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1874 Issue

"hSen Brown

(Engraved by A. Matsuda & S. Umemura) (Recess Govt. Ptg. Works
Tokyo)

Printed on foreign wove paper
Perf 9 to 13 and compounds

With sybbics (JapaneseCharacters)used for plate numbers

Forgeriesof both are common:

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(all four comers) end in balls,

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