1869
 Only printed one year due their unpopularity at the time
For a comprehensive article on this issue and the inverts click here
Hiogo, Japan Cancels

Stamps with town cancels sell at a premium.


1c - Buff, brown orange or dark brown orange
16,600,000 - Grill -  Scott #112 - 1869

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$1,700
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$80-$100
$25-$35
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$100-$120
$35-$50
$6,500
$60-$125
-
$20-$30
-
Spring 2005
-
$150-$250
$25-$40
$2,200
$150
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$85
$30-$50
-
$160
-
$175
-
Spring 2006
-
$100-$180
$35-$55
$2,100
$950-$2,000
-
$125-$500
-
Fall 2006
-
$20-$110
$28-$185
-
$1,350
90
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
$27-$115
-
$750
-
$350
90
Fall 2007
-
-
$25-$85
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
$18-$45
-
$1,700
90
$270
85
-
-
-
-
-
-
$650-$2,000
90
-
-
-
-
-
-
$600
90J


1c - Buff
only 3 examples exist
No Grill -  Scott #112b - 1869
2006 Auction - MH $8,500



2c - Brown, pale brown, yellow brown or dark brown
57,000,000 - Grill -  Scott #113 - 1869

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
-
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-
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-
Fall 2003
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$10-$25
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
$80-$110
$15-$35
-
$60-$140
-
-
-
Spring 2005
$75-$125
$5-$35
-
$950
-
-
-
Fall 2005
$105
$6-$30
$3,000
$775
-
$90
-
Spring 2006
$80-$145
$6-$50
-
$575-$1,150
-
$220
-
Fall 2006
$140-$200
$7-$25
$1,700
$1,250
90
$250
90
Spring 2007
$50-$125
$6-$40
-
$550
-
$350
-
Fall 2007
$45-$55
$6-$55
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
$100
$5-$35
-
$1,100
85
$220
90
-
-
-
$2,000
90J
$950
95

2c - Brown, pale brown, yellow brown or dark brown
No Grill -  Scott #113b - 1869
2006 Auction - MH $600-$950
2008 Auction - MH $6,500


2c - Brown, pale brown, yellow brown or dark brown
Half used as 1c on cover -  Scott #113c - 1869
2006 Auction - $10,500


3c - Ultramarine, pale ultramarine
386,000,000 - Grill -  Scott #114 - 1869
 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$750-$950
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$40-$50
$2-$4
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
$250-$300
$60-$75
$1-$5
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
$275-$325
-
$2-$10
$1,050-$1,600
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$85
$2-$11
$400-$3,250
-
-
-
Spring 2006
-
$75-$125
$2-$27
$160-$2,700
-
-
-
Fall 2006
-
$200
$1-$23
$2,100
95
-
-
Spring 2007
-
$30-$50
$1-$26
$1,800
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
$100-$210
$1-$19
-
-
$1,050
95J
Spring 2008
$115
$40-$70
$1-$22
-
-
$90
90

FOR A PRICING ANALYSIS CLICK HERE   

Can you value these?

The first copy sold at auction in winter 2004.
The attraction being the 'rare' green cancel.
The second copy has numerous perf faults and the
centering has much to be desired, it was sold
via ebay the same month.


3c - Ultramarine, pale ultramarine
No Grill -  Scott #114a - 1869
2006 Auction - MH $700-$1,700
2007 Auction - MH $10.500
2008 Auction - MH $37,500


3c - Ultramarine, pale ultramarine
Vertical 2/3rd's used as 2c on cover
Scott #114c - 1869
2006 Auction - $2,500


6c - Ultramarine, deep ultramarine or pale ultramarine
4,900,000 - Grill -  Scott #115 - 1869
Well centered copies of the 6c and the 90c values
of this issue are hard to find.

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
$950
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
$20-$70
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
$20-$70
-
$1,000-$1,600
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
$15-$75
-
$1,700-$5,250
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
$20-$70
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2006
-
$350
$27-$120
-
$1,200-$1,500
-
-
-
Fall 2006
-
$1,725
$20-$205
$1,700
$6,500
90
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
$21-$65
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
$22-$65
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$335
$19-$70
-
$8,500
90
$750
90J

 

Can you value these?

The first copy sold at auction in winter 2004.
Centering is OK, but not great. The second copy has poor centering with the
margin on the left cutting into the design. It is also faded.
The second copy was sold via ebay the same month. Both have certificates.



10c - Yellow or yellowish orange
3,300,000 - Grill -  Scott #116 - 1869

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
$600-$750
$20-$35
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
$600-$850
$30-$80
-
$300
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
$15-$120
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$20-$90
-
$2,500
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2006
$400
$20-$100
$6,000
$2,100
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2006
$350-$770
$20-$100
$3,750
$4,500
90
-
-
$350
90
-
-
-
-
-
$8,000
95
-
-
Spring 2007
-
$21-$100
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
$25-$100
-
-
-
-
-
$1,050
95
Spring 2008
$205-$260
$20-$55
-
-
-
$3,500
85
$275-$1,300
90
-
-
-
-
-
$6,500
90
-
-

 

12c - Green, yellowish green or blue green
3,000,000 - Grill -  Scott #117 - 1869

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MH
Used
Graded
MNH
Graded
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
$2,500
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
-
-
-
$8,000
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$15-$100
-
-
-
$5,750
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
$15-$100
-
-
-
$8,000
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$15-$60
-
-
-
$13,000
-
-
-
Spring 2006
-
$15-$240
-
-
-
$6,750
-
-
-
Fall 2006
$260-$520
$105
90
-
-
$2,800
90
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$22,000*
98
-
-
Spring 2007
$170-$450
$17-$80
-
-
-
-
-
$300
90
Fall 2007
$130-$225
$12-$60
-
$35,000
85J
-
-
$1,700
95J
Spring 2008
$220
$16-$65
-
-
-
$21,000
95
$200
85
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$475
90J
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$900- $1,000
95
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,700
95J

* Shown above

15c - Brown and blue - Type I
200,000 - Grill -  Scott #118 - 1869

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
$2,600
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
$70-$110
-
$2,900
-
-
-
Spring 2005
$100-$200
-
$4,500
-
-
-
Fall 2005
$125-$225
-
$4,000
-
-
-
Spring 2006
$50-$250
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2006
$60-$350
$8,500
$9,000
80
$800
85
Spring 2007
$50-$230
-
-
-
$1,300
90
Fall 2007
$65-$205
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
$80-$115
-
-
-
$950
85J
-
-
-
-
$1,700
90
-
-
-
-
$1,500
90J
-
-
-
-
$32,500
98J


15c - Brown and blue - Type I
only 24 examples exist
No Grill -  Scott #112b - 1869
2006 Auction - MH $11,000

5c - Brown and blue - Type II
1,200,000 - Grill -  Scott #119 - 1869

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$1,200
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$30-$70
-
$1,000-$1,600
-
$25-$45
-
Spring 2005
-
$30-$100
-
$2,700-$6,000
-
$220
-
Fall 2005
-
$35-$90
$4,000
-
-
$95-$350
-
Spring 2006
-
$30-$85
-
$950-$4,750
-
$180-$625
-
Fall 2006
$210-$250
$32-$90
$4,750-$17,000
-
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
$25-$150
-
-
-
$425-$625
90
Fall 2007
$305-$550
$27-$80
-
$2,700
-
-
-
Spring 2008
$490
$29-$80
-
$4,750