1/4b Sutherland & Co. local post single

National Postal Museum

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.
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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Topic
International Stamps & Mail
Record ID
npm_0.241106.1.45.1
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GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm825b40f22-090c-4513-8809-dc3c5c8205c9
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