Lot 3625
Japan, 1888, 10s brown orange. Tied by "Shanghai, I.J.P.O., Nov 4, 98" cds on cover to the United States, in combination with China 1898, 1¢ ocher, horizontal pair + 2¢ scarlet, four singles (right stamp with s.e.), tied by the rare Pagoda Anchorage brown dollar dater postmark, transit backstamps including Shanghai, Yokohama and Boston, Mass. entry, with original 4-page enclosure datelined "Foochow, Oct 12, 1898", Very Fine, a rare mixed franking usage. JSDA No. 70.Scott No. 79 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,400