Lot Details

The Yasushi Tejima Collection Japan Dragon Stamps Part 1

1. June 2026 / New York
LOT# : 33

Japan

1871, 200 mon vermilion, a vertical pair, plate II, positions 5-13, tied by framed blue "Ken" to the reverse of a cover, slightly reduced at top, to Osaka.

Framed "year of the monkey 5th month 18th day / Tokyo postal bureau", or Meiji 5.5.18 (23 June 1872). Vermilion framed arrival "year of the monkey 5th month 22nd day / Osaka postal bureau".

A fine and straightforward postal usage of the 200 mon Plate II on intercity mail.

Rate: Within 200 ri = 4 sen, second rate period.

JSCA 3II
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Starting Price: $2,000
Hammer Price: $2,750