Sale 58: The Winter Sale

Lot 2430    

Japan, Karl Lewis Sakhalin Island Cover, hand-painted design showing Penguin on Ice-Caped Landscape, on pristine cover to U.S. franked with 1s + 2s + 7s definitives tied by red 1934 cachet postmarks, Extremely Fine, a very scarce usage from Odomari, Sakhalin Island.
Scott No. 128a+135+194    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2431    

Japan, Karl Lewis "Fujiyama" Cover, hand-painted design showing Mt. Fuji Rising from Landscape, on pristine cover to U.S. franked with 2s + 3s + 5s definitives tied by red 1934 Fujiyama cachet postmarks, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 131b+133a+194    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $135

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Lot 2432    

Japan, Karl Lewis "Fujiyama" Cover, allover hand-painted design showing Mt. Fuji Rising from Landscape, on cover to U.S. franked with ½s definitive + 9½s airmail tied by red 1934 Fujiyama cachet postmarks, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 115+C4    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2433    

Japan, Karl Lewis Sea Post Cover, hand-painted design showing Mt. Fuji and Ship at Sea, on cover to U.S. franked with ½s + 1½s + 8s definitives tied by red 1937 Asama Maru Seapost cachet postmarks, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 234+239+246    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $125

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Lot 2434    

Japan, Karl Lewis National Parks First Day Cover, beautiful allover hand-painted design showing Erupting Volcano, on cover to U.S. franked with 1939 National Parks complete tied by red ship cachet postmarks; some transit margin scuff on 20s, otherwise Extremely Fine, a stunning hand painted cover with complete set.
Scott No. 290-293    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $500

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Lot 2435    

Japan, Karl Lewis National Parks Cover, beautiful allover hand-painted design showing Man with Parasol at Riverside, on cover to U.S. franked with 4s + 6s + 10s National Parks issues tied by red 1941 Yokohama postmarks, Extremely Fine, a magnificent hand painted design.
Scott No. 225-226+281    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2436    

Japan, 1892, New Koban, 3s lilac rose, in combination with 1883, 2s carmine rose + 5s ultramarine on 1897 cover to Ireland, tied by native red cds, Kobe foreign mail cds at bottom left, backstamped Waterford, Very Fine, The famous "Emerald" collection of Irish mails to & from abroad had only two Japanese frankings to Ireland.
Scott No. 76+73+74    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $650

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Lot 2437    

Japan, 1896, 5s Chinese-Japanese War, three 2s and two 5s singles, used with 1888, New Koban, 20s orange, 25s blue green (81, 82) and two 1896, 5s Chinese-Japanese War (88) singles, all tied by reddish circular datestamps and "Tokio, Japan, 28 Nov 88" cds on legal size cover to cover to Sherburne N.Y., Very Fine and scarce use.
Scott No. 85, 86    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $260

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Lot 2438    

Japan, 1899, Chrysanthemum, 10s deep blue, on 1901 corner card cover from Yokohama, Japan to Dublin, Ireland, forwarded to Yorkshire, reverse with illustrated street scene; some small cover tone spots, otherwise Very Fine, attractive cover to rare destination (the famous "Emerald" collection had only two early covers from Japan to Ireland).
Scott No. 103    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $85

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Lot 2439    

Japan, 1948, 5y Philatelic Week, miniature sheet of 5, o.g., never hinged (gum skip speck), bright and fresh with strong color, Very Fine.
Scott No. 422a    $300.

Realized: $140

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