○ The Weight of the Value of Used Stamps According to records from that time, one of the considerations when the stamp postal system began was to prevent stamps from being used again after they had been used once. For this reason, it is said that attempts to peel stamps off envelopes or the places they were attached to were designed to always result in tearing, ripping, or smudging, causing damage. Was the use of Western paper for stamps one of these countermeasures? Therefore, it is strange that pristine, undamaged used stamps with cancellations exist today. In other words, they must be considered extremely gray areas. If that is the case, it seems natural and logical to believe that stamps with some damage are the ones that possess the value of being genuine. Furthermore, the cancellation stamps are often larger than the stamps themselves, sometimes covering the design or appearing to completely obscure it. It seems that such used stamps are genuine and valuable evidence, and should be worthy of being expensive. I have purchased them as genuine, but please make your own judgment. The stamp of the eagle shown here is listed in the catalog at 36,000 yen for used. I purchased it as genuine, but it is currently listed at less than a quarter of the catalog price. Are there used stamps with clear cancellations from that era and no damage circulating? ○ The following is based on Mercari appraisal. A used 45-sen "I" stamp with an eagle design on a crimson background. - Design: Eagle design on a crimson background - Face value: 45 sen - Condition: Used - Country: Japan - Era: Meiji period Thank you for looking.