Japanese 5 Ri Postcard upfranked with half Sen

Japan, late 1870s, 5 Ri Postcard – Sakura P11 – upfranked with a ½ Sen stamp – Sakura 28a – with 2 different cancellations and an additional re strike.

Used in Japan. Good condition.

Japan International Mail Postcard 3 Sen 1877

Japan International Mail Postcard 3 Sen

Japan 1877: Mint postal card for international mail. Sakura FC1. Unused, very good condition. High cat. val.

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Japanese Prisoner of War Postcard from Fukuoka

Prisoner of War Postcard Japan WW1 Fukuoka

Japanese vintage postcard (Bridge Nishinashma at Fukuoka) sent from Fukuoka as Prisoner of War mail to Langenhain in Germany. Violet camp cancellation, Servie des Prison E Guerre – strike, a small oval-shaped red strike, a square red strike, 2 hand-written characters in red and black Japanese postal cancellation.

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Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong Cover 1943/44

Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong Cover 1943/44

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Japan, Hong Kong 1943/44?. Hong Kong Japanese Occupation. 6 x stamps on local cover (front), the stamps tied by Sheung Wan (香港上環) postmarks.

This item is the front part of a cover. The 2 Sen stamps have color varieties. Scarce.

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Boxer Rebellion Field Post from 1901

China Boxer Uprise Field Postcard 3 Stamps 1901

German field post postcard Boxer Rebellion from the year 1901.

Attached are three chrysanthemum also called kiku stamps of the Japanese Post in the Empire of China. Cds / postmarks of the International Japanese Post Office (I.J.P.O.) in Tientsin / Tianjin, on the back side is no text, good condition.

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Two Japanese Covers mith multicolor Franking to Austria

Two Japanese Covers multicolor Franking to Austria 1953-54

Two airmail covers sent Nishiyodogawa as registered mail to Vienna.

1953 via Geneve, 1954 via Zuerich, opened by censor and resealed.

Mixed franking with a 24 Sen Signing of Peace Treaty-val. (Sakura 222).  
Moderate wear.

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1942: Manchuguo Postal Card 3 Fen. Commemorative

We have added a few postal cards from Manchu-guo like this one:



1942: Manchu-guo. 3 Fen postal card, blue. Red commemorative cancellation Air Force. Slogan in Chinese at bottom. Very fine condition.

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Japanese Postcard stamp Set 1919 Restoration of Peace. FDC

Decorative, Japanese postcard with couple in traditional cloths and doves (woodblock-technique).




Restoration of peace after World War I. Complete stamp set with commemorative cancellation. Scott Nr. 155 - 158.

High catalogue value. Minor wear.

Letter Yokohama to Qin Zhuang in China. 1915

Japan, China 1915: Long sleeve cover with violet Yokohama 22. 10 15 - cancellation and a F. Hoffmann La Roche & Co. 23. Okt. 15 stamp at the front side.



Shanghai Transit strike and a bilingual Qin Zhuang-cancellation on a Chinese 3 Cents stamp. The original letter is included.

Qin Zhuang is located in Shanxi Province.

China, Japan 1912: Red Band-Cover Shanghai to Japan.

China 1912: Complete Red-band cover with content of 2 sheets-letter, sent Shanghai to Tokyo. 3 Sen stamp with imprint for use in China. Shanghai 30. 9. 1912 - cancellation.

Very fine condition.