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Obverse Description
Japanese text; rosette; Wake no Kiyomaro (8th century nobleman)
Reverse Description
Japanese text; Goō Shrine in Kyōtō
Catalog Information
GSID:
114980
Variety:
Two vertical red 見本 ovpts front; normal series number and s/n
BNB #:
B328es
Pick #:
P51&P56
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Request Pricing No date No sig Series 1 - 52 Intro: 08 09 1885
Vertical red 見本 ovpts front/back; 號記 and 號番 instead of series number and s/n
No date No sig Series 1- 30 Intro: 09 05 1885
Two vertical red 見本 ovpts front; normal series number and s/n
No date No sig Series 1 - 29 Intro: 04 01 1886
Two vertical red 見本 ovpts front; normal series number and s/n
No date No sig Series 1 - 4 Intro: 08 09 1885
No date No sig Series 1 - 150 Intro: 01 05 1889
Vertical red 見本 ovpt front; vertical 本見 perf; 號記 and 號番 instead of series number and s/n
Vertical red 見本 ovpt front/back; horizontal 本見 perf; 號記 and 號番 instead of series number and s/n
No date No sig Series 1 - 102 Intro: 03 12 1888
Two vertical red 見本 ovpts; vertical 本見 perf; horizontal red bars obscuring normal series number and s/n
No date No sig Series 1 - 110 Intro: 12 09 1890
Two vertical red 見本 ovpts front; normal series number and s/n
No date No sig Series 1 - 27 Intro: 15 11 1891
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