2022-05-28

1878 20mm thimble ... 2234 JPS


a duplex dater is applied, where only a receiving mark is needed ...  this cancel is part of nishino study - JPS 2008 handbook


1878 entire : san francisco sep 17  to yokohama japan 8 oct
ex. nishino

is my assumption about mail handling incorrect ?
I have seen the purple star on a 4sen koban also...


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