U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
August 13-14, 2003

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1810
JAPAN
1872 1s blue, showing missing stroke on lower character variety, fine
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Catalog #JSCA 6vb
Unsold
Lot #1811
JAPAN
1882 registered cover from Yokohama to Chicago, franked with 12s Bird, Old Koban 2s violet and 2x3s orange, all tied by "Shiloneki" negative R canc., endorsed per ship "Gaelic", with octagonal violet "Registered Yokohama", with San Francisco transit and Chicago arrival pmks, fine and extremely rare mixed issues registered usage, with full contents and 2003 Eichorn cert. stating "a mixed franking of bird 12sen with Old Koban 3sen has not been reported up to now"
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1812
JAPAN
1891 Germany 10pf+10pf reply paid Postal Stationery card, used from Altona to Yokohama, and returned, the return portion with Yokohama cds, with Altona arrival, some ink smudges, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1813
JAPAN
1895 cover to USA franked with 5sen ultramarine, tied by "Hakodate Japan 25 March, 95" cds, various transit and arrival pmks, backflap missing, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1814
JAPAN
1898 cover franked with 10sen tied by brown pmk, sent via Tokyo and Hong Kong to France, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1815
JAPAN
1902 registered, return receipt cover from Shanghai to the United States, franked with 10s and 25s, all tied by Kobe, Japan cds, with ms "AR", San Francisco transit and Boston arrival on reverse, fine and scarce double weight cover
Envelope
Catalog #103,106
Price Realized
$920.00

Lot #1816
JAPAN
1902 Germany 10pf+10pf reply paid Postal Stationery card, used to Yokohama, and returned to Zittau, the reply portion with "T" in circle marking deleted, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1817
JAPAN
1902 legal size cover with "U.S.Naval Force on Asiatic Station Flagship Brooklyn" official business cachet, franked with 3s and addressed to U.S. consul at Chefoo, with I.J.P.O. Shanghai arrival pmk. The "USS Brooklyn", heavy cruiser No.3stopped in Nagasaki to load coal for the trip home, following service in the Boxer Rebellion
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1818
JAPAN
1921 Postal Service, set of four, h.r., v.f.
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Catalog #163-66
Catalog Value 239
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1819
JAPAN
1938-52 selection of 22 souv. sheets, with Parks etc., mostly l.h., some n.h., little duplication, some minor flaws, mostly fine,
Box */**

Catalog Value 1,650+
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1820
JAPAN
1946-49 souv. sheets, duplicated selection with Boy, Parks (with folders) etc., l.h. or n.h., some usual creases, mostly fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value 2,919
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1821
JAPAN
1948 5y brown, souv. sheet of five, two stamps l.h., few marginal corner creases, otherwise v.f.
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Catalog #422a
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1822
JAPAN
1948-52 souvenir sheets, selection of 58 souv. sheets, minor duplication, with better Parks (mostly with folders), "Beauty" (422a) and Flying Geese (479a) sheetlets of five, Boy souv. sheet of 10 (456), few booklets incl. 580a(unfolded), two Parks souv. sheets hinged (306a,318a), others n.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #259a/613a,B11a
Catalog Value 4,569+
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #1823
JAPAN
Air Post.
1919 11/2s blue and 3s rose, set used on two unaddressed ppcs, minor card wear, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C1-2
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1824
JAPAN
Air Post.
1929-59 selection of 18 flown covers or cards, variety of frankings with values to 80y, mostly to USA, scarce group
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1825
JAPAN
Air Post.
1930 flown card from Yokohama to USA, with "By kindness of Lieut. Harold Bromley on his plane "City of Tacoma" from Japan to Tacoma", signed by Harold Gatty (navigator), v.f. and extremely rare, one of only 10 carried and accompanied by a photographed statement from Gatty describing the flight
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1826
JAPAN
Air Post.
1932 registered cover from Osaka to Switzerland, franked with 3x81/2s brown, 2x16s green and 3x18s ultramarine, plus 3x33s gray Lake Ashi Airpost, all tied by Osaka Japan cds, with red framed "Via Siberia" and registered hs,plus Osaka registry label and Russian transit hs, with Zurich arrival on reverse, v.f. and scarce five color franking
Envelope
Catalog #C3,C5,C6-7
Unsold
Lot #1827
JAPAN
Postal Stationery.
"Mailing Card" with "K.Tamamura Yokohama Imperial Japan" imprint, two unused cards, one with "Chinese Court-House" on reverse, the other with view of Yokohama, minor flaws, otherwise fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1828
JAPAN
Officials.
1900 (ca) envelope with preprinted "Department of Communications of Japan" heading at top, also "Official Business M.O.B." at bottom, various pmks and forwarding slip, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1829
JAPAN
Ship Mail.
1916 ppc of "S.S. Shinyo Maru", franked with 4s, canc. on board with message..."17 days in Pacific Ocean, tomorrow we shall arrive in San Francisco", routed via Vladivostok to Moscow, with military censor hs and arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

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