The 2025 December Auction - Sale 346 (December 13 - December 16, 2025)
Sale 346
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folded at perfs, a few perfs split. VF-F.
bearing red “Military Mail” handstamp and manuscript date “10.1”, with arrival postmark “Chiba – Otaki, 12.10.19” (Showa 12). The sender belonged to the “Shanghai Expeditionary Matsui Unit,” mailed during the Battle of Shanghai by troops under the direct command of General Iwane Matsui, Commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army. Matsui was later held directly responsible for the Nanking Massacre and executed after Japan’s defeat.
the sender was “Technician Hamada Minoru, Ishii (No. 4) Unit,” addressed to the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Kyoto Imperial University. Hamada later became a professor at Kyoto University’s Faculty of Agriculture after the war. The original mailing date “October 3, Showa 15” was altered to July to evade military postal inspection. The reverse depicts Xianglu Peak at Shaoxing, Zhejiang, located within the Chekiang–Kiangsi battle zone. Postal material relating to Unit 731 is extremely rare, as most records were destroyed. This card with verified identity, time, and location, is an important historical artifact for the study of Japan’s bacteriological warfare unit and the Sino-Japanese War.
better including 1st Regular Issue mint set, Manchukuo 1st Anniv mint set and other mint & used sets. Please view.
all fresh MH with lovely original gum. VF-F.
including the rare R2-15f. VF-F.
mostly VF.
totally 2 types, Japanese slogan one x 5 sheets, each compose by a block of 94 plus a block of 6 at lower right corner; Chinese slogan one all in sheet of 100. Mostly VF.
including 3 sets of Manchukuo postcards and 3 covers. VF-F.
plus a few 10th Anniv. Commemorative taickets. Large quantity. Please view.
large quantity. Please view.
comprising both used and mint stamps of various denominations, plus a stamp booklet. A representative assemblage reflecting the postal history and philatelic development of the period. Large quantity. Please view.