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The Yasushi Tejima Collection Japan Dragon Stamps Part 1
1871, 500 mon, plate I, earliest to late printing, in mixed shades, full sheet reconstruction by used stamps, including eleven examples of the earliest printing, rare plate flaw at position 3 from the earliest printing, and three pairs.
Two plating errors included (pos. 12 and 20), two exchanged (pos. 26 and 27).
A highly desirable reconstruction, notable for the broad range of shades represented and the inclusion of the important earliest-printing position 3 flaw.
Catalogue Value: (JSCA cat. ¥15,800,000)
1871, 500 mon, plate II, early to late printing, sheet reconstruction of 38 by used stamps, with positions 18 and 24 still required, including a pair and a variety of non-standard fancy postmarks.
An exceedingly rare and important reconstruction of the 500 mon Plate II, representing one of the pinnacles of specialised Japanese philately.
Catalogue Value: (JSCA cat. ¥22,800,000)
1872, 1/2 sen, plate I, in various brown shades, early to late printing, full sheet reconstruction by used stamps, including three pairs and a variety of non-standard fancy postmarks.
A particularly engaging reconstruction, rich in cancellation interest and highly appealing for the postal-marking specialist.
Catalogue Value: (JSCA cat. ¥800,000)
1872, 1/2 sen, plate II, dark brown, early to late printing, full sheet reconstruction by used stamps, including four pairs (pos. 8/16, 10/18, 30/38, and 31/32) and position 12 with foreign mail "crossroads" cancellation.
A highly interesting reconstruction, especially notable for the rare foreign-mail cancellation.
Catalogue Value: (JSCA cat. ¥400,000+)
1872, 1 sen blue, plate II, early to late printing, full sheet reconstruction by used stamps, including four pairs and attractive non-standard fancy postmarks, also in blue and red.
A highly appealing reconstruction, notable for its lively range of coloured cancellations and multiple units.
Catalogue Value: (JSCA cat. ¥1,400,000)
1872, 1 sen deep dull blue, plate II, early to late printing, part-sheet reconstruction by 23 used single stamps.
A useful and appealing advanced reconstruction, offering strong study value for the collector of used Plate II material.
Catalogue Value: (JSCA cat. ¥80,500)
1872, 2 sen vermilion, middle period printing, complete full sheet, unused mint, with top right sheet-corner extra margin "ear" (fukumimi). Includes constant variety at position 8, "dot in sen character missing".
A highly desirable full sheet, made particularly attractive by the rare fukumimi corner margin and constant plate variety.
Catalogue Value: (JSCA cat. ¥4,800,000)
1872, 5 sen blue to bluish green, early to late printing, full sheet reconstruction by used stamps. Includes pair positions 8-16 cancelled by the oval framed non-standard fancy postmark "Kumamoto Kensa".
A highly attractive reconstruction, made especially desirable by the scarce Kumamoto fancy-cancel pair.
Catalogue Value: (JSCA cat. ¥4,000,000)