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10 Sen Blue Green

(Engravedby A. Matsuda) (Recess Matsuda Tokyo)

Printed on hard native wove paper
Perf 9%x 12% and compounds

10 Sen bluelgreenwithout syllabics
Printed before October 3,1872

Matsuda Printing

Genuine F0-e~
1. The value labels of genuine, without syllabic, 1. On forgexiesread "1 OSEN".

Read "10 SEN". 2. It usually stops short of the mane in forgeries.
2. The heavy centre line of each dragon touches the

dragon's mane.

Genuine

Copy of Hirose

forgecyfor
comparison

Used for registeredand heavy domesticmail