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Japan - 1865: Signed letter from QUEEN VICTORIA to the TYCOON OF JAPAN (Emperor Komei) including the cover, carried by diplomatic mail. The letter concerning the visit of Sir Harry Parkes in Japan, has been signed by the Queen and her Secretary of State Lord John Russel, and beginning "Victoria, by the Grace of God, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, ... to the most High, Mighty, and Glorious Prince, His Imperial and Royal Majesty the Tycoon of Japan ...". The cover with the Royal dry seal (defected when opened). A SCARCE AND EARLY QUEEN VICTORIA-TENNO KOMEI LETTER FROM THE PERIOD WHEN JAPAN STARTS TO OPEN OUT. Catalog Price 2600,00