1/4b Sutherland & Co. local post single

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Object Details

Description

Issued by an English-owned stagecoach line that carried mail from Tokyo (Yedo) to Yokohama, this 1870 stamp is among the world's rarest. Collectors call them boos---a shortening of ichibuban, an old Japanese currency. This yellow 1/4 boo is one of eight known copies.

Date

c. 1870

Object number

0.241106.1.45.1

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper (yellow); ink (black)

Dimensions

Height x Width: 1 1/8 x 1 5/16 in. in. (2.9 x 3.3 cm)

Place

JAPAN (constitutional monarchy)

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National Postal Museum Collection

On View

Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

International Stamps & Mail

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm825b40f22-090c-4513-8809-dc3c5c8205c9

Record ID

npm_0.241106.1.45.1