Description: This vintage philatelic piece is an authentic Japanese 1/2-sen slate-gray definitive postage stamp from the renowned Chrysanthemum Series (Imperial Crest Issue). The central design prominently features the sixteen-petaled Imperial Chrysanthemum mon, enveloped by a circular frame inscribed with the country's early name format. The bottom corner angles host the structural denomination identifiers, with the fractional text "1/2" nestled on the lower left and the localized currency abbreviation "SN." anchored on the lower right corner. The artifact exhibits clean standard line perforations along all edges and bears a heavy, authentic black circular date stamp (CDS) postal cancellation mark slicing across the center.
Circa: 1899-1907
Condition: Used
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