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Auction 42

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Japan

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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 368		Japan, 1908, U.S. Great White Fleet commemoration, 2 items: a giant "Special Ticket" issued by the Japanese Govt. Railways in honor of the fleet (very colorful), and a lovely 1½ sen post card, used domestically, with the special commemorative cancel for the event and a lovely multicolor illustration on the reverse, Very Fine. Estimate $120 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $100
Lot 369		Japan, 1920, military post card for the Japanese Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, without postage, but with 9.1.22 cancel over a special military handstamp, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 370		Japan, 1929 (Mar 9), underpaid post card from Tokyo to New York, with black & white real photo of Asakusa Park on the reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $50
Lot 371		Japan, 1936 (May 2), registered cover from Moukden, China via Yokohama to the U.S.A., with Richmond, Va. backstamps. Original Moukden handstamp in blue crossed out, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $75
Lot 372		Japan, 1939 (Feb 2), commercial cover from Osaka to Buenos Aires, Argentina, legal-size, marked "Airmail via San Francisco", franked with 30 sen, 50 sen and twelve 1 yen Taisho definitives (12.80 yen total), with 3 seals of the Gosho Kabushiki Co. on the reverse, a Buenos Aires 1 Mar. 1939 backstamp, and a seal on the edge reading "Recibido en Mal Estado" (received in bad condition) - a bumpy airplane flight perhaps? Expected cover wear as the seal would indicate, Very Good to Fine, a scarce and interesting usage. Scott 142, 144, 145a. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $250
Lot 373		Japan, 1939 (Dec. 17), censored paquebot cover from a Japanese Office in Ceylon to the U.S.A., with paquebot cancel tying a 20 sen Japanese definitive. Folded, Fine to Very Fine, unusual. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 374		Japan, 1940 (Aug 8), parcel notice from Taiwan, with TAIHOKU NIPPON cancels and several Japanese revenue stamps. The document is in Japanese (not Chinese) and has been folded, Fine to Very Fine, unusual. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 375		Japan, 1941 (Jun 28), National Parks post card from Osaka to the U.S.A., franked with 2s Daisetsuzan National Park, and with a lovely real photo color image of a temple on the reverse, Very Fine. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 376		Japan, c. 1943, 2 military post cards to the Philippines, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 377		Japan, 1943, post card from Lungshan, Korea to Nagoya, with unusual purple Anti-Spy postmark, military mail postmark at left in red, reverse shows a colorful village scene, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 378		() Japan, 1871, Dragon, 200m vermilion, plate 1, laid paper (Scott 3), position 38, a premium example with large margins all around and excellent color, without gum as issued, Very Fine. Scott $325. J.S.C.A. 3a; 30,000 yen ($270). Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $190
Lot 379		o Japan, 1872, Cherry Blossom, 20s dark violet, Matsuda printing, native wove paper (Scott 17a), well centered, neat c.d.s., Very Fine. Scott $350. J.S.C.A. 13b; 40,000 yen ($360). Estimate $120 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 380		Japan, 1927, U.P.U. complete (Scott 198-201), o.g., very lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $150. J.S.C.A. C42-45. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $40
Lot 381		Japan, 1938, Nikko National Park souvenir sheet (Scott 283a), with folder, o.g., never hinged, stamps are immaculate but there is a trivial hinge mark on the back of the folder, Very Fine overall. Scott $140. J.S.C.A. P9. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $60
Lot 382		Japan, 1940, Kirishima National Park souvenir sheet (Scott 311a), with folder, o.g., never hinged (trivial natural paper inclusion), Very Fine. Scott $360. J.S.C.A. P29. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $100
Lot 383		Japan, 1949, 8y Philatelic Week (Scott 479), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Scott $150. J.S.C.A. C173; 65,000 yen ($580). Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 384		Japan, 1950, 5th National Athletic Meet (Scott 508b), se-tenant block of 4, immaculate, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $190. J.S.C.A. C194-197 var. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 385		Japan, 1951, 1st National Treasures Series, 50y Chuguji Kannon souvenir sheet (Scott 521c), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $375. J.S.C.A. 351. Estimate $120 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $80
Lot 386		Japan, 1952, Chubu-Sangaku National Park and Bandai-Asahi National Park souvenir sheets (Scott 564a, 572a), each with folder, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $180. J.S.C.A. P64, P69; 38,000 yen ($340). Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $65
Lot 387		Japan, 1954, 10y Philatelic Week (Scott 580a), booklet pane of 10, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $150. J.S.C.A. CB1. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $55
Lot 388		Japanese Occupation of Netherlands East Indies, 1943 (Sep 10), 3½c General Issue post card from Malang to Soerabaja, with lengthy message on the reverse in Malay, Fine to Very Fine. J.S.C.A. 13NS1; 90,000 yen ($810). Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $50

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