Koban Collection Horst Mueller mueller@homemail.com

Until 1874 mail to foreign countries was handled by consular post offices of the United States, England and France. On 1 January 1875 Japan started to use their own stamps and postmarks for mail to foreign countries, the earliest known are from 8 January 1875.

• 4/01 EARLY LARGE CIRCLE
• 4/02 YOKOHAMA PAID ALL
• 4/03 EARLY DOUBLE CIRCLE
• 4/04 YOKOHAMA EXPERIMENTAL TYPES
• 4/05 TOKYO MEDIUM CIRCLE
• 4/06 EARLY DOUBLE CIRCLE - OFFICES IN CHINA
• 4/07 SMALL SINGLE CIRCLE YOKOHAMA
• 4/07 SMALL SINGLE CIRCLE KOBE
• 4/07 SMALL SINGLE CIRCLE NAGASAKI
• 4/07 SMALL SINGLE CIRCLE TOKYO
• 4/07 SMALL SINGLE CIRCLE HAKODATE
• 4/07 SMALL SINGLE CIRCLE OVERSEAS OFFICES
• 4/08 MEDIUM CIRCLE (4 FIGURE YEAR)
• 4/09 REGISTERED, DEAD LETTER, ADVERTISED
• 4/10 DOUBLE CIRCLES WITH "MEIJI" YEAR
• 4/11 MEDIUM CIRCLE WITH 2 FIGURE YEAR JAPAN
• 4/11 MEDIUM CIRCLE WITH 2 FIGURE YEAR KOREA
• 4/11 MEDIUM CIRCLE WITH 2 FIGURE YEAR CHINA
• 4/11 MEDIUM SINGLE CIRCLES TAIWAN
• 4/12 COMB TYPE CANCELLATION
• 4/13 I.P.O.
• 4/14 SHIP
• 4/15 POSTAGE DUE
• 4/16 OTHER ROMAN LETTER MARKS