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1897 2c on 3c red, used on piece alongside 1c and 4c Dowager surcharges, tied by Customs Shanghai Mar 2, 1897 cancels, fine and unusual mixed issues combination (Cat No. 79) (Image)
Est.$500
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Sep-15-2020, 13:39:24 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 0920
Lot No: 362
Symbol: O
Cat No: 79, var.
1897 2c on 3c red, horizontal pair, big and small stops after "Cents", tied by Customs Shanghai Feb 28, 1897 cancel on small piece, v.f. (Cat No. 79,var) (Image)
1897 2c on 3c red, two varieties, one inverted "s" in "Cents", the other with comma, used, first one with minor creases, the latter defective, fine appearance, cat. $1150 (Cat No. 79b,d) (Image)
Cat. $1150, Est.$500
Opening US$ 450.00
Closed..Sep-15-2020, 13:40:42 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0920
Lot No: 366
Symbol: O
Cat No: 79 var.
1897 2c on 3c red, large dollar chop strike, significant offset of the basic stamp showing on reverse, fine and interesting variety (Cat No. 79var) (Image)
1897 2c on 3c red, ten copies used, different shades and postmarks, variety of positions of the setting possible, fine-v.f., cat. $4000 (Cat No. 80) (Image)
1897 2c on 3c red, ten copies used, different shades and postmarks, variety of positions of the setting possible, fine-v.f., cat. $4000 (Cat No. 80) (Image)
1897 2c on 3c red, three copies used, one showing departure and arrival pmks, different shades, one faulty at bottom, others fine-v.f., cat. $1200 (Cat No. 80) (Image)
1897 Red Revenues, surcharged small "4 cents" on 3c red, unused large part original gum, with some adhesions and faint toning, irregular perforations at top, well centered and fine appearing example of this rare stamp. On February 20, 1897, a new national postal service was inaugurated in China. Prior to this, an order was made with a printer in Japan, but he was unable to supply the stamps in time for the inauguration. Prior to this in 1896, 650,000 Red Revenues had been ordered for a new proposed taxation. Quickly abandoned due to public outcry, these stamps were pressed into service with new overprints for postal use. The Small Format 4c, similar to the other values, were printed in panes of 25. Only two sheets of 100 (200 total) were printed containing four panes each. One of those panes was deemed too light and received an additional violet overprint (Scott 81a; Chan 85a). Therefore, only 175 examples of this rarity were available, obviously with fewer known today due to natural attrition (Chan 85) cat. $100000 (Cat No. 81) (Image)
