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1871, 48 mon brown, plate I (position 23), comprising a block of eighteen, vertical strip of four, and single, used in combin
1871, 48 mon brown, plate I (position 23), comprising a block of eighteen, vertical strip of four, and single, used in combin
1871, 48 mon brown, plate I (position 23), comprising a block of eighteen, vertical strip of four, and single, used in combin
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The Yasushi Tejima Collection Japan Dragon Stamps Part 1

1. June 2026 / New York
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1871, 48 mon brown, plate I (position 23), comprising a block of eighteen, vertical strip of four, and single, used in combination with 100 mon plate I (position 6, strip of four and two singles), all tied by six strikes of a large "Tokyo Kensazumi" to the reverse of a cover, address side incomplete, via Shono, with framed vermilion "Shono eki tatsu", addressed to Ueno, Ise Province.

Manuscript dateline Meiji 4.12.1 (10 January 1872).

On the address side, a red circular framed hakoba-in "ba" (羽) of Akabanebashi.

An exceptional and rare example of intended usage of the 48 mon fractional value to satisfy a higher weight rate during the first rate period. Fewer than ten such covers have been recorded.

Rate: Higher weight rate: Tokyo to Shono separate area rate of the first rate period—1100 mon × 1.5 = 1650 mon, plus 100 mon for delivery beyond the standard circuit.

Reference: Illustrated in Dragon Covers, p. 35.

JSCA 1I, 2I
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Starting Price: $25,000
Hammer Price: Unsold
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