1871, 100 mon blue, plate I, position 36, and 200 mon vermilion, late printing, plate I, position 27, upper frameline largely luped margin to touched, tied by framed non-standard "Komoro Kensazumi" of Komoro, Mikawa Province, to the reverse of a cover to Hamamatsu, Totomi Province.

Manuscript dateline Meiji 6, 11th month 9th day (9 November 1873).

The earliest recorded cover from Komoro, and a scarce and attractive mixed franking with this rare fancy cancellation.

Rate: Standard letter rate nationwide, basic weight 2 sen, plus 1 sen for despatch to a place outside the postal delivery circuit = 3 sen, unified letter rate from Meiji 6.4.1 onward.

Reference: Illustrated in Dragon Covers, p. 99.