The Koban Study Group 小判
2019-10-11
2019-07-27
2019-05-05
5sen forgery etched plate ...
genuine shows sharp lines and well detailed wings ... design w/h ratio .84
however , compare 2 below - OF and RF
corners are not 90 degree, but pointed
corners are not 90 degree, but pointed
w/h ratio .9
wings are too far from inner frame and indistinct
wings are too far from inner frame and indistinct
2019-03-15
2018-08-09
2018-07-10
2018-03-01
2017-12-11
wada 3sen fake ...
OS T /w double bota strike
first seen ... I have long thought botas existed on the 3sen plate
2017-09-11
30sen forgeries - new botas
MAEDA / GENUINE
WADA/GENUINE
2 new bota types are fake cancels .
2017-08-19
2017-03-16
2016-11-11
2016-10-23
1880 cover to Ribe DK ...
Nagasaki (Japan) to Ribe (Denmark) in 1880.
the 1872 30sen grey was withdrawn from use, yet applied to foreign mail 5 years after IJPO started its foreign mail service. prior to 1875, a double-envelope system assured delivery to FM dept, then outbound overseas with treaty port stamps - USA, GB France ...
Florian Eichhorn issued the BPP certificate
MAEDA 45 sen /w OP ...
this is the first woodblock position of the 45sen plate . this series is prone to weak numerals, likely due to sanding of the register block or the ink paste applied ... compare to the M2 50sen below, which show a greater range of both shades and clarity of print.
the series appeared on K-series tourist sheets (casey-mono17) ... but without OP ...
I discovered items /w OP in 2012.
2016-10-21
2016-10-11
2016-09-24
2015-08-31
45sen sumiten forgery ...
the forgery is L item, genuine on R ... likely a photolitho . note frame breaks, and errors in oval frame. the color is wrong.
this a rare sumiten fake ...
this a rare sumiten fake ...
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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. ...
