Lot 2113 o
1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type I, black segmented cork & red and blue transit date stamp cancels, large oversized margins, strong bright colors, a Very Fine jumbo.Scott No. 118 $850.
Realized: $575
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1869, 24¢ green & violet, without gum, rich vivid colors and bright paper, F.-V.F. and attractive; with 1971 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 120 $2,800.
Realized: $1,100
Lot 2115 o
1869, 24¢ green & violet, cancelled by bold clear strike of Nagasaki "N" (Frajola NAG-Can4), vignette shifted to bottom left; tiny thin and reperfed at sides, Fine appearance.Scott No. 120 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED STRIKE OF THIS NAGASAKI CANCEL ON A 24¢ 1869 ISSUE STAMP.
We note this distinctive Nagasaki "N" cancel on 1869 issue values up to the 24¢, including the unique cover bearing an 1869 issue franking that brought $38,500 in 2004. Strikes on the 1869 high values is limited to one recorded 15¢ value and this unique 24¢ value offered here. There are no strikes recorded on the 30¢ and 90¢ values.
Realized: $850
Lot 2116 o
1869, 30¢ ultramarine & carmine, neat circle of wedges cancel, attractively centered amid enormous margins, rich bold colors, a Very Fine jumbo, rarely encountered so large.Scott No. 121 $425.
Realized: $475
Lot 2117 o
1869, 30¢ ultramarine & carmine, large segmented grid cancel, rich deep colors, central pinhole, Very Fine appearance.Scott No. 121 $425.
Realized: $70
Lot 2118 o
1869, 90¢ carmine & black, full strike of red Hollow Cross cancel showing traces of black ink, huge margins, rich radiant color, light horizontal crease, Very Fine appearance, a rare fancy cancellation on the 90¢ Pictorial issue; signed Ashbrook.Scott No. 122 $2,800.
Realized: $1,100
Lot 2119 o
1869, 90¢ carmine & black, cancelled by Yokohama "X" chop (Frajola YOK-Can2), bold strike of Japanese cancel, rich colors; small faults including reperfed at right, Fine appearance; with 2014 P.F. certificate declining opinion as to origin of cancel, which is clearly from Yokohama.Scott No. 122 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 90¢ 1869 ISSUE CANCELLED BY THE U.S. POSTAL AGENCY AT YOKOHAMA.
The cancellation strike here exactly matches similar strikes on a March 24th 1870 cover from Yokohama to Ireland (see Frajola p. 145). A substantial number of 10¢ 1869s exist with these Yokohama chop cancels, but we record only three 90¢ 1869s with this cancel: the example offered here, an example was offered in 1997 Rarity Sale (real. $4,400) and and an example offered in the 2000 Rarity Sale (realized $5,500). Based on the early impressions and colors of all three of these stamps, they appear to have been supplied to Japan from a very early printing.
Realized: $850
Lot 2120 o
1869, 90¢ carmine & black, red cork cancel, attractive centering, rich radiant colors on bright paper, small thin and repair at bottom left, Very Fine appearance, a stunning used 90¢ Pictorial issue.Scott No. 122 $2,800.
Realized: $600
Lot 2121 o
1869, 90¢ carmine & black, hollow quartered cork cancel, choice centering, strong colors, tiny tear at top, Extremely Fine appearance.Scott No. 122 $1,900.
Realized: $280