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1875 Issue
30 Sen Violet

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

Printed on foreign paper
Short Perf 101hx 12lh and compounds

With syllabics (Japanese Characters) used for plate numbers

Colours changed and all designs unified size
D J\ T

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P++

Genuine Forgeries
1. The corner cherry blossoms practically fill 1. On forgeriks, there is a noticeable

the area in which they are enclosed. space especially between the blossoms
and the scrolls at side panel ends.
2. The line dividing each bell-like corner 2. The line is seldomjagged and
ornament is jagged and the middle and there is no line to the base.
shading linejoins the base..
3. The numerals "30"and the lines in the
petals of the corner cherry blossoms
are deformed and too thick on forgeries.

Note: Many forgeries show no syllabic- only crossed braches:
almost all syllabic forgeries are 14 @a)D which was never issued.

Genuine copy of 30 sen Fowed copv of 30 sen

--P -Di-e 1 Die 1 -- - -.-

Die I /\ Die I
4
I\
(ka)
(ha) (nil @a) Wada Forgery
Yokohama Bota cancels Nagasaki Bota cancel Never Issued