
Lot
2720 (
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Japan, 1871, Dragon, 48m brown, plate 1, laid paper, without gum as issued, margins large to just touching design at top left, strong color, F.-V.F.; with 2011 I.S.J.P. certificate. Scott No. 1 $300.
Realized: $100

Lot 2721 o
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 48m red brown, plate 1, wove paper, neat chop cancel, ample to large margins, rich color, Very Fine; with 2011 I.S.J.P. certificate.Scott No. 1a $375.
Realized: $130

Lot 2722 o
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 48m brown, plate 2, laid paper, chop cancel, margins ample to just shaving design at top right, deep color, F.-V.F.; with 2011 I.S.J.P. certificate.Scott No. 1c $350.
Realized: $100

Lot
2723 (
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Japan, 1871, Dragon, 100m blue, plate 1, laid paper, without gum as issued, ample to large margins, rich color, Very Fine; with 2011 I.S.J.P. certificate. Scott No. 2 $275.
Realized: $230

Lot
2724 (
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Japan, 1871, Dragon, 100m blue, plate 1, laid paper, without gum as issued, rich color, clear to large margins, Very Fine; with 2011 I.S.J.P. certificate. Scott No. 2 $275.
Realized: $150

Lot 2725 s
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 100m blue, plate 2, laid paper, tied on small piece by circulat town cancel, full ample margins, bold color, Very Fine; with 2011 I.S.J.P. certificate.Scott No. 2b $550.

Lot 2726 s
Japan, 1871, Dragon, 200m vermilion, plate 2, laid paper, tied on small piece by chop cancel, rich color, margins large to just into corner at upper left, F.-V.F., a rare multiple from plate two; with 2011 I.S.J.P. certificate.Scott No. 3b $4,000 for singles.
Realized: $1,800

Lot 2727 o
Japan, 1874, Cherry Blossom, 10s yellow green, foreign wove paper, syllabic 2 ("ro"), neat quartered cork cancel, exceptional centering, rich color, Extremely Fine; with 2011 I.S.J.P. certificate.Scott No. 37 $100.

Lot 2728 *
Japan, 1875, Bird Series, 12s rose, foreign wove paper, syllabic 1 ("i"), o.g., lightly hinged, well centered, bright color, Very Fine; with 2011 I.S.J.P. certificate.Scott No. 46 $450.
Realized: $260

Lot 2729 o
Japan, 1875, Bird Series, 12s rose, foreign wove paper, syllabic 1 ("i"), light crossroads cancel, strong color, F.-V.F.; with 2011 I.S.J.P. certificate.Scott No. 46 $150.
Realized: $85