Japan 1876-1879 Definitives Old Koban Series

Description

• Issue Dates : 1876-1889 - see stamp images for details
• Designed by : Edoardo Chiosso'ne
• Printed by :
• Print Process : Typography
• Perforations : 8 to 14, Compound
• Catalogue Michel N°s 40-56, Yvert between 47 & 66

Old Koban Series (旧小判切手). Text IMPERIAL JAPANESE POST or JAPANESE EMPIRE

Used stamps

File:Japan 1876-1879 Definitives Old Koban Series a.png 5 rin blue-grey 17 May 1876	5 rin slate issue 1889 Mi40b.	File:Japan 1876-1879 Definitives Old Koban Series b.png 1 sen black 17 May 1876
1 sen maroon issue 11 October 1879. Mi53.	File:Japan 1876-1879 Definitives Old Koban Series d.png 2 sen brown olive 17 May 1876	2 sen (violet) issue 11 October 1879. Mi54.
3 sen orange issue 30 June 1879. Mi55.	4 sen blue green 23 June 1876	4 sen blue green issue 23 June 1876. Mi43.
5 sen brown issue 23 June 1876. Mi44.	50 sen rose issue 30 June 1879 Mi56.

1877 issue

File:Japan 1876-1879 Definitives Old Koban Series i.jpg 6 sen orange issue 29 June 1877	8 sen lilac-brown issue 20 November 1877, DC cancel. Mi46.	10 sen blue 29 June 1877 issue, DC cancel Mi47.
File:Japan 1876-1879 Definitives Old Koban Series l.jpg 12 sen rose issue 29 June 1877	15 sen yellow-green issue 29 June 1877	20 sen dark blue issue 18 August 1877, DC cancel Mi50.
File:Japan 1876-1879 Definitives Old Koban Series o.jpg 30 sen violet issue18 August 1877	45 sen rose or carmine issue 18 August 1877