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1872-3 Issue
30 Sen Wada fomeries
(Engraved by A. Matsuda) (Recess Matsuda Kyoto)
Various native wove papers
Short Perf 9%x 12%& compounds
This Stamp has one plate
Signed Forgeries
A large number of the forgeries of Japanese stamps are known as "signedforgeries."
They are marked with small kanji characters reading:
S% B S B*
san ka Ur rno x 6 Or mi hon
S a w manhg Mozo meaning Mlhon acanlng
"reference" "imhation" "sample or spedmen"
Wada forgeries of 30 Sen preyblack (unsigned)
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Die I Die I
Extra Thin Paper i-ichi-banvokyo)
Wada plate 28
Ki-ban Cancellations
Wada plate 28
