Old Koban: 45 Sen Carmine
Genuine
Issued 18 August 1877 – Scott #67 and Sakura #76
Genuine
Genuine with “black ink dot” (sumiten) specimen overprint
Forgeries with Genuine
Maeda: Type 1, State 1
Lithographed
Sankō on either side in oval band below stars.
Maeda: Type 1, State 2
Lithographed
With sankō erased
Wada: Plate 13
Engraved
Sankō in space between crest and sun, partially concealed by branches.
Wada: Plate 28
Lithographed
No sankō – with printed cancels
Different Wada Cancels
Wada: Plate 28
Lithographed
With six different printed cancels
Note: there is a second more normal cancel on two of the stamps
