JAPAN JAPAN: 1872 (8 Dec) native envelope franked on reverse 200m vermilion middle period printing plate 1 position 18 tied by 4 strikes of a vermilion framed seal style marking, the private seal of the postmaster of Hokota, Hitachi Province to Tokyo with delivery mark, forwarded there to Tomimura, Bizen Province franked Cherry Blossom native paper 1sen + 2sen 92) tied by framed JAPAN JAPAN: 1872 (8 Dec) native envelope franked on reverse 200m vermilion middle period printing plate 1 position 18 tied by 4 strikes of a vermilion framed seal style marking, the private seal of the postmaster of Hokota, Hitachi Province to Tokyo with delivery mark, forwarded there to Tomimura, Bizen Province franked Cherry Blossom native paper 1sen + 2sen 92) tied by framed

JAPAN: 1872 (8 Dec) native envelope franked on reverse 200m vermilion middle period printing plate 1 position 18 tied by 4 strikes of a vermilion framed seal style marking, the private seal of the postmaster of Hokota, Hitachi Province to Tokyo with delivery mark, forwarded there to Tomimura, Bizen Province franked Cherry Blossom native paper 1sen + 2sen 92) tied by framed "Ken" (11 Dec), transit mark "Okayama postal receiving and handling station". UNIQUE forwarding mon/sen franking combination and exceptional red private seal cancel. Provenance: ex Yasushi Tejima collection, Illustrated in Dragan Covers p84

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