Sale 1025 — 2012 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Tuesday, 26 June, 2012

Category — United States Post Offices in Japan

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
156
c
Sale 1025, Lot 156, United States Post Offices in Japan10c Yellow, Double Grill (116 var). Bright color, tied by negative star cancel, matching "Yokohama, Japan Jul. 22" circular datestamp on small 1870 cover to San Francisco Cal., endorsed "Per S S Japan" at upper left and carried aboard that Pacific Mail Steamship which arrived in San Francisco Aug. 12, some edge flaws, split on all sides and reattached with hinges, still Very Fine, scarce use of the double-grill stamp on cover from Japan, with 1981 P.F. certificate

E. 750-1,000
550