1908. Cairo to Singapore. 4c. red pyramid stationary with straightline pink "Missent to Nagasaki, Japan" (***) and c.d.s. alongside. Fine and rare.

1910. Ballsbridge/Co. Dublin to Upper Burma/MayMyo. readdressed to Japan and Shanghai, with several transits and charge marks on front and reverse. Superb.

1927. Zenshu to Tallinn/Estonia. Registered envelope franked Japanese stamps (Sc. 134,175) tied c.d.s., red chop and registration label "Shimonoseki" alongside also c.d.s., and arrival c.d.s. on front and reverse. Large red advertising oval label on rever

1916. Seoul to Paris/France. Part front sent by the French Consulate (Blue mark on front) franked Japan 1s brown (Sc. 93) and 3sen Imperial throne orange and violet (Sc. 149)x4. Via "Changhun/IJPO" violet c.d.s. Still most scarce and appealing.

1932. Shimonoseki to Kouvola/Finland. Registered envelope franked. Phoenix 20s silver and gray green. (Sc. 193) and 3 sen vermilion x2 (Sc. 160) Meiji Shrine, all tied c.d.s.'s, via Kobe. Fine and scarce item.

1905. Kobe to New York, re-addressed. Registered envelope franked 1sen brown (x2), 3sn., 5sn. and 10sn. blue (Sc.93, 97, 100, 103), tied cds. Registration bilingual printed label alongside. Transits and arrival on front and reverse. V. nice multicolo

1922. Registered cover to LIBYA via London & Siracusa franked by 1914 2s,3s,5s,6s and 10s all tied by Kobe cds's with labels and transits on reverse of colourful cover to an extraordinary destination for Japanese mail. Scott 130,131,133,134,137.

MALAYA FED c.1943 (2604) Japanese Occup. Card franked 10c brown x 10 (SG J-302x10) + cancelled. VF and scarce.

MALAYA FED c.1943 (2604) Japanese Occup. Card franked 10c brown x 10 (SG J-302x10) + cancelled. VF and scarce.

1920 (13 Aug.). FERNANDO POO / JAPAN / EGYPT / ELOBEY. Nagoya / Japan to Elobey Mission / Spanish Guinea / Africa. Via Port-Tauf (3 Oct.). With arrival cds (6 Dec.). A wonderful PPC destination / incoming mail item.

1880 (March 21). Kobe to Charlotte / NC / USA (Apr. 7). Printed matter with contains. Franked single 1883 1 green (Sc. 72) tied small cds. Arrival on reverse. Very scarce single rate.

1948 (15 Jan.). JAPAN - CUBA. Nagoya to Havana (Feb. 25). 50r lake stationary cream card + 6 adhl imperf, tied cds's with arrival date cancel on reverse. Fine early post war very rare destination. VF.

1936 (11 Jan.). JAPAN - COSTA RICA. Sc. 218, etc. Nagoya / Nippon to San Jose. Registered franked multicolor envelope (8 stamps), tied cds with addressing mark + transit label Yokohame. Military ship stamp + extraordinary scarce colorful destination.

1918(Aug 3rd). Cover from Fengtien franked by Japan 3s rose red tied by cds, used to Tientsin, China with Chinese Junk 3c blue green tied by Moukden cds in black. An unusual mixed franking. Tientsin arrival on reverse.

1906. Tokyo to Spain/Barcelona. PPC franked and taxed with many marks. Scarce destination. VF.

1934. French Troops in the Far East/Japan. PPC. Military franchise/special cachet addressed to France. V.F. And rare.

1912(Sept 8th). Postcard of Yokohama, stampless usage to France with manuscript ‘FM’ (Franchise Militaire) at top, blue circular cachet for Military franking privilege.

1915. W W I. Japanese Red Cross Contingent. Local usage +special mark. Very rare envelope.

1916. Vladivostock to Tokio. Franked env.Russian stamp cancelled TSURUGA, boxed paquebot. V.F.

1922. London to Osaka and "RETURN TO SENDER" + Japanese/ taxed. VF envelope.