An EXTENSIVE COLLECTION in a 32 page 'Lighthouse' stock book, chiefly fine used with a very occasional mint or NHM issue, appears to be ALL DIFFERENT, plenty of complete sets seen, top values, imperfs, Philatelic Week & National Park issues, various 'Later' shaped issues. (approx 3500 stamps) HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {CC} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £373.60)
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Lot #10810 - Japan 1905
Japan Korea Postal Service 3c rose red perf 12½ top marginal b/4 fine u.m. Cat £640 (image available) {UM} [US10] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £56.80)
Lot #10811 - Japan 1905
Japan Korea Postal Service 3c rose red perf 12½ u.m. lower marginal block of four, light crease through the right two stamps Cat £640 (image available) {UM} [US10] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.00)
Lot #10812 - Japan 1905
Japan Korea Postal Service 3c rose red perf 12½ lower marginal block of four u.m., tear in margin Cat £640 (image available) {UM} [US10] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £56.80)
Lot #10813 - Japan 1905
Japan Korea Postal Service 3c rose red perf 12½ lower marginal block of four u.m. Cat £640 (image available) {UM} [US10] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £56.80)
Lot #10814 - Japan 1905
Japan Korea Postal Service 3c rose red perf 12½ lower marginal block of nine u.m., the left three are creased, some perf separation Cat £1440 (image available) {UM} [US10] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £97.60)
Lot #10815 - Japan 1915
Coronation of Empower Yoshihito. Set of 4v to 10s, fine to very fine used, h/r. Cat £38 (image available) {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £11.20)
Lot #10816 - Japan 1915
10s blue 'Hall of Ceremony', P12 X 12½, BLOCK OF 4, VFM, lower stamps being NHM (4) Cat £220 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £88.00)
Lot #10817 - Japan 1915-56
Partly remaindered mainly mint accumulation on stock pages. Light duplication in places but much useful remaining including some good u.m. sets. Later period is mainly u.m. Few 100's Cat £1620 {MX} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £179.20)
Lot #10818 - Japan 1923-37
Partly remaindered lot on stock leaves, but much useful included with u.m. commem sets. Note 1930 Census sets and 1936 Imperial Diet sets duplicated u.m. Other commem sets, oddments and definitives, both u.m. and used. Few 100's with cat value approx. £850. Cat £850 {MX} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £92.80)
Lot #10819 - Japan 1929-34
Airs set in u.m. horizontal pairs. SG 258 is vertical (5 pairs) Cat £320 (image available) {UM} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £60.80)
Lot #10820 - Japan 1934
Communications Miniature Sheet, containing 4, Fokker F.VIIb/3m - Air Post (SG 258/261), Superb - NHM. Cat £1300 (image available) {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £640.00)
Lot #10821 - Japan 1935
New Year Mt. Fuji 1½ sen mini sheet block of 20 very fine and fresh m.m. Scarce sheet, cat £600. Cat £600 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £240.00)
Lot #10822 - Japan 1936-56
A very fine small collection of National Park sets and mini sheets well displayed on album pages with superb presentation. Mainly mini sheets, most fine u.m. with covers. (12 mini sheets plus mint and used sets) Cat £700 {MX} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £240.00)
Lot #10823 - Japan 1937
25s light brown and brown (Horyu Temple) in UM block of 21 (7 x 3). Cat £25 (image available) {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)
Lot #10824 - Japan 1938
Nikko National Park miniature sheet & Folder. Cat £70 {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.00)
Lot #10825 - Japan 1939
1939 National Parks in u.m. blocks of 4, except 10s strip of 4 (16) Cat £100 {UM} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #10826 - Japan 1939
Daisen & Setonaikai National Park miniature sheet & Folder. Cat £44 {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #10827 - Japan 1939
National Park mini sheet together with the folder. Fine u.m. Premium for folder. Cat £140 {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £64.00)
Lot #10828 - Japan 1939
Aso National Park miniature sheet & Folder. Cat £140 {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £64.00)
Lot #10829 - Japan 1939-45
WWII POW CAMPS COLLECTION presented on written-up sleeved display pages, inc five cards, Fukuoka camp to Southampton, Tokyo camp to Coventry, Malaya camp to Llandudno & Thailand camp to Basingstoke, one from Penrith to Hoten, Manchukuo that took nearly 2 years to arrive, a group of POW handmade Christmas cards used in Zentsuji camp plus sketch of Zentsuji camp & plan, leaflet notifying Guards that the war had ended. (5 cards, 1...
Lot #10830 - Japan 1940
Daisetsuzan National Park mini sheet together with the folder. Fine u.m. Slight wrinkling to the sheet. Stated to cat 60,000 yen in Sakura. Premium for folder Cat £300 {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £112.00)
Lot #10831 - Japan 1940
Kirishima National Park mini sheet together with the folder. Fine u.m.Stated to cat 70,000 yen in Sakura (£425). Previously cost £255. Cat £300 {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £144.00)
Lot #10832 - Japan 1940-49
1940's issues on 9 double sided stock sheets. With some good commem issues, mainly u.m., duplicated definitives, most u.m. Partly remaindered, but many better and cat value £1280. A few used, some m.m. but many u.m. Few 100's Cat £1280 {MX} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £125.60)
Lot #10833 - Japan 1940's-50's
Clean collection of mainly u.m. definitives and commemoratives on 2 stock pages. Includes a good range of perf and imperf definitives, values to 100y, National Parks and other good commem sets. Mainly u.m. (137) Cat £470 {UM} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £72.00)













