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Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
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Lot 12615
Japan MH
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50y Mask definitive fine u.m., 100y Plum Tree m.m. centred left m.m. Both perforated.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1946-7
SG
433b-434a
SG value
£200.00
UPA
Lot 12616
Japan MH
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2nd National Athletic Meeting se-tenant block of 4, fine mint.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
block — Block
A joined group of stamps, normally arranged in at least two rows and two columns.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1947
SG
460a
SG value
£55.00
UPA
Lot 12617
Japan MH
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Tokyo Philatelic Exhibition mini sheet with 1 yen 20 sen Pagoda sheet of 15 m.m. Small missing corner fault top right u.m.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1947
SG
MS454
SG value
£200.00
Lot 12618
Japan MH
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75th Anniv of Japanese Railway Service. 4y blue in MS, mint with hinge trace.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1947
SG
MS459
SG value
£23.00
UPA
Lot 12619
Japan MH
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Small collection of mini sheets from 1947-48 well displayed on album pages. With 1947 Railway, 1947 1 yen Mt Fuji, 1947 Sapporo Coal Miners, 1948 Osaka Goldfish, 1948 Fuji overprint sheet and SG 477-9 Sampans sheets . All fine. An attractive display of 8 sheets.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
overprint — Overprint
Additional lettering, numbers or a design printed onto a stamp after its original printing, often to change its purpose, authority or status.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1947-48
UPA
Lot 12621
Japan MH
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Album page with Nagano Exhibition and Shikoku Exhibition mini sheets, no gum as issued . SG 508 and 513.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1947-48
SG
MS 508,513
SG value
£130.00
UPA
Lot 12622
Japan MH
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Album page well presented with 1947 Kumamoto Communication Exhibition mini sheet and 1948 Red Cross sheet. Both fine, no gum as issued. Red Cross u.m.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1947-8
SG
MS 484,487
SG value
£141.00
Lot 12630
Japan MH
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SG514 5 Yen Beauty looking back and SG 556 Flying Geese both m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1948-49
SG
514,556
SG value
£235.00
UPA
Lot 12631
Japan MH
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20y green 'Tree Planting', P13 x 13½, VFM.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1948-52
SG
496
SG value
£50.00
UPA
Lot 12632
Japan MH
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30y violet-blue 'Postman', P13 x 13½, VFM.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1948-52
SG
497
SG value
£60.00
UPA
Lot 12634
Japan MH
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Flying Geese 8 yen fine m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1949
SG
556
SG value
£140.00
Lot 12639
Japan MH
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8y violet 'Moon & Brent Geese', P13½X13, very fine lightly hinged mint.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1949
SG
556
SG value
£140.00
UPA
Lot 12642
Japan MH
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Portraits set, most are u.m. Key value SG 569 is m.m. (18)
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1949-52
SG
557-74
SG value
£225.00
Lot 12643
Japan MH
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Athletcs Meeting strip of 4 m.m. with hinge remains. Cat £200 as block of 4 but heavy m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
block — Block
A joined group of stamps, normally arranged in at least two rows and two columns.
strip — Strip
Three or more joined stamps in a single row or column.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1950
SG
589a
SG value
£200.00
UPA
Lot 12644
Japan MH
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24y blue (Phoenix Temple, Uji), MM, heavy h/r.
Philatelic terms
MM — Mounted Mint
A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1950
SG
598
SG value
£44.00
Lot 12645
Japan MH
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24y blue (Phoenix Temple, Uji), very lightly MM.
Philatelic terms
MM — Mounted Mint
A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1950
SG
598
SG value
£44.00
UPA
Lot 12648
Japan MH
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Tourist set 'Nihon-Diara', P13½, fine mint (2)
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1951
SG
608/609
SG value
£150.00
Lot 12613
Japan UM
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10y blue imperf marginal without gum as issued, block of 4. Faint crease in margin cuts across the top right stamp .
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
block — Block
A joined group of stamps, normally arranged in at least two rows and two columns.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1945
SG
418
SG value
£180.00
UPA
Lot 12614
Japan CC
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IMPRESSIVE POST WAR COLLECTION on album pages. An extensive colllection of NHM & VFU definitive & commem issues alongside associated mini sheets (M/S are mostly NHM in mounts), offering good coverage of the post war issues. Hundreds of complete sets, plenty of top values plus extensive m/s inc New Year/Lottery Prize types. (1700+ stamps & 70+ m/s)
Philatelic terms
M — Mint
A stamp that has not been postally used. Gum and mounting condition may be described separately.
VFU — Very Fine Used
A used stamp described as being in very fine condition.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1945-95
UPA
Lot 12620
Japan UM
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Nagoya Goldfish Communications mini sheet, together with Mishima overprinted Goldfish sheet m.m. Well presemted and annotated. No gum as issued.
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1947-48
SG
MS 473,475
SG value
£131.00
UPA
Lot 12624
Japan UM
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5y brown 'Beauty Looking Back' Philatelic Week issue, P13½ X 13, NHM.
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1948
SG
514
SG value
£95.00
UPA
Lot 12625
Japan UM
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5y brown 'Beauty Looking Back' Philatelic Week issue, P13½ X 13, VFM.
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1948
SG
514
SG value
£95.00
Lot 12626
Japan UM
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5y brown 'Beauty Looking Back' Philatelic Week issue, P13½ X 13, NHM.
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1948
SG
514
SG value
£95.00
UPA
Lot 12627
Japan UM
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5y brown 'Beauty Looking Back' Philatelic Week issue, P13½ X 13, NHM.
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Lot 12615
Lot 12618
Lot 12630
Lot 12639
Lot 12643
Lot 12645
Lot 12613
Lot 12626