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Japan PO in China 1919 Cover to Switzerland by Steamer
Japanese Post Offices in China, E. Huber & Co. printed Envelope bearing SG36, 2s green (pair) and SG37, 3s rose (6) tied by Japan Post Office in Shanghai datestamp, sent on the Steamer "ss Kitano Maru".
Japan OTARU 1909 Sport Games Card to Germany via Tokio
Picture Postcard of Company's Sport Games, bearing SG141, 5c yellow tied by OTARU Japan datestamp in Violet, routed via Tokio. Scarce Cancel.
Japan 1945 South India P.O.W. Censored Cover Red Cross
Prisoner of War envelope from Kilpungudy, South India with Passed by Censor label and cachet addressed "care of the Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo" with "Societe de la Croix-Rouge Japan Tokio / Service de Secours Pour les Prisoniers de Guerre" cachet in Red with circular censor and Japanese Censor label with instructional "Returned to Sender". Very fine and Scarce item of POW Mail.
Japan Post Office in China IJPO 1908 Postcard to France
Picture Post Card of Ladies in Kimono on Rickshaw & Coolies, Undivided Back, bearing SG2, 1/2 sen grey (6), and SG3, 1s pale brown, tied by Peking I.J.P.O. datestamp routed via Chang-Chun.S. I.J.P.O. datestamp in Violet with Aix arrival. Very attractive item routed via Manchuria.
Japan Post Office in China IJPO to France 1908 Postcard
Picture Post Card of 2 beautiful Japanese women in Kimono, to France bearing SG9, 4s rosine tied by Peking I.J.P.O. datestamp routed via Chang-Chun. S. I.J.P.O. datestamp in Violet with Aix arrival. Very Attractive item routed via Manchuria.
Japan Russia Military Ship 1893 Reg PSE Shanghai China
Registered Postal Stationery Envelope 14k blue upgraded with SG43, 7k blue tied by Vilna datestamp with circular registered handstamp, addressed "Russian Military Ship Cruiser 2nd Class Zabiyaka, Artillery Quarter" Sea of Japan, on reverse Shanghai I.J.P.O. (Mar 7), Hong Kong (Mar 9) and Nagasaki (Mar 9) datestamp then held in Nagasaki with handstruck "Nagasaki" in red and returned with Nagasaki (Mar 21), Hong Kong (Mar 27) and British Post Office Shanghai (Apr. 2). Most unusual item of mail to Russian Military vessal just before the Sino-Japanese War.
Japan 1927 Earthquake Strip / 3 on Postcard Mount Myogi
Picture Post Card of the "All View of Mountain Myogi", addressedto France bearing Earthquake SG217, 2s red brown (Strip of 3) tied by Osaka Japan datestamp. Nice item bearing the Earthquake issue always nice in strips on card.
Japan 1923 Postcard Messageries Maritimes Rain Yokohama
Picture Post Card of Yokohama La Pluie (umbrellas), from the "Messageries Maritimes of the rain Yokohama", bearing France Sower Yvert 159, 10c green tied by octagonal French Paquebot Marseille a Yokohama datestamp.
Japan 1928 Castle Fukuoka Postcard French Postage Due
Picture Post Card of the "Site of Castle Fukuoka", bearing SG241, 2s Green tied by Yinji-Ken vernacular datestamp, underpaid with Boxed TAX handstamp and circular "T/30 Ctms" with French postage due Yvert 33, 30c rose (2) applied and tied in Montrenil on arrival.
Japan to France 1928 Postcard of the Hot Spring at Oita
Picture Post Card of the "Hot Spring at Oita", addressed to France, bearing earthquake SG217, 2s red brown tied by Osaka Japan datestamp with arrival in Gironde. Nice item paying the printed matter rate.
Japan 1925 Earthquake 2s on Postcard of Arupus Mountain
Picture Post Card of the "Arupus Mountain", addressed to France, bearing earthquake SG217, 2s red brown tied by Osaka Japan datestamp. Nice item paying the printed matter rate.
Japan 1928 Earthquake 2s on Picture Postcard to France
Post Card of Japanese Ceremony, bearing earthquake SG217, 2s red brown tied by Osaka Japan datestamp. Nice item paying the printed matter rate.
Japan - Switzerland 1937 Stationery Card Bird 2+3 Osaka
Mountain Picture illustrated Postal Stationery Card 2+3 Brown (Bird Patriotic) upgraded with SG303, 8s bistre and SG315, 2s scarlet tied by Osaka Nippon datestamp, addressed to Switzerland. Very Fine.
Japan Chinese Post Office 1919 Registered Cover to USA
envelope to the United States bearing SG195, 10s Bird indigo (Pair) tied by Shanghai datestamp with boxed handstruck registered and "I.J.P.O. Shanghai" registered label with New York registered arrival.
Japan 1891 French Steamer Postal Stationery Card
PSC 3 sen green cancelled by Kobe datestamp, with instructional hand-stamp "Too Late" routed via Yokohama sent on the French steamer "Guelic" via San francisco with Ardeche arrival on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
Japan 1930 Registered Cover to France via Siberia
Registered envelope to France bearing SG177, 13s bistre(pair) tied by Kobe datestamp with bouble registered, routed via Siberia. (pt)
Japan 1900 Registered Cover to France Osaka datestamp
Registered envelope to France bearing Koban SG122, 20s orange tied by Osaka datestamp with maching registered label, routed via Yokohama and Vancouver with Paris Etranger Chargements transit and Lyon arrival on reverse. (pt)
japan Miss-sent Mail 1902 Postal stationary to Brisbane
Postal stationary envelope 2sen olive upgraded with SG140, 4sen rose (pair) tied by native c.d.s. routed via Tokio to Bangor North Wales but miss-sent to Brisbane, New South Wales with scarce hand-stamp missent to Brisbane. Rare item. (pt)
Japan 1909 Cover with Japanese fiscal stamp to Belgium
Envelope bearing Japanese fiscal stamp used for postage, sent from small village but not accepted on arrival in Nagasaki and taxed 50cents various boxed Japanese instructional marketings and m/s registered crossed out. Moji transit via Siberia to Belgium. A scarce item of Japanese postal history. (pt)
Japan 1890 Postal Stationery Card to France via H.K.
PSC 1 sen red with reply attached upgraded with Koban SG114, 2 sen rose tied by Kobe P & T.O. small datestamp address to France routed via Hong Kong with transit cachet and Tarbes arrival on reverse. Scarce item of mail. (pt)
Japan Kobe 1892 Postal Stationery Card to France
PSC with reply half attached 2 sen red upgraded with koban SG113, 1s green tied by Kobe datestamp addressed to France, routed via yokohama with London transit on reverse and Audeche arrival. Very fine item. (pt)
Japan 1889 Postal Stationery to France via Yokohama NY
Postal Stationery card 2sen olive upgraded with Koban SG113, 1sen green tied by Kobe Post small stamp addressed to France routed via Yokohama and San Francisco with 'Foreign N.Y. Transit' datestamp with Marseille arrival on front. Scarce item of mail. (pt)
Japan 1928 PicturePostcard to France bearing Earthquake
Picture Postcard to France bearing Earthquake issue SG218, 3s carmine and SG220, 5s violet tied by Tokyo roller. (pt)
Japan Prisoner of War Mail 1914 Cover to Sweden
Envelope to Sweden written from German P.O.W. cancelled by Kobe datestamp with circular 'Post Free/Prisoner of War/P.C.' with handstamp 'Sce des Prisonniers de Guerre' in red and boxed vernacular instructional and Stockholm arrival on reverse. (pt)
Japan 1893 Cover to France bearing Koban Kobe datestamp
Envelope to France bearing Koban SG117, 3sen pale claret tied by Kobe vernacular datestamp with Kobe Japan Meiji double with Marseille arrival on reverse. Nice item paying the printed matter rate. Scarce. (pt)
Japan Tokyo 1898 Postal Stationery Card to Germany
PSC 3sen green upgraded with Koban SG113, 1s green tied by Tokyo I.J.P.O. datestamp addressed to Germany with hannover arrival. Very fine. (pt)
Japan 1908 Picture Postcard Hokuto Hot Spring Formasa
Picture Postcard card of "Hokuto Hot Spring in Formasa" addressed to France bearing SG133, 1/2 grey tied by Keelung / Taiwan Japan datestamp. Very fine. (pt)
Japan Kobe 1936 Air Mail Envelope to Holland Very Fine
Cover bearing SG258, 9 1/2 s scarlet, SG 259, 16 1/2 s green, SG 260, 18s blue and SG 261, 33s grey tied by Kobe vernacular datestamp routed via Hsinking I.N.P.O. transit datestamp in violet. Very fine. (pt)
Japan Ykohama 1906 Picture post card to France
Picture post card to France bearing SG137, 2s yellow green tied by Yokohama datedtamp, underpaid with tax hand-stamp T/5 ctms nad French postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown applied and tied on arrival by Parthenay datestamp. Nice combination. (pt)
Japan 1906 Picture Postcard to France Nice Combination
Postcard bearing SG137, 2s yellow green tied by Yokohama datestamp, underpaid with tax handstamp T/5 ctms and French postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown applied and tied on arrival by Parthenay datestamp. (pt)
Japan 1915 16 cards Jpanese Red Cross Hospiatal
A superb series of 16 cards in fine mint condition depicting the Japanese Red Cross Hospital in Paris inscribed "Mission de la Croix Rouge Japanaise, Hospital Benevole 4th Bis" A very rare set. (pt)
Japan Kobe 1922 Registered Cover to Chile via New York
Registered envelope to Chile enclosing cards sent at "Printed Matter" rate bearing SG167,1/2s brown, SG168, 1s orange (2), SG169,1 1/2s blue, SG172, 4s red and SG212, 20s blue tied by Kobe datestamp with registered label, endorsed "Art 4" in Japanese for the printed matter, routed via New York with Concepcion arrival. Scarce item. (pt)
Japan 1912 Postal Card from Kyoto Tsuruga via Siberia
Postal Stationery Card 4sen red written from Kyoto with Tsuruga transit routed via Siberia addressed to Switzerland. (pt)
Japan 1892 Registered Illustrated wrapper to France
Registered illustrated wrapper to France bearing Koban SG113, 1s green, SG120, 10s bistre tied by vernacular datestamp with boxed registered, routed via Nagasaki and Yokohama with hooded London registered transit and Calais arrival. Attractive item and scarce use. (pt)
Netherlands Indies 1944 Picture Postcard from Java
Japanese Occupation, Taukasa 9183 Force with boxed military censor addressed to Japan. Japanese Military Gunji Yubin card sent from the JAVA dispatch, TAUKASA 9183 force, FUJITA party to Japan. Passed by Military censor marked. Fine. (pt)
Japan 1905 Envelope Russo-Jap War French Mil. Attache
1905 (Oct) Envelope end from W.O. Summo No 6 Commissariat of 11th Division 1st Army to Col Baron Corvisart, French Legation, Tokyo (Col Baron Corvisart was the French Military Attache to Japan) (pt)
Japan 1904 cover French Mil. Attache Russo-Jap War
1904 December (09.12.37) Envelope franked 2s & 8s registered Azabu-Tanimachi w/3 line Official h/s in Japanese & addressed to Lt. Col. Baron Corvisart, Attache Militaire de France au Japan. Very rare. (pt)
Japan 1911 Picture Postcard written from Honolulu
Sent to Japan bearing SG135, 1 1/2 sen violet tied by Tenyo-Maru Sea Post datestamp with Kobe arrival. Very fine. (pt)
Japan 1940 Postal Stationery Card 3s brown
upgraded with SG315, 2s red, SG394, 3s brown and SG398, 7s vermilion tied by vernacular datestamp with large "Released Censorship/1008". (pt)
Japan 1897 Envelope addressed to France SG115 5s blue
Koban SG115 5s blue and SG130, 5s violet tied by Yokohama datestamp routed via Hong Kong and London with Toulouse arrival on reverse. Very fine combination. (pt)
Japan 1896 Envelope to France bearing SG128 2s carmine
SG130, 5s violet and SG131, 5s violet tied by Yokohama datestamp with Toulouse arrival on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
Japan 1896 Envelope from Ariege
France sent stampless to the Post and Telegraph, Saigon with Saigon Central, Cochinchine arrival on reverse and forwarded via Hong Kong to Yokohama Japan with tax-handstamp applied and bearing Koban SG120, 10s brown orange tied by boxed instructional used as Postage dues with instructional label attached. Very fine. (pt)
Japan 1924 Picture Postcard to France SG218 3s carmine
Picture Postcard bearing SG218, 3s carmine (pair) and SG219, 4s green tied by Kobe 2 datestamp in violet. Nice franking on card of the Earthquake stamps. (pt)
Japan 1915 Military mail Picture Postcard fr. Red Cross
Japanese Red Cross Hospital in Benevole, Paris cancelled by military "Croix Rouge Japonaise Hopital Benevole No 4 Bis" in blue with Paris datestamp and addressed to Javel. Nice item. (pt)
Japan 1909 Picture Postcard from Saigon "Jap. Dancers"
addressed to France bearing Japan SG121, 15s violet tied by "Vapuer No 1" datestamp (Salles 2013) with "Vapuer No 1 Postes Cochinchine" negative cachet. Fine item of river mail posted on the River Mekong. (pt)
China Jap. Occ. 1942 Military Mail Postal Station. Card
"Dove of Peave" from North China with boxed censor, addressed to Japan. Very fine item of stationery. (pt)
China Jap. Occupation 1942 Military PSC Tin Helmet
Postal Stationery Card from Central China with boxed censor, addressed to Japan. Very fine item of stationery. (pt)
Japan 1903 Postcard Yokohama to Indo-China
Early Picture Postcard of Nagasaki Temple, written from Yokohama and bearing SG137, 2s yellow green (Pair) tied by Sannomiya datestamp in violet with adjacent Hanoi Tonkin. Arrival. (pt)
Japan 1934 SS Suwa Maru Postcard Postage Dus
N.Y.K. Line, S.S. Suwa Maru 10.700 tons, Picture Postcard bearing Japan SG242, 6s red tied by Gibraltar Paquebot addressed to French Morocco and bearing Maroc Yvert 133, 15c black applied and tied by Rabat datestamp used as Postage Due. Scarce combination. (pt)
Japan 1898 PSC - Japanese Consulate Singapore
Postal Stationery Card 1 sen blue upgraded with Koban SG114, 2s red tied by Yokohama datestamp addressed to the Japanese Consulate Singapore with Tokio IJPO transit with circular TAX / TO handstamp and charged 2 1/2 cents in manuscript on arrival with Singapore datestamp on front. Very fine item. (pt)