Lot 6298 (#7344)
Est. £1,250 - £1,500
JAPAN - 1872 - 1875 'CHERRY BLOSSOM' USED COLLECTION expertly arranged and identified on 11 'Frank Godden' album pages, Semi Specialized with forgeries indicated by the collector with a pencil cross and not mentioned (or valued) in this description. Includes the 1872 (Aug-Oct) on hard native wove paper ½s x3, 1s, 2s, 30s black; 1872 (Oct) soft laid papers ½s, 1s & 2s, 1873 new colour on laid paper 2s yellows (4), 4s dull roses (2), on wove paper 2s yellow, 4s dull rose x2 1874 (Feb) substantial collection includes ½s browns x2, 1s blues x5 different, 2s yellows (20 different), 6s violet-brown (6, syll 16 & 17), 10s greens (7, incl syll 3), 20s violet (5), 30s grey-black (3); 1875 (Feb) without syllabics 1s brown (scarce, thinned), 4s green, with syllabics ½s (4, syll 2 & 3 m/u each), 1s brown (4), 4s greens (2, sylls 2 & 3), 6s orange (12), 10s ultramarines x6, 20s red x3, 30s violet; 1875-76 Second Transitional issue 1s browns (3), 2s yellows (9, incl pair) & 5s green. A fascinating collection, highly recommended (100+ stamps)