U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 8-9, 2006
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1589 JAPAN 1872 1/2s brown, also 1875 45s lake (syl.3), both used, the latter with single short perf. at bottom, otherwise fine Catalog #5,50 Catalog Value 430 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1590 JAPAN 1875 1sen postal stationery card charged 2sen (cherry blossom) postage due on arrival in Tokyo (stamp torn), also locally used envelope franked with 2sen, fine  | Unsold |
| Lot #1591 JAPAN 1888-1907 souvenir booklet with "Imperial Japanese Postage Stamps and Cards assorted" inscription, beautifully illustrated, contains 15 stamps and 3 stationery cards, fine | Unsold | |
 | Lot #1592 JAPAN 1889 Russian 7k postal stationery entire envelope, sent from Vladivostok, via Nagasaki, where Japanese 1878 4sen green was added to pay for further transmission to the Imperial Russian Mission in Seoul, Korea, receiving on arrivalthe Japanese style datestamp of Seoul 22.11.1889, wax seal removed from back, fine and and rare combination cover, with Holcombe cert., ex-Liphschutz collection | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1593 JAPAN 1893 incoming mail from India, cover to Tokyo, underpaid with 1/2a Victoria, red "Due To" ("8" filled in by hand), rice paper redirection labels, 8sen in postage due applied on back with theaddition of 2x4s cancelled by pen, also boxed "T" and various chops, scarce Singapore to Hong Kong" May 28, 93 pmk, small pieces removed from back of the cover, otherwise fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1594 JAPAN 1894 incoming mail from England, cover from England to Tokyo, underpaid with 21/2p Victoria, red "Due" ("10" filled in by hand), 9 (!) rice paper redirection labels, 10sen in postage due applied twice (once on back) with theaddition of 2s and 2x4s, stamps on front cancelled by pen, also boxed "T" and various chops, fascinating and rare cover | Unsold |
 | Lot #1595 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. | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1596 JAPAN 1898 cover franked with 10sen tied by brown pmk, sent via Tokyo and Hong Kong to France, with arrival pmk | Price Realized $100.00 |
 | Lot #1597 JAPAN 1898 Russian 4k postal stationery card sent from Vladivostok, via Nagasaki, where it was cancelled 28 Sept. 1898, with boxed "Paquebot" struck in Gensan, Korea, also forwarded by a French steamer "Ligne N. Paquebot Fr." to Kiel,Germany, where it arrived on 8th November, v.f. and rare combination (two different ship cancellations), with Holcombe cert., ex-Liphschutz collection | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1598 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 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1599 JAPAN 1907 incoming mail from England, cover from England to Yokohama, underpaid with 1p Edward, red "Due Sen" ("12" filled in by hand), rice paper redirection labels, handstamped "Inconnu" and "undelivered for Reason Stated", returnedto sender, interesting item | Unsold |
 | Lot #1600 JAPAN 1916 Ceremonial Cap, 10s ultramarine and dark blue, well centered, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Sakura C16) ** Catalog #154 Catalog Value Yen 220,000 | Price Realized $1,050.00 |
 | Lot #1601 JAPAN 1935 Mt. Fuji, 11/2s rose carmine, miniature sheet of 20, corner stamps hinged, balance n.h., fine-v.f.  *Catalog #222a Catalog Value 550 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1602 JAPAN 1949 8y Moon and Geese, sheet of five, n.h., natural gum indentation, v.f. ** Catalog #479a Catalog Value 550 | Price Realized $375.00 |
| Lot #1603 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. *\** Catalog Value 2,900+ | Price Realized $1,450.00 | |
 | Lot #1604 JAPAN 1950 5th National Athletic Meeting, se-tenant sheet of 20, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #508a Catalog Value 750+ | Price Realized $725.00 |
| Lot #1605 JAPAN 1955 Philatelic Week, 200 copies, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sakura C252) ** Catalog #616 Catalog Value Yen 560,000 | Price Realized $900.00 | |
 | Lot #1606 JAPAN Air Post. 1919 11/2s blue and 3s rose, set used on two unaddressed ppcs, minor card wear, v.f. (Sakura C22-23) Catalog #C1-2 Catalog Value Yen 300,000 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1607 JAPAN Air Post. 1928 (8-14.4) Tokyo to Paris, first flight (Costes-Le Brix) cover with violet "Raid: Tokyo a Paris" hs, with Bourget-Aviation 20.4.28 arrival pmk, v.f. Catalog #Muller 22 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1608 JAPAN Air Post. 1929 Tokyo Philatelic Exhibition, souv. sheet of four, n.h., few natural wrinkles, v.f. (Sakura C56) **Catalog #C8 Catalog Value Yen 320,000 | Price Realized $1,350.00 |
 | Lot #1609 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 Catalog #AAMC TO1119 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1610 JAPAN Zeppelin Flights. 1929 Tokyo-Los Angeles flight ppc (Zeppelin over a city), red "First Round the World Flight Tokyo C.P.O. by Graf Zeppelin" cachet, v.f., with Los Angeles arrival Catalog #Si.31A Catalog Value Euro 500 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1611 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 | Unsold |
| Lot #1612 JAPAN Postal Stationery. 1873-98, 17 different unused items (JSCA PC5, 6, 9-12, 15, FC4-7, SE8, 10, 11, 15, WR4), two with light uniform toning, generally clean and fine-v.f. Catalog Value Yen 163,000 | Price Realized $350.00 | |
 | Lot #1613 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 | Price Realized $90.00 |
 | Lot #1614 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 | Price Realized $250.00 |
