Japan 1864-1900

Sold at auction in Hong Kong in August 2011

The collection is made up of 10 exhibition frames of 16 pages each. It consistently won gold medals in US shows and in International shows in Lima, Peru and Brazil before it was sold in Hong Kong.

Collection Sold By Dynasty Auctions a division of Kelleher Auctions, Danbury, CT..

Below are scenes from the auction room during the auction.

Hard at work!  Greg Mannin, Mike Ruggerio, Mike Shea, Lois Evans

David Coogle, Auctioneer–Lot projection with bid prices changing in 7 currencies.

Auction floor — David Coogle, Auction employee, Larry Gibson

Full Exhibit Collection:  Forward – Title Page – Indexes:  Dragons – Cherry Blossoms – Koban – Covers to Japan – Foreign Post Offices in Japan – Bibliography

Collection By Frames: 1 –  2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10

There are three covers listed in the “To Japan” index that were used later then 1900 and were not in the original exhibit, but they are exceptionally interesting.

1941, November 27 – Montclair, NJ to Tokyo (never left US “Service Suspended” because of start of WWII.)