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**Japan Mails**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1423		10c Brown (150). Horizontal pair, tied by circle of wedges and "Yokohama, Japan Jul. 22" circular datestamp on 1871 folded cover to Burglen, Switzerland, sender's oval handstamp, endorsed "via San Francisco and New York", red "New York Paid All Aug. 22" circular datestamp, Zurich and receiving backstamps, light horizontal file fold clear of stamps, stamps with few trivial imperfections of no consequence VERY FINE. A RARE USAGE FROM THE U.S. POST OFFICE IN YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, TO SWITZERLAND. The 20c postage pays 10c rate from Japan to the U.S. and 10c rate from the U.S. to Switzerland. (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1424		5c Blue (179). Bright color, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-W14a), red "New York May 8" circular datestamp on cover to Yokohama, Japan, red "Yokohama Paid All Jun. 7" double-circle datestamp, cover with tiny edge tear at top left, Very Fine strike of this scarce cancel, only five covers are recorded in the Weiss book (all to Europe), this cover is was unknown at the time and is a better strike than any illustrated in the book (Image)	E. 500-750 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
1425		3c Green (158). Tied by "X" cancels, neat "Columbus O. Jul. 6" circular datestamp on 3c Green entire to Tokyo, Japan, well-struck magenta "Too Late" oval handstamp, San Francisco and 1880 Yokohama backstamps, Very Fine, scarce usage (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction

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