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This is a Buying List. If you are interested in purchasing Japanese material please go to my Japan Page.

The below prices are for Mint, Never Hinged, stamps that are free of all defects. Prices are for stamps that are centered Very Fine (VHF). This term is defined in the Scott Catalogue. In some cases, I have noted a buying price for Fine to Very Fine (F-VF) stamps. All stamps in a set must be centered Very Fine or better to support the VF buying price. Stamps with defects are not purchased. Souvenir Sheets must be free of creases, wrinkles and all faults.

Do not send material until we have discussed the transaction by email. No agreement is reached until we have come to a subsequent written or email agreement. In many cases I purchase in quantity but I reserve the right to limit quantities and offer slightly different buying prices where quantity of a set exceeds five (5) sets.

Souvenir Sheets that were issued with folders, such as the Park S/S must have the appropriate folder otherwise the price is 20% less than the buy price shown.

All prices are in whole dollars, the cents have been rounded off (eg 10 = $10.00 US). Catalogue numbers are Scott Catalogue numbers.

Buy prices below are for mint, never hinged, VF centered, 
fault free stamps unless noted otherwise.

                 Scott              Buy/Paying
Japan - Buy      75-84                 $350
Japan - Buy      85-6                   $50
Japan - Buy      87-90                 $130
Japan - Buy      91-108                $300
Japan - Buy      111-12                 $65
Japan - Buy      115-25                $700
Japan - Buy      127-47                $800
Japan - Buy      127a-45a              $105
Japan - Buy      148-51                 $40
Japan - Buy      152-4                 $465
Japan - Buy      154 used              $100
Japan - Buy      155-8                  $22
Japan - Buy      159-60                 $10
Japan - Buy      161-2                   $3
Japan - Buy      163-6                 $170
Japan - Buy      167-70                 $45
Japan - Buy      172a                   $45
Japan - Buy      174a                  $170
Japan - Buy      175a                   $12
Japan - Buy      176                    $20
Japan - Buy      176a                   $45
Japan - Buy      179-87                $100
Japan - Buy      188                   $120
Japan - Buy      189                   $220
Japan - Buy      190-3                  $45
Japan - Buy      198-201                $95
Japan - Buy      202-5                   $5
Japan - Buy      208-9                   $3
Japan - Buy      210-11                  $3
Japan - Buy      212-3                  $16
Japan - Buy      212-3 Coil Pair        $34
Japan - Buy      214-7                  $14
Japan - Buy      218-21                 $12
Japan - Buy      222                     $8
Japan - Buy      222a                  $475
Japan - Buy      222a Used             $250
Japan - Buy      223-6                  $18
Japan - Buy      230-3                  $12
Japan - Buy      239-52                $175
Japan - Buy      249                    $20
Japan - Buy      250                    $13
Japan - Buy      253                   $220
Japan - Buy      254                   $275
Japan - Buy      256                     $4
Japan - Buy      274                     $5
Japan - Buy      275                     $9
Japan - Buy      276-9                  $60
Japan - Buy      279                    $46
Japan - Buy      280-3                  $11
Japan - Buy      283a                   $22  with folder
Japan - Buy      285-8                  $13
Japan - Buy      288a                   $18  with folder
Japan - Buy      290-3                  $35
Japan - Buy      293a                   $43  with folder
Japan - Buy      295-8                  $15
Japan - Buy      299-302                 $2
Japan - Buy      303-6                  $15
Japan - Buy      306a                  $100  with folder
Japan - Buy      306a Used             $100  with folder
Japan - Buy      308-11                 $14
Japan - Buy      311a                  $100  with folder
Japan - Buy      311a Used             $100  with folder
Japan - Buy      315-8                  $12
Japan - Buy      320-3                  $13
Japan - Buy      318a,23a               $90  both in 1 folder
Japan - Buy      354A                    $6
Japan - Buy      367a                    $8
Japan - Buy      369-73                $125
Japan - Buy      369                    $30
Japan - Buy      370                    $30
Japan - Buy      371                    $30
Japan - Buy      372                    $30
Japan - Buy      378a                   $48  no wrinkling 
Japan - Buy      385a                   $65  not folded
Japan - Buy      385a                   $50  folded (normal condition for this item)
Japan - Buy      388                     $6
Japan - Buy      400a                   $12
Japan - Buy      401                     $5
Japan - Buy      401 used                $5
Japan - Buy      402                     $6
Japan - Buy      402 used                $6
Japan - Buy      405                     $7
Japan - Buy      407                    $20
Japan - Buy      407 used                $7
Japan - Buy      408                     $7
Japan - Buy      409                     $4
Japan - Buy      410                     $5
Japan - Buy      411                     $5
Japan - Buy      415                     $8
Japan - Buy      421a                   $16
Japan - Buy      422                    $27
Japan - Buy      422a                  $135  "Lady Looking Back" S/S of 5
Japan - Buy      423                    $10
Japan - Buy      425-36                $440
Japan - Buy      425-36 LH             $175  lightly hinged
Japan - Buy      428                     $6
Japan - Buy      429                     $3
Japan - Buy      430                     $3
Japan - Buy      433                     $7
Japan - Buy      434                     $7
Japan - Buy      435                   $220
Japan - Buy      436                   $225
Japan - Buy      437                    $10
Japan - Buy      438                    $14
Japan - Buy      439-42                 $28
Japan - Buy      448b                   $16
Japan - Buy      449                     $3
Japan - Buy      450-3                   $9
Japan - Buy      453a                    $9
Japan - Buy      456                   $120  "Laughing Boy" S/S (no or only very light gum creases)
Japan - Buy      457                    $30
Japan - Buy      460-3                   $5
Japan - Buy      463a                   $11  with folder
Japan - Buy      473a                    $6
Japan - Buy      474-7                   $7
Japan - Buy      479                    $40
Japan - Buy      479a                  $240  "Geese" S/S of 5
Japan - Buy      480-97                 $60
Japan - Buy      498                     $2
Japan - Buy      498a                  $100  NY S/S (no or only very light gum creases)
Japan - Buy      498a LH                $65  NY S/S (no or only very light gum creases)
Japan - Buy      501-4                   $7
Japan - Buy      504a                   $12  with folder
Japan - Buy      505-8  B/4             $65
Japan - Buy      505-8  Strip/4         $20
Japan - Buy      505-8 Sheet/5          POR  complete sheet of 20 stamps
Japan - Buy      509-21B               $425  (521A & B, centered F-VF or better)
Japan - Buy      509-21B LH            $200  lightly hinged (521A & B, centered F-VF or better)
Japan - Buy      512                    $10
Japan - Buy      515                     $8
Japan - Buy      515A                   $15
Japan - Buy      516                     $5
Japan - Buy      517                    $15
Japan - Buy      517a                   $22
Japan - Buy      518                    $15
Japan - Buy      519                     $8
Japan - Buy      520                    $45
Japan - Buy      521                    $35
Japan - Buy      521c                  $100
Japan - Buy      521A                  $155
Japan - Buy      521B                  $145
Japan - Buy      522a                   $25  NY S/S 
Japan - Buy      523-4                  $11
Japan - Buy      525-6                  $37
Japan - Buy      527-8                   $6
Japan - Buy      529-30                  $6
Japan - Buy      531-2                   $3
Japan - Buy      533-4                   $3
Japan - Buy      535-6                   $4
Japan - Buy      537-8                   $4
Japan - Buy      539-40                  $5
Japan - Buy      541                     $8
Japan - Buy      542-5                  $10
Japan - Buy      545a                   $12  with folder
Japan - Buy      546-8                  $10
Japan - Buy      551a                   $40  NY S/S 
Japan - Buy      552-3                   $5
Japan - Buy      554-5                   $4
Japan - Buy      561-4                  $14
Japan - Buy      564a                   $26  with folder
Japan - Buy      565                     $4
Japan - Buy      567-8 pair              $5
Japan - Buy      569-72                 $10
Japan - Buy      572a                   $26  with folder
Japan - Buy      573-5                   $4
Japan - Buy      575a                   $30
Japan - Buy      576a                   $26   NY S/S 
Japan - Buy      578-9                   $3
Japan - Buy      580a                   $75  with folder
Japan - Buy      580a                   $40  without folder
Japan - Buy      582a                   $15  with folder
Japan - Buy      584                     $9
Japan - Buy      586a                    $7  with folder
Japan - Buy      593a                    $6  with folder
Japan - Buy      594a                   $10  NY S/S 
Japan - Buy      601a                    $6  with folder
Japan - Buy      606 S/S                 $6  (NY S/S)
Japan - Buy      609                    $28
Japan - Buy      611a bklt              $10
Japan - Buy      613a                    $6  with folder
Japan - Buy      617 S/S                $10
Japan - Buy      625a                    $5  with folder
Japan - Buy      634 S/S                 $4
Japan - Buy      636-36A                $15
Japan - Buy      746-54                 $15

Japan - Buy      B11                    $17
Japan - Buy      B11 used               $10

Japan - Buy      C1-2                   POR (expertization required)
Japan - Buy      C3-7                   $60
Japan - Buy      C8                     POR
Japan - Buy      C9-13                 $100
Japan - Buy      C9-13 LH               $65  lightly hinged
Japan - Buy      C14-8                  $15
Japan - Buy      C19-24                $245
Japan - Buy      C19-24 LH             $110  lightly hinged
Japan - Buy      C19                   $100
Japan - Buy      C20                    $70
Japan - Buy      C25-38                $145
Japan - Buy      C25-38 LH              $50
Japan - Buy      C39-42                  $8
Japan - Buy      C43                    $10

Other items purchased. We are buying Japan collections (stamps, covers and postal stationery), sheet sets of the stamps listed above, common material as face/postage, early first day covers and commerical mail in and out of Japan.