Sale 973 — 2009 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Saturday, 13 June, 2009

Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue Covers

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
119
c
Sale 973, Lot 119, 1869 Pictorial Issue Covers10c Yellow (116). Two, each with corner crease and one with rounded corner, bright color, tied by corks, "Yokohama, Japan, Jul. 22" circular datestamp on cover to New York, endorsed "per P M (Pacific Mail) Str. & Overland Mail", slightly reduced at left, some slight overall wear

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USE OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE ON AN INBOUND DOUBLE-RATE COVER FROM YOKOHAMA, JAPAN.

The 1869 Census book records only 17 covers used from Yokohama; of these only five have more than one 10c stamp.

E. 2,000-3,000
3,000