2c Red Brown (146). Vertical strip of three and horizontal pair on front and another horizontal strip of three on backflap, cancelled by quartered cork cancels, pair tied by clearly struck "Yokohama Japan Sep. 7" (1873) circular datestamp on cover to John Wilkinson, Belfast, Ireland, sender's directive "via San Francisco"--carried on PMSS China, departing Yokohama Sep. 7, 1873, arriving San Francisco Sep. 30--magenta "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 1 Paid" circular datestamp, Dublin (Oct. 21) and Belfast (Oct. 22) backstamps, some trivial perf faults, Very Fine, a remarkable franking for the 10c and 6c combined treaty rates, Ireland is a very rare destination for mail from Japan--this cover might have originated in Hiogo (see Frajola-Perlman-Scamp, p. 181, where illustrated and discussed)--ex Kramer

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