Lot 3613
Japan, 1876, 5s brown. On 1870 cover to the United States, bluish green cork canceled with matching "Tokei, Japan, Sep 2" cds, "Yokohama, Sep 3, 1879" transit cds and San Francisco magenta transit backstamp, tone spots affecting cover and around perfs, otherwise F.-V.F., still an attractive example of this extremely rare postmark. JSDA No. 53.Scott No. 59 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $625