Hkawa Maru. Imperial Japanese Sea-post, Japan, 1936.

1930 Mount Fuji 4s. orange

Japan, 1936 (26 Mar.) “By Imperial Japanese Sea-post; per Transpacific m/v, ‘Hkawa Maru’” hand-painted corner card envelope to Des Moines, Iowa bearing 1924 Tazawa 1s. and 3s., 1930 Mount Fuji 4s. orange and 1926 Mount Fuji 2s., cancelled by “Hikawa-Maru/Sea Post/Maru” commemorative datestamp in brownish red, very fine and exquisite. Scott 128a, 131b, 172, 194.

Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

(via Philasearch.com: Interasia - Hong Kong - item 26-A201205-2403)