tied by vernacular d/stamp, Tokio transit to Germany via San Francisco, 1902 parcel label bearing 10s blue & 40s orange Chrysanthemum, tied vernacular d/stamp. (3)
Lot #571 - Japan
1903 PPC of the First National Industrial Exhib/Osaka sent to Haiphong, Tonkin, franked 4s rose, tied vernacular cachet with adjacent Nagasaki d/stamp in violet, 1906 1½s grey/blue uprated with 3s maroon, tied Tokio/Japan d/stamp in blue, sent to Germany via US with Augsburg arrival on face. 1924 PPC of Nakajima Park to France, franked 1s orange, mixed with Earthquake issue ½s grey single + pair and 1½s blue, tied vernacular d/stamps with...
Lot #572 - Japan
1905 PPC to France franked ½s slate & 1s pale brown, tied 'Imperial Naval Review' commemorative cachet in violet. 1907 PPC to France franked 2s, tied 'Tokio/Triumph of the Manchurian Headquarters' cachet in violet, 1914 Japanese Occupation of Manchuria PPC of 'Paiyusan, Port Arthur' to France, franked ½s brown, tied 'Port Arthur/I.J.P.O' d/stamp in violet, with oval cachet alongside. (3)
Lot #573 - Japan
1905 PPC to St. George de Renein, France redirected to Buny, franked pair 1sen cancelled native c.d.s which includes 0.30 gold cuts deficiency, accompanying 'CTMS/T' h/stamp, scarce Japanese mark, also 1918 3sen postal stationery letter card, unused & very fine. (2)
Lot #574 - Japan
MILITARY POST IN SIBERIA 1918 PPC of 'Russian Warships in the Harbour Vladivostok' addressed to 'Oita-Prefecture, Japan' cancelled by Field Post Office No 2 d/stamps of Nikolisk with 'Gunji Yubin' h/stamp & oval 'Hirano' cover h/stamp, 1920 PPC of 'Fishing Boats, Habarovsk' to Army doctor, Vladivostok Army, cancelled by F.P. Office No. 4 d/stamp of Habarovsk with h/stamp 'Gunji Yubin' & oval 'Dozorro' censor h/stamp. (2)
Lot #575 - Japan
1936 airmail cover from Yokohama to Dairen, South Manchuria with multiple franking of 4s, SG.252, 10s blue, SG.243, Inauguration of New Houses of Imperial Diet 1½s (2), 3s (2) & 6s (2), SG.288/90, all tied by commemorative cachet in red. 1924 reg cover front, franked 10s blue (4) from Dairen (reg label) to Huddersfield, England, routed via Kobe (c.d.s's tying adhesives).
Lot #576 - Japan
1940 reg cover franked 10s orange (imperf strip of three) & 1c blue (imperf), tied vernacular d/stamp with reg label and 'Opened by Mil.Cen.Civil Mails' label with cachet, 1942 censored to Netherlands Indies, franked 2sen orange (imperf pair), tied Osaka Nippon d/stamp in violet with Mil Cen - Civil mails' label (back flap missing), 1950 airmail envelope written from 'S.S Katherin, New York' to Greece franked 100y claret, SG.446, 4y blue...
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