U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
September 25-26, 2002

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1863
JAPAN
1863 stampless FL from Yokohama to Paris, blue Anglo-French "GB1f62 4/10c" accountancy pmk in diamonds, Hong Kong transit and French arrival pmks, fine, early usage
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1864
JAPAN
1866 stampless FL from Yokohama to Amsterdam, endorsed "Per Messagerie Imperiale", "Carst, Lels & Co. Kanagawa, Japan" forwarding agent's and red Amsterdam arrival pmk, fine cover to a scarce destination
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1865
JAPAN
1866 stampless FL from Yokohama to France, endorsed "Per Messageries Imperiale", "Yokohama B.au Francais" cds, rated "10" (deci), Paris transit and Reims arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1866
JAPAN
1867 FL from Yokohama to France, endorsed "via Marseille", franked with vert. pair of 80c Napoleon (one defective), French entry cachet in red, fine double rate cover paying 1.60fr with French adhesives
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1867
JAPAN
1868 incoming FL franked with 80c Napoleon, tied by "2145" large numeral, used from Lyon to Yokohama, endorsed "Par Vapeur Francaise", with "Yokohama B.au Francaise" arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1868
JAPAN
1868 stampless cover from Yokohama to France, endorsed "voie anglaise", with "Yokohama B.au Francais" cds, red Packetboat 12 June 1868, transit and arrival pmks on back, fine cover from the French Post Office in Yokohama
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1869
JAPAN
1870 cover to Italy, franked with 6x40c, paying 2.40fr double rate from Yokohama, blue Yokohama 21 Feb. 1870 departure pmk, French Packet Ligne S entry cds, cover and stamp faults, scarce cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1870
JAPAN
1872 cover from Yokohama, Japan to Washington, D.C., carried by the S.S. "Great Republic", franked with U.S. 6c and 2x2c, Yokohama, Nov.23 departure and San Francisco Dec.17 transit pmks, part of the addressportion excised, otherwise a fine cover, rare banknote combination to make up the 10c rate
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1871
JAPAN
1871 coverfront franked with 20c Ceres, also 40c and 9x80c Laureated, used from Paris to Nagasaki, minor flaws, fine and spectacular franking (7.80fr), apparently the only known example showing this incoming rate to Japan
Unsold
Lot #1872
JAPAN
1872 1/2s brown, variety on native paper, fine used, very rare
Catalog #9a
Catalog Value 1,500+
Unsold
Lot #1873
JAPAN
1874 native cover franked with 4s and 6s, various red chops, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1874
JAPAN
1875 incoming cover franked with 2x10c and 2x40c Ceres, tied by "4158" large numerals from Versailles to Yokohama, with "B.au Francais Yokohama" arrival pmk, some backflap defects, otherwise fine cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1875
JAPAN
1875 FL from the French Post Office in Yokohama, franked with pair of 30c gray and single 40c orange, paying 1fr rate via Marseille to France, fresh and v.f., with appropriate transit & arrival markings
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1876
JAPAN
Correspondence of a Japanese family residing in Germany, starting in early 1890s and spanning over 40 years into late 1930s, partially annotated and prepared for display. Includes registered 1891-3 covers from Germany to Japan with numeroustransit markings, and an interesting beginning of the century group of postcards written in Japanese and mailed within Germany. This lot could provide a specialist with a unique insight into the life of the Japanese expatriates in Europe
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1877
JAPAN
1890s correspondence of 69 covers franked mostly with 2s rose, many with lovely handpainted artwork inserts, some illustrated on the outside, otherwise with advertising inside; also four French covers 1925-33 to Japan or Korea, generally fine-v.f. and fascinating lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #1878
JAPAN
1890 cover from Kobe via Yokohama to USA, with single 5s ultra canc. in English, re-directed on arrival, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #74
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1879
JAPAN
1897 illustrated cover from Tokyo to Jamestown, St.Helena, franked by pair of 1s green, cover defects, unusual destination
Envelope
Catalog #72
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1880
JAPAN
1900 cover from Kobe, via Yokohama to Germany, with 1s(2)+2s(2)+5s+10s combination franking, endorsed "Via San Francisco per str. Hong Kong Mary", fine-v.f., with Lokstedt 2.2.1901 arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #73,77,93,103
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1881
JAPAN
1909 cover from Yokohama to France, franked on reverse with 2x1/2s, 2x1s, 2x2s and single 3s, red "Voie De Siberie" hs and arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1882
JAPAN
1924 Empress Jingo, 5y & 10y, n.h., fresh and v.f., rare in such condition
**
Catalog #188-9
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1883
JAPAN
1924 Empress Jingo, 10Y dull violet, l.h., fine
*
Catalog #189
Catalog Value 350
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1884
JAPAN
1925 Wedding, cplt set tied by commemorative pmks on back of postcard, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #190-93
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1885
JAPAN
1936 Kwantung, set of three, canc. on pieces by red postmarks, v.f.
Catalog #227-29
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1886
JAPAN
1936 Kwantung, two sets of three, canc. on pieces by red postmarks, v.f.
Catalog #227-29
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1887
JAPAN
1937 Empress Jingo, 5y and 10y sheet margin singles, n.h., little gum toning, otherwise v.f., rare
**
Catalog #253-54
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1888
JAPAN
1938-72 selection of 30 souv. sheets, incl. Parks, n.h., some toning, overall v.f. appearance
Box **

Catalog Value 1,200+
Unsold
Lot #1889
JAPAN
1947-49 three diff. souv. sheets, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #385a/457
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1890
JAPAN
1949 "Beauty" and Flying Geese souv. sheetlets of five, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #422,479
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1891
JAPAN
1949 sheet of five, n.h., marginal creases, otherwise fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #422a
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1892
JAPAN
1937-45 4s dark green, five unexploded booklets, fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Sakura B20
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1893
JAPAN
1937-45 4s dark green, four unexploded booklets, fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Sakura B20
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1894
JAPAN
1948-49 Regular Issues, cplt set, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #425-36
Catalog Value 625
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1895
JAPAN
Air Post.
1919 overprints, set of two, fine-v.f., signed Einchorn, BPP
*
Catalog #C1-2
Catalog Value 710
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1896
JAPAN
Air Post.
1929-34 Osaka-Tokyo and Osaka-Dairen, 2 diff. flight covers with appropriate cachets, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1897
JAPAN
Air Post.
1929-34 souv. sheet of four, l.h., v.f.
Box *
Catalog #C8
Catalog Value 1,200
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1898
JAPAN
Air Post.
1951 Pheasant, cplt set n.h., little gum toning, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #C9-13
Catalog Value 240
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1899
JAPAN
Ship Mail.
1898 Russian 4k ppc from Vladivostok to Germany, posted in Nagasaki, with boxed "Paquebot", "Ligne N Paq.Fr.No.2" pmk and Kiel arrival cds, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1900
JAPAN
World War I.
1918 cover addressed to the International Red Cross in Geneva, with Japanese Red Cross label on reverse, opened by various censors, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

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