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Japan

Ex. 1015

1015 1885 Japanese Telegram stamps, 1s to 1y complete set of 10, very fine used. JSCA TE1-TE10. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000 1016 1889 (7 Apr.) An incoming 5k lilac Arms type stationery envelope with 2k green and 3k red Arms type from Moscow to Nagasaki, tied by ‘MOSCOW’ cds x 2, on reverse with the same cancellation, ‘BOLOGNA/No.2/24.4.89’ and ‘BRINDISI/25.4.89’ transit, ‘NAGASAKI/JAPAN/2.6.89’ US Post office arrival cds, rare. Photo HK$ 6,000 - 7,000

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1017 1918 (18 Jan.) A stampless printed ‘SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE’ cover to Germany, tied by ‘TOKUSHIMA/BANDO’ (德島.阪東) Japanese char. Cds, with ‘KOBE/JAPAN/21.1.18’ transit, and bisected ‘Bando Prisonniers Camp’ oval cancel in red. With ‘Opened By Censor/4801’ censor label, with contents. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 1018 1919 (21 July) A cover registered to Germany, bearing Tazawa 2s, 3s strip of 6, 6s x 2, both tied by ‘KEIJO/CHOSEN’ cds, ‘YOKOHAMA/21.7.11’ transit, wrong year index variety, a nice cover of the Japanese stamps used in Korea without overprint. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800

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