Lot No


Cat No


Description Japan - continued


11872 MS367 1940 Daisetsu-zan National Park min sheet unmounted mint, very fine, in special folder. (Very small slight soiling on folder). Cat. £300 US ............ £107


11873 MS384 1941 Tsugitaka & Taroko National Parks sheet unmounted mint, minute gum ski, very fine Cat. £100 US ............................................................ £27


11874 MS384 1941 Tsugitaka & Taroko National Parks min sheet, fine u.m. Cat. £100 .... £35 11875


11876 11877


419 419


1945 10s orange ‘Mount Fuji’ issue, imperf, a fine unused side marginal block of fifteen. (SG 419) US4 .............................................................. £6


1945 10s orange ‘Mount Fuji’ issue, imperf, a fine unused corner marginal block of fifteen. (SG 419) US4 .............................................................. £6


1946 Postal Service 1y, 1953 and 1957 Athletic Meetings in se-tenant pairs, 1949 UPU, 1952-68 defin 4y and 1952-62 Air 30y, u.m. (11) Cat. £67 US5 (B) ........................................................................................ £12


11878 MS454 1947 Know Your Stamps Expo sheet of 15 x 1y20 with full margins & full o.g. Unmounted mint. Tiny surface mark. Fine Cat. £200 US .................. £58


11879


11880 11881 11882


1947-59 A small lot of min sheets for the period with some duplication, also 1959 100y booklet complete. Clean lot unmounted mint. (18 items) ............................................................................................................. £50 514 1948 Philatelic Week 5Y brown m.m., light crease Cat. £95 ................... £20 514 1948 5y brown Philatelic Week, superb unmounted mint Cat. £95 US ... £36 482


1948 5y blue Athletics Meeting Yawata in an unmounted mint complete sheet of 30 with full margins & both labels. Slight surface paper discolour in one corner. Scarce’ Cat. £142 US ...................................................... £44


11883 MS508 1948 Nagano Philatelic Expo. Min sheet very fine never hinged Cat. £60 ...................................................................................................... £20


11884 11885


509a 514


1948 3rd National Athletics block of 4, unmounted mint, gum slightly yellowed. Fine Cat. £60 US ................................................................... £18


1948 5y brown Philatelic Week, small marks on gum, unmounted mint Cat. £95 US ......................................................................................... £28


11886 MS487 1948 Red Cross min sheet u.m. Small printer’s ink spot on surface, very fine Cat. £95 US ................................................................................... £28


11887 MS515 1948 Postal Service Expo min sheet v.fine u.m. Cat. £65 US .................. £22 11888 MS475 1948 Philatelic Expo min sheet of 2 x 5y with green overprint, never hinged, very fine Cat. £110 ................................................................... £37


11889 11890 11891 11892


498 490 497 470


1948 100y carmine ‘Blast Furnace’ issue, with watermark, a fine mint copy. Rare stamp. (SG 498) Cat. £750 US4 ........................................... £337


1948 5s olive bistre ‘Miner’ issue, with watermark, a fine mint copy. (SG 490) Cat. £18 US4 ............................................................................... £9


1948 30s violet blue ‘Postman’ issue, with watermark, a fine mint copy. (SG 497) Cat. £60 US4 ......................................................................... £26


1948 10y bright violet ‘National Art’ issue, with watermark, a fine mint copy. (SG 470) Cat. £23 US4 ................................................................ £12


11893 MS484 1948 Kumamoto Philatelic Exhibition min sheet, fresh u.m. Cat. £46 ..... £15 11894 MS513 1948 Travelling Philatelic Expo miniature sheet, lightly hinged, v.fine Cat. £70 ...................................................................................................... £22


11895 500-507 1948-52 No watermark definitive set of 6 to 30y. 30y has rounded corner perf, rest very fine hinged mint Cat. £540 US PH Plate 30 ................... £89


11896 11897 11898


11899 11900


11901


498 506 499


SB22


1948-52 100y carmine Blast Furnace unmounted mint, with watermark, a very fine stamp Cat. £750 US PH Plate 30 ....................................... £311


1948-52 100y carmine mint, no watermark, some creasing & only part gum, but a decent spacefiller Cat. £650 US ........................................... £58


1948-52 500y blue Locomotive Construction, with watermark, very fresh unmounted mint with hardly discernable very light gum bend. A lovely staamp Cat. £650 US PH Plate 30 ...................................................... £222


1949 Miner booklet complete with pane of 20 stamps. Very fine & scarce Cat. £400 US (image available online only) .................................... £178 556 1949 Postal week - Brent geese, 8y violet, v.fresh mm. Cat. £130 US6 .. £21 556 1949 Birds 8y Moon & Brent Geese m.m. Cat. £140 US4 ...................... £38


11902 547-549 1949 UPU set u.m. (4) Cat. £34 US ...................................................... £15 11903 MS540 1949 Fuji Hakone min sheet hinged mint, fine. Cat. £47 US .................. £15 11904


556 1949 8y violet Postal Week, mint, minor gum crease, fine Cat. £140 US £40


11906 11907


11905 522-524 1949 Matsuyama, Okayama & Takamatsu Exhibitions, the three 10y values fine hinged mint Cat. £110 US ................................................... £31 556 1949 Flying Geese 8 yen m.m. Cat. £140 .............................................. £55 556


1949 8y violet ‘Postal Week’ issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 556) Cat. £140 US4 ..................................................................................................... £71


11908 MS533 1949 20y Electrical Communications Week min sheet very fine u.m. Cat. £140 PH Plate 61 ............................................................................... £50


11909 526/539 1949 April & July National Parks sets mint, fine Cat. £62 US ................. £18 11910 558-574 1949-52 Portraits set from 8y grey olive complete, just missing SG 557 8y deep emerald, all very fine unmounted mint. (17) Cat. £210 US ............ £80


11911 558/574 1949-52 Thirteen different values from the set of 18 portraits, unmounted mint, fine, Cat. £132 US ....................................................................... £40


11912 575,577,579 1950 Airs 16y, 59y & 144y, all mint, slight hint of very light tone spots on 16y & 144y gum, fresh looking & fine Cat. £206 US5 ........................... £30


11913 576-578 1950 Pheasant airmail issue 34y, 59y & 103y (last with v.slight toning) vfu. (3) Cat. £74 US4 ........................................................................... £15 578 1950 Pheasant - Air 103y yellow-orange u.m. Cat. £65 US4 ................. £22 578


11914 11915


11916 11917


11918 11919 11920 11921


1950 Airmail 103y pheasant design - two distinct shades pale yellow/ orange-yellow (one with light bend), fu. (2) Cat. £70 US ....................... £21 579 1950 Pheasant - Air 144y olive u.m. Cat. £70 US4 ................................ £25 580a


1950 5th National Athletics Meeting, marginal mint block of 4, very lightly mounted, very fine Cat. £200 US PH Plate 30 ........................... £71


578 578 578 577


1950 103y yellow orange ‘Japanese Pheasant’ AIR issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 578) Cat. £21 US4 ................................................................ £9


1950 103y yellow orange ‘Japanese Pheasant’ AIR issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 578) Cat. £21 US4 ................................................................ £9


1950 103y yellow orange ‘Japanese Pheasant’ AIR issue, a fine cds used pair tied on piece. (SG 578) Cat. £42 US4 ............................................. £18


1950 59y rose carmine ‘Japanese Pheasant’ AIR issue, a fine cds used copy tied on piece. (SG 577) Cat. £17 US4 ............................................ £9


11922 MS588 1950 Akan National Park min sheet fine u.m. in special folder. Cat. £50 US ....................................................................................................... £18


11923 575-579 1950-51 Airmail (Pheasants) set of 5 very fine mint, 16y & 59y are unmounted. Cat. £300 PH Plate 30 ..................................................... £100


11924 MS600-602 1950-51 Single stamp miniature sheets of 80s carmine, 14y lake-brown & 24y blue, unmounted mint. Cat. £132 US .......................................... £49


166 11966 442 11964


11947 11948 11949 11950 11951 11952 11953


726 724


730a 659a


744a 746


Estimate


Lot No


Cat No


Description Japan - continued


11925 MS603 1950-51 50y reddish brown single in miniature sheet, very fine l.m.mint Cat. £300 US PH Plate 30 .................................................................. £107


11926 MS600, MS602 1950-51 80s & 24y single stamp min sheets very fine unmounted mint Cat. £57 US ......................................................................................... £21


11927 593-599 1950-51 Definitive set to 50y reddish brown very fine mint (7) Cat. £250 US PH Plate 30 .................................................................................. £89


11928 11930 626


1950’s-1971 A small group of miniature sheets including New Year sheets, all fresh unmounted mint. Some duplicates, very fresh lot (39) .... £80


11929 606/644 1951 The complete Tourist issue pairs for the year 1951 mint, including 2 April pair, very fine & scarace lot (18) Cat. £341 US PH Plate 30 ......... £116


1951 20y light blue ‘Douglas DC-4’ AIR issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 626) Cat. £38 US4 ....................................................................................... £18


11931 618-621 1951 Towada National Park set of 4 fine u.m. Cat. £36 ......................... £12 11932


1951 Airmail cover franked with pair 1938 3c deep violet (SG 803) tied by U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE APO-500 cds located in TOKYO. Addressed to USA, taxed on arrival with straight line ‘POSTAGE DUE 6c’ marking and added pair 1930 3c deep carmine ‘Postage Due’ issue (SG D694) tied by FT JOSEPH cancel. US4 ......................................................................... £6


11933 606/644 1951 Tourist pairs for the year, mint hinged, a couple with very minor faults, very fine (18) Cat. £330 PH Plate 30 ......................................... £110


11934 625-635 1951-52 Airmail set of 11 very fine unmounted mint Cat. £650 PH Plate 30 ........................................................................................ £300


11935 604/687 1951-52 A small range of u.m. values with 1951 & 1952 New Year, 1951 Childrens’ charter, Peace Treaty set of, Athletic Meeting pair. Also lightly mounted mint 1952 10y 75th Anniversary of Tokyo University. A very fine lot(9) Cat. £118 US .............................................................................. £36


11936 MS686 1952 Chubu Sangaku National Park min sheet v.fine u.m. Cat. £130 US ....................................................................................................... £44


11937 11938 11939 11940 11941


664 670 664 669


688a


1952 35s red orange ‘Goldfish’ issue, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 664) Cat. £12 US4 ............................................................................... £6


1952 500y reddish purple ‘Bridge and Irises’ issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 670) Cat. £85 US4 ............................................................................... £41


1952 35s red orange ‘Goldfish’ issue, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 664) Cat. £12 US4 ............................................................................... £6


1952 100y deep rose red ‘Fishing with Japanese Cormorants’ issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 669) Cat. £35 US4 ........................................................ £18


1952 7th Athletic Meeting pair in complete sheet of 10 pairs unmounted mint. Full margins (4 small staple holes in left margin) Cat. £210 US ..... £62


11942 MS698 1952 Investiture miniature sheet, v.f.unmounted mint Cat. £120 US ...... £44 11943


674a 1952-62 30y red brown perf 13 x imperf coil pair fine u.m. Cat. £92 ..... £35


11944 671-681 1952-62 Airmail set with zeros removed from values. Very fine unmounted mint. (11) Cat. £450 PH Plate 30 ........................................................ £180


11945 716a


1953 8th Athletic Meeting pair in complete sheet of 10 pairs unmounted mint. Full margins (a few small staple holes in left margin), very fine Cat. £210 US .............................................................................................. £62


11946 699,732 1953-54 New Year 5y in complete sheetlets of 4 plus, some light gum wrinkles on 1953 shhet, very fresh, unmounted mint US ....................... £22


1954 10y Wrestling in complete u.m. sheet of 20. Very fine. Cat. £90 US ....................................................................................................... £27


1954 World Speed Skating 10y blue in complete u.m. sheet of 20. Very fine Cat. £65 US ................................................................................... £22


1954 9th Athletic meeting sheetlet of 10 pairs with full margins, very fine u.m. Cat. £150 US ................................................................................ £53


1954 Booklet pane of 10 x 10y Kannon Bosatsu with labels very fine u.m. Cat. £200 US PH Plate 30 .................................................................. £71


1955 plus 1956 and 1958 Philatelic Weeks, odd wrinkle, u.m. (3) Cat. £30 US5 (B) ........................................................................................ £6


1955 10th Athletic Meeting pairs(10) in complete unmounted mint sheet, three tiny staple holes in bottom margin. Very fresh. Cat. £92 US .......... £31


1955 10y Philatelic Week in complete sheet of 10 with full margins, u.m. Cat. £160 US ....................................................................................... £49


11954 735,747 1955-56 New Year sheetlets of 4 for the 2 years u.m. Cat. £40 US ........ £14 11955 11956


759 1956 10y Philatelic Week in u.m. sheet of 10, v.fine Cat. £135 US ........ £44


1958-71 A very fresh accumulation of complete sheets of up to 20 & a few part sheets/blocks with many Philatelic Week issues, Sports etc, Some duplicates but a really nice lot.(50 sheets/ units = some hundreds of stamps) ............................................................................................ £150


11957 803.824 1959-60 10y Philatelic Week for both years in complete sheets of 10, fine u.m. Cat. £92 US .................................................................................. £27


11958 MS385 1960 Crown Prince Visit to USA min sheet fine u.m. Cat. £39 US .......... £13 11959


11960 11961


11962 865


1960’s - 1970 A small group of booklets from 1960’s & 70’s including Expo 70 types, etc. Some duplication. Very fine lot (24) .......................... £50


1961 90s deep blue green ‘The Wind God’ issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 865) Cat. £42 US4 ............................................................................... £20


1969 Airmail cover franked with 1965 40c deep blue (SG 1275) tied by ARMY & AIRFORCE POSTAL SERVICE 96503 cds dated 18 AUG 1969 located in YOKOHAMA. Addressed to UK. US4 ...................................... £6


1972-2000 Huge collection of Japanese Railway thematics in 5 well filled Lever Arch Files in a very large box. With stamps, FDCs, mini sheets, sheetlets, booklets, stationery and special event covers and cut outs with different railway postmarks, some cinderella material etc. An enormous collection of Japan for the railway enthusiast.. VERY HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS US3 ........ £221


11963 114 & 134 Circa 1899 Cover franked with 1883 2s rose ‘Koban’ issue and 1899 1s pale brown ‘Chrysanthemum’ issue (SG 114 & 134) tied by Japanese script cds’s. Addressed internally within Japan. US4 ............................... £20


Circa 1930 1½s bluish green on buff postal stationery card (H&G 51) used Japanese script cds. Addressed internally within Japan with P.O. slip attached to front tied by Japanese cds. US4 .......................................... £9


11965 167 & 170 Circa 1931 1½s blue postal stationery card (H&G 39) used with added 1914 ½s brown and 2s green (SG 167 & 170) tied by Japanese script cds’s. Addressed to USA. US4 ............................................................... £9


Circa 1947 15s red on buff postal stationery card (H&G 77b) used with added 1947 35s green (SG 442) tied by Japanese script cds. Addressed internally within Japan. US4 ................................................................. £9


Estimate


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102  |  Page 103  |  Page 104  |  Page 105  |  Page 106  |  Page 107  |  Page 108  |  Page 109  |  Page 110  |  Page 111  |  Page 112  |  Page 113  |  Page 114  |  Page 115  |  Page 116  |  Page 117  |  Page 118  |  Page 119  |  Page 120  |  Page 121  |  Page 122  |  Page 123  |  Page 124  |  Page 125  |  Page 126  |  Page 127  |  Page 128  |  Page 129  |  Page 130  |  Page 131  |  Page 132  |  Page 133  |  Page 134  |  Page 135  |  Page 136  |  Page 137  |  Page 138  |  Page 139  |  Page 140  |  Page 141  |  Page 142  |  Page 143  |  Page 144  |  Page 145  |  Page 146  |  Page 147  |  Page 148  |  Page 149  |  Page 150  |  Page 151  |  Page 152  |  Page 153  |  Page 154  |  Page 155  |  Page 156  |  Page 157  |  Page 158  |  Page 159  |  Page 160  |  Page 161  |  Page 162  |  Page 163  |  Page 164  |  Page 165  |  Page 166  |  Page 167  |  Page 168  |  Page 169  |  Page 170  |  Page 171  |  Page 172  |  Page 173  |  Page 174  |  Page 175  |  Page 176  |  Page 177  |  Page 178  |  Page 179  |  Page 180  |  Page 181  |  Page 182  |  Page 183  |  Page 184  |  Page 185  |  Page 186  |  Page 187  |  Page 188  |  Page 189  |  Page 190  |  Page 191  |  Page 192  |  Page 193  |  Page 194  |  Page 195  |  Page 196  |  Page 197  |  Page 198  |  Page 199  |  Page 200  |  Page 201  |  Page 202  |  Page 203  |  Page 204  |  Page 205  |  Page 206  |  Page 207  |  Page 208  |  Page 209  |  Page 210  |  Page 211  |  Page 212  |  Page 213  |  Page 214  |  Page 215  |  Page 216  |  Page 217  |  Page 218  |  Page 219  |  Page 220  |  Page 221  |  Page 222  |  Page 223  |  Page 224  |  Page 225  |  Page 226  |  Page 227  |  Page 228  |  Page 229  |  Page 230  |  Page 231  |  Page 232  |  Page 233  |  Page 234  |  Page 235  |  Page 236  |  Page 237  |  Page 238  |  Page 239  |  Page 240  |  Page 241  |  Page 242  |  Page 243  |  Page 244  |  Page 245  |  Page 246  |  Page 247  |  Page 248  |  Page 249  |  Page 250  |  Page 251  |  Page 252  |  Page 253  |  Page 254  |  Page 255  |  Page 256  |  Page 257  |  Page 258  |  Page 259  |  Page 260  |  Page 261  |  Page 262  |  Page 263  |  Page 264  |  Page 265  |  Page 266  |  Page 267  |  Page 268  |  Page 269  |  Page 270  |  Page 271  |  Page 272  |  Page 273  |  Page 274  |  Page 275  |  Page 276  |  Page 277  |  Page 278  |  Page 279  |  Page 280  |  Page 281  |  Page 282  |  Page 283  |  Page 284  |  Page 285  |  Page 286  |  Page 287  |  Page 288  |  Page 289  |  Page 290  |  Page 291  |  Page 292  |  Page 293  |  Page 294  |  Page 295  |  Page 296  |  Page 297  |  Page 298  |  Page 299  |  Page 300  |  Page 301  |  Page 302  |  Page 303  |  Page 304  |  Page 305  |  Page 306  |  Page 307  |  Page 308  |  Page 309  |  Page 310  |  Page 311  |  Page 312  |  Page 313  |  Page 314  |  Page 315  |  Page 316  |  Page 317  |  Page 318  |  Page 319  |  Page 320  |  Page 321  |  Page 322  |  Page 323  |  Page 324  |  Page 325  |  Page 326  |  Page 327  |  Page 328  |  Page 329  |  Page 330  |  Page 331  |  Page 332  |  Page 333  |  Page 334  |  Page 335  |  Page 336  |  Page 337  |  Page 338  |  Page 339  |  Page 340  |  Page 341  |  Page 342