this FM bota should be added to the JPS 2008 handbook ...
it is unknown which PO was assigned the obliterator, possibly Tokio
first occurence noted.
The Koban Study Group 小判
2011-12-12
JPS 2008 cancel guide ...
having worked with this guide for some weeks, I recommend it ....
the foreign mail section has been audited , bringing forward new indicia from the Nishino study ... for telegraph enthusiasts, this section has been expanded greatly ... the small double-circle cancels are a fine way to represent kobans ...
this is not a price guide : but aids research. I relate my koban imitation study constantly ... defining the imitation indicia. the graphs show section 322 : foreign mail - by PO and year ...
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THE SPIRO FORGERIES OF JAPANESE STAMPS By Harold E. M. Bradshaw and Varro E. Tyler, Jr. Philatelic forgery, the production of counterfeit po...
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early litho 15sen with wada cancel ex KB1 Kam igata was not the producer of litho facsimiles attributed to him, but merely the publisher. ... -
In Japan, Kotaro Wada was only supplier of copper-plate facsimiles... Maeda Kihei produced all litho-koban - including spiro group. origi...