10c Brown (150). Horizontal pair, tied by Yokohama quartered cork cancels, clearly struck "Yokohama Japan Aug. 7" (1872) circular datestamp on folded cover to Karl Vigelius, Hamburg, Germany, blue Kniffler & Co. Jul. 30 backstamp, sender's directive "via San Francisco and Overland p first Str."--carried on PMSS Alaska, departing Yokohama Aug. 8, arriving San Francisco Sep. 1, then from New York on Guion Wyoming, departing Sep. 11, arriving Queenstown Sep. 23--"San Francisco Cal. Sep. 1" double-circle datestamp, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Sep. 11" datestamp, Hamburg receiving backstamp (Sep. 26), few toned perfs, Very Fine, 10c U.S.-Japan and 10c Closed Mail rates to Germany

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