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Japan: Airmails and Flights

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 267		Japan, Airmails, 1919, First Flight 1½s-3s Complete, #C1-C2, l.h., Fine to Very Fine. Sakura #C22-23 yen 190,000. Scott $665. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 268		Japan, Airmails, 1919, First Flight, 1½s-3s Complete, #C1-C2, o.g., 3s with reinforced lower right corner, Fine. Sakura #C22-23 yen 190,000. Scott $665. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 269		Japan, Airmails, 1919 Set of 2 Official Postcards, #C1-2, on old annotated pages, experimental flight between Tokyo and Osaka franked with #C1-2, both with Oct 21, 1919 postmarks, Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 270		Japan, Airmails, 1919 Tokyo-Osaka Experimental Flight Group, on old annotated pages, 20 covers/postcards each with experimental flight commem. postmarks, incl. 2 cards franked with #C1-2, Fine to Very Fine, rarely seen group . Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,323
Lot 271		Japan, Airmails, 1926-29 China-Korea Flight Covers, on old annotated pages, 11 with Osaka-Dairen flights (9), 1928 Dairen-Tokyo "missent" to Osaka and 1929 Tokyo-Urusan (Korea) 1st flight, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 272		Japan, Airmails, 1929 Zeppelin Last Leg Flight, Tokyo-Lakehurst and on to Florida, with 4 adhesives, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 273		Japan, Airmails, 1929-34 Cover Group, on old annotated pages, group of 38 Airmail and flights incl. 1929 Osaka-Tokyo commercial franked with #C3, 1934 C4 pair on Karl Lewis FDC (Sakura 50,000yen), plus many other interesting items from period incl. group of 1933 night Airmail flights, look carefully, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 274		Japan, Airmails, 1931 Experimental Flight Covers, to Taiwan, on old annotated pages, group of 9 covers/cards commem. trial flights between Japan and Taiwan, all bearing the flight commem. cachets/postmarks, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 275		Japan, Airmails, 1932 Manchukuo Inauguration Flight Covers, on old annotated pages, group of 9 covers/cards commem. inaugural flight, each with appropriate commem. cachet and/or cancels, plus couple others commem. other events, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 276		Japan, Airmails, 1934, Communications Day Souvenir Sheet, #C8, o.g., central gum wrinkle, Very Fine. Scott $1,300. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 277		Japan, Airmails, 1934, Communications Day Souvenir Sheet, #C8, l.h., light staining, Fine. Sakura #C56 yen 230,000. Scott $1,300. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 278		Japan, Airmails, 1934-35 Cover Group, on old annotated pages, 36 items incl. 1934 Taiwan experimental flights, Peking-Nanking Goodwill, many other Taiwan incl. one to Foochow, China, few Manila flights, etc., a nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 279		Japan, Airmails, 1935-37 Inaugural and 1st Flight Group, 13 covers, incl. 1935 Japan Air Transport Inauguration to various destinations, Goodwill flights to Thailand, etc., colorful group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 280		Japan, Airmails, 1937 Patriotic Aviation Group, 15 items, incl. commercial cover, FDC's and commem. postcards franked with issue with corresponding cancels, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 281		Japan, Airmails, 1939 1st Flight Yokohama-Caroline Islands, to Palau via Saipan by Japan Aviation Corp., mailed 4/4/39 in Saipan, received 4/6/39 in Palau, Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 282		Japan, Airmails, 1952, Japan Alps, 55y-160y Complete, with Zeroes on F.D.C.'s, #C19-C24, 3 cacheted covers, one with 25y and 30y with small crease, Very Fine. Sakura #A11-21 yen 96,000. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $460

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