5) TOKYO MEDIUM CIRCLE

This type was used in Tokyo from 1880 till 1882. The diameter is 23 mm and it is known in black color only.


5t1: Foreign Mail Postcard 3 Sen, 1879 issue, FC5 
 

From Tokyo via Yokohama and New York to Lahr in Baden, Germany 
 

  • Tokyo Small Flower Killer in black (Amano #327) 
  • Tokyo Medium Circle: TOKIO 9 MAR JAPAN 
  • Yokohama Experimental type with star: MAR 9 1882 
  • Transit mark: New York, Apr 6.
 Tokyo Medium Circle

 
5t2: Cover from Tokyo via Yokohama to Donai in France. 
Stamps: 1 Sen old Koban maroon, 4 Sen old Koban blue green and 5 Sen old Koban brown, one each adding up to the 
correct postage to Europe of 10 Sen.
  • Tokyo Small Flower killer in black
  • Tokyo Medium Circle: TOKIO 8 NOV JAPAN
  • Yokohama Experimental type with star: NOV 9 1880
  • Receiver Marking on the back: DONAI NORD 1 DEC 80
Tokyo Medium Circle

 
 

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