Old Koban: 5 Sen Brown
Genuine
Issued 23 June 1876 – Scott #59 and Sakura #68
Genuine: Unused
Genuine & Forgeries with and without Sankō
Maeda
Lithographed
Sankō in on either side below top group of character in oval band.
Spiro: No Sankō
Lithographed
Chrysanthemum Crest has only 13 petals. There are only 5 spokes instead of the correct 6 spokes in the wheel at the NW corner of the design.
Unknown Forger
This is the only known example of this forgery with no sankō or mozō . The forgery can be identified by the paper which is speckled with blue dots.
Wada: Plate 5, State 1
Fine Engraving
Both sankō and printed cancels. State I has initial fine engraving
Wada: Plate 5, State 2
Engraved
Both sankō and printed cancels. State 2 has major and crude retouching.
Wada: Plate 20, no Sankō
Lithographed
The stamps and cancel were produced by multiple copying of a die and slight differences are found among individual copies. The plates were much larger than the engraved plates, but the exact size is undetermined.
Wada: Plate 5
Fine Engraving
State 1: sankō with six different vignettes and six printed cancels that all seem the same.
Wada: Plate 5, Crude Retouching
Engraved
State2: sankō with six different vignettes and six printed cancels that all seem the same.