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1872 1 sen Blue on Laid Paper Plate 10, 10 sen Yellow Green on Laid Paper, 20 sen Lilac on Wove Paper, 30 sen Gray on Wove Paper, and 10 sen Yellow Green Syllabic ‘ro’ on Wove Paper, all with Mihon three-character overprints. Few minor faults but overall fresh and Fine. (Scott 10a, 16, 17, 18, 37). Photo

HK$ 17,000 - 19,000 2539

1950's-80's A selection of modern issues on stock cards x 7, mainly mint sets, few used, some stamps toned. Others fne.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,500 2540

1959 Letter Writing Week, 30 Yen colour trial proof. Very fresh. Sc 679. Photo

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 2541

A mint or um stamps and ms collection from 1876 to 1960's in a blinder, including 1876 Koban & Chrysanthemum 1 yen, 1896 Victory in Chinese-Japanese War full set, 1906 Russo-Japanese full set x 2, 1921 Return of Crown Price full set, 1925 25th Wedding Aniv. full set. Some National Park sets, 1936 1st National Park full set x 2, air mail issues, sports issues, 1949 Moon & Geese, New Year issues. Condition fne to good. High cat. value, approx. EURO 20,000

HK$ 25,000 - 35,000 2542

Collection of Japan and Korea in an album and stockcard, including mint sets, miniature sheets, souvenir sheets,First Day covers, plus few Japanese Occupation of Malaya, Ryukyus and Manchukuo, mainly mint, some used, fne. (100’s).

HK$ 2,400 - 3,200

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Japanese Kwangtung Bureau cigarette tax certifcate, 5th grade, blue, perforated, unused, no gum as issued, very fne.

HK$ 500 - 600 2544

Small collection of Japan, including stamps in sets, New Year Greetings sheets, souvenir sheets, postal cards (all used), First Day covers and commercial covers, plus some Ryukyus souvenir sheets, good to fne. Photo

HK$ 1,500 - 2,000 2545

1875 (17 Feb.) 1 sen blue green stationery pc to Osaka, tied by 'タ/第壹号 ' cancellation, on reverse, with double circle MEIJI/OSAKAJapanese type arrival cds. Addition with 1 sen blue stationery pc to Taiwan infantry, on reverse with 'The Second Taiwan Postal Service/15 June 1896' in red Japanese char.

HK$ 1,000 - 1,500 2546

1876-78 Japanese Landed Title Deeds x 3, all franked with Japanese revenue stamps 1s orange x 7, 1s grey black x 2, 5s brown, 10s blue, fne. Photo

HK$ 600 - 800 2547

1884 (1 May) cover from Tokyo to De la Legation De France, Nagata-cho, franked on front with New Koban 2s, tied by oval bars cancellation, Tokyo 17.5.1 double-circle datestamp alongside, fne. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,500 2548

1892 (6 July) A reg. cover to Tokyo local, bearing Koban 2 sen carmine in strip of 4, tied by TOKYO cds, with company chop in red circle on reverse. Plus an embossed cover to Hawaii, bearing Chrysanthemum 10 sen tied by Japan cds, on reverse with YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU transits, HAWAII APR 24 1906 arrival cds. Photo

HK$ 800 - 1,200