
JAPAN: 1885 (Jan 20) Envelope registered to Canada franked 1882 Koban 10s. blue (2), one with corner fault, tied by cork cancels, violet REGISTERED YOKOHAMA, boxed ‘R’ and straight line REGISTERED all in the same violet, endorsed ‘p. City of Rio de Janeiro’. Registered Boston and San Francisco cachets on reverse along with Halifax St Johns backstamp, fine.