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 China 1896 (Shanghai) Kewkiang Local Post 5c slate-blue/yellow-ochre Postage Due
overprint type D9, error OVERPRINT INVERTED, SGD27a.
A fine mint example with large part original gum
A scarce overprint error, especially so fine.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £350.
Kewkiang is located in Kiangsi Province, 458 miles up the Yangtse River from Shanghai. It was opened to foreign trade by the Treaty of Tientsin in 1858. The Kewkiang Local Post was established 1 June 1894.
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| 521 |
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 China 1896 (Shanghai) Kewkiang Local Post 1896 ½c red/yellow Postage Due overprint
type D9, error OVERPRINT INVERTED, SGD24a.
A fine mint example with large part original gum.
A very scarce error.
Kewkiang is located in Kiangsi Province, 458 miles up the Yangtse River from Shanghai. It was opened to foreign trade by the Treaty of Tientsin in 1858. The Kewkiang Local Post was established 1 June 1894.
SG catalogue value: £350.
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| 522 |
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 China 1897 5ca yellow, 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, from unissued second
printing, SG29.
A fine mint example with fresh large part original gum. Typical centring for the issue, but of overall fine appearance.
This printing was made for surcharging in the new currency and was never issued for postage. Genuinely used examples are unknown. Mint examples are rare.
SG catalogue value: £1,500.
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| 523 |
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 China 1897 (Jan) set of 10 to 30c on 24ca rose-carmine small figure surcharge on
60th Anniversary of the Dowager Empress, first printing, SG37/46.
A fine mint set with large part original gum.
The Dowager Empress stamps were the very first commemorative stamps issued by China. They were issued to celebrate the 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, one of the most powerful women in the history of China.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £3,150.
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| 524 |
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 China 1897 (Mar) 1c on 1ca reddish orange, large figure surcharge, spaced 2½mm on
Dowager Empress, first printing, SG49.
A fine mint example with large part original gum.
A scarce surcharge rarely seen so fine.
The Dowager Empress stamps were the very first commemorative stamps issued by China. They were issued to celebrate the 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, one of the most powerful women in the history of China.
SG catalogue value: £1,100.
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 China 1897 (Mar) 30c on 24ca rose-carmine large figure surcharge on "60th
Anniversary of the Dowager Empress" (first printing), SG56.
A very fine and fresh, well centred example with large part original gum.
The Dowager Empress stamps were the very first commemorative stamps issued by China. They were issued to celebrate the 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, one of the most powerful women in the history of China.
SG Catalogue Value: £3,000.
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 China 1897 (Mar) large figure surcharge, spaced 2½mm on Anniversary of the
Dowager Empress (2nd printing), set of 9 to 30c on 24ca deep rose-red, SG57/65.
A fine and fresh mint set with large part original gum.
The Dowager Empress stamps were the very first commemorative stamps issued by China to celebrate the 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, one of the most powerful women in the history of China.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £3,300.
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| 527 |
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 China 1897 8c on 6ca red-brown, 10c on 9ca yellow-green and 10c on 12ca
orange-yellow, large figure surcharges, 2½mm spacing on Anniversary of the Dowager Empress, (second printing), SG62/4.
A fine used set despite the odd small imperfection. The 10c on 9ca is used by part ‘dollar chop', the others by part 'pa kua'.
SG catalogue value: £1,375.
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| 528 |
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 China 1897 (May) 8c on 6ca chocolate, large figure surcharge, spaced 1.5mm on
first printing, SG74.
A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum.
A very scarce Chinese Empire surcharged stamp, hardly ever seen this fine.
SG Catalogue Value: £3,000.
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 China 1897 (May) 10c on 12ca Brown-Orange, Large Figures in the Anniversary of the
Dowager Empress, SG76
A good used example of the 1897 Dowager surcharge, featuring the Large Figures overprint with 1½mm spacing on 1st printing.
Crisp overprint “10 cents.†in black
Characteristic centring for the issue
Clear postmark present
A scarce and sought-after transitional issue during currency reform.
A fine representative of a key Qing Dynasty postal reform issue seldom seen in used condition.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,900.
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| 530 |
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 China 1897 (May) ½c on 3ca buff, large figure surcharge, 1½mm spacing, on
Dowager Empress (3rd printing), with error SURCHARGE INVERTED, SG78c.
A very fine mint example with original gum. Hardly ever found in this quality.
The unissued 3rd printing was made specially for surcharging in the new currency.
SG catalogue value: £2,750.
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| 531 |
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 China 1897 (May) 10c on 9ca grey-green, 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, (3rd
printing) large figure surcharge INVERTED, 1½mm spacing, SG83a.
A fine mint example with large part original gum. Well centred for this stamp. A few shortish perforations barely detracts from overall quality.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £2,250.
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| 532 |
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 China 1897 10c on 9ca grey-green, large figure surcharges, 1½mm spacing on
Anniversary of the Dowager Empress (third printing), SG83.
A very fine unused with original gum example of this surcharged Dowager Empress issue.
SG catalogue value: £300.
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| 533 |
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 China 1897 (May) 10c on 9ca grey-green large figure surcharge, 1½mm spacing, on
60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress (third printing), error SURCHARGE INVERTED, SG83a.
A fine mint example with large part original gum. A few shortish perforations and light even gum toning, although much better than average for this Chinese rarity.
A very scarce Chinese Empire surcharge error.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £2,250.
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| 534 |
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 China 1897 1c on 3c deep red 'Red Revenue’ large surcharge type 18, SG88.
A very fresh mint example with large part original gum.
SG catalogue value: £500.
The Red Revenue stamps are amongst the most sought-after and most recognisable issues in Chinese stamp collecting.
In 1897, the new Qing Dynasty government took charge of the Post Office. There was an immediate need for a large quantity of stamps, especially those of high value. While waiting for the delivery of new stamps from Japan a Provisional Issue was made
using existing stock from the Imperial Customs.
A quantity of 600,000 of the 3c Revenue stamps received from England were surcharged with different values.
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| 535 |
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 China 1897 set of four 'Red Revenue’ large surcharges, SG88/90,93.
1c on 3c deep red (large surcharge, type 18/20)
2c on 3c deep red (large surcharge, type 18/20)
4c on 3c deep red (large surcharge, type 18/20)
2c on 3c deep red (small surcharge, type 21)
A fine used set of attractive appearance despite some small imperfections.
SG catalogue value: £1,200.
In 1897, the new Qing Dynasty government took charge of the Post Office. There was an immediate need for a large quantity of stamps, especially those of high value. While waiting for the delivery of new stamps from Japan a Provisional Issue was made
using existing stock from the Imperial Customs.
A quantity of 600,000 of the 3c Revenue stamps received from England were surcharged with different values.
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| 536 |
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 China 1897 (Jan) 4c on 3c deep red 'Red Revenue', ‘large’ surcharge as type
19, SG90.
A fine mint example with large part original gum. A challenging stamp to find in this quality.
In 1897, the new Qing Dynasty government took charge of the Post Office. There was an immediate need for a large quantity of stamps, especially those of high value. While waiting for the delivery of new stamps from Japan a Provisional Issue was made
using existing stock from the Imperial Customs.
A quantity of 600,000 of the 3c Revenue stamps received from England were surcharged with different values.
SG Catalogue Value: £1,400.
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| 537 |
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 China 1897 2c on 3c deep red ‘Red Revenue’ small surcharge type 21, SG93.
A fine used example by part Customs circular date stamp in brown.
In 1897, the new Qing Dynasty government took charge of the Post Office. There was an immediate need for a large quantity of stamps, especially those of high value. While waiting for the delivery of new stamps from Japan a Provisional Issue was made
using existing stock from the Imperial Customs.
A quantity of 600,000 of the 3c Revenue stamps received from England were surcharged with different values.
SG catalogue value: £225.
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| 538 |
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 China 1897 (Shanghai) Kewkiang Local Post ½c red/yellow Postage Due overprint
type D9, error with OVERPRINT INVERTED, SGD24a.
A very fine mint example with original gum.
A rare inverted overprint error.
Kewkiang is located in Kiangsi Province, 458 miles up the Yangtse River from Shanghai. It was opened to foreign trade by the Treaty of Tientsin in 1858. The Kewkiang Local Post was established 1 June 1894.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £350.
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| 539 |
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 China 1900-06 set of 13 to $5 myrtle and salmon, without watermark, SG121/33.
A fine unused complete set, generally heavily hinged with small to large part original gum, but exceptionally fresh and attractive.
Initially 110 reams of watermarked paper were supplied to the printers of this issue, Messrs Waterlow & Sons. After this paper was exhausted, the stamps were printed on plain paper, with the first printing on unwatermarked paper in August 1899. The
new plain paper used was slightly thicker and far more opaque.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £2,500.
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| 540 |
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 China 1900-06 $2 claret and yellow "Bean Goose", no watermark, Waterlow printing,
SG132.
A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum.
This classic stamp issue depicts a wild goose (or Bean Goose). The bean goose was an important motif in Chinese poetry symbolising “bearing a message of love from afarâ€.
It is an apt and appealing symbol for this Qing Dynasty stamp. It reminds us of one of the wonderful uses of letter writing and the prepaid postal system which facilitate distribution - spreading messages of love.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £500.
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| 541 |
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 Tibet Chinese Post Offices 1911 set of 11 to 2r on $2 claret and bright yellow,
SGC1/11.
A fine mint set with fresh colours and large part original gum.
The top value is very scarce as only 3,704 were issued.
SG catalogue value: £3,500.
A very scarce set of surcharged stamps with interesting historical context.
In the latter half of 1909 a large force of Chinese troops marched into Tibet and defeated the Tibetan army at Chamdo. The Chinese troops occupied Lhasa in February 1910 and the Panchen Lama, rival to the Dalai Lama, was installed there.
Chinese post offices were opened at Lhasa, Chabdo (Chamdo), Gyantse, Pharijong, Shigatse and Yayung. Initially, these offices used contemporary Chinese stamps until March 1911 when surcharged stamps were issued. Letters sent via India had to be
franked with Indian stamps as well.
After the Chinese Revolution of 1911, a revolt broke out in Tibet. The Chinese troops there were cut of from their supplies and had to be shipped home via India in 1912. The Dalai Lama was restored.
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 China 1912 (Mar) Shanghai Commercial Press Republican overprint, set of 15 to $5
myrtle and salmon, SG192/206.
A fine and fresh mint set with large part original gum.
Overprinted at the Statistical Department of Customs, Shanghai with "Republic of China".
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £2,000.
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 China 1912 $1 red and flesh "Bean Goose" Shanghai Statistical Dept Republican
overprint, SG204.
A fine mint example despite odd shortish perforations and a few tones typically seen and with large part original gum.
SG catalogue value: £750.
On 10 October 1911 a revolution began in Wuchang. Whilst awaiting the course of events, post offices in some cities overprinted imperial stamps with 'Provisional Neutrality'.
On 15 February 1912, Yuan Shih-kai was elected provisional president of the Chinese Republic. On 11 December 1915 he was elected Emperor, but in face of revolts he revoked the monarchy on 22 March 1916.
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 China 1912 $2 claret and yellow Statistical Department Republic overprint, SG205.
A very fine lower right corner block of four with sheet number '240’. Original gum, slight adhesions from tissue backing paper in margin, which does not detract from overall exceptional quality.
On 10 October 1911 a revolution began in Wuchang. Whilst awaiting the course of events, post offices in some cities overprinted imperial stamps with 'Provisional Neutrality'.
On 15 February 1912, Yuan Shih-kai was elected provisional president of the Chinese Republic. On 11 December 1915 he was elected Emperor, but in face of revolts he revoked the monarchy on 22 March 1916.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,600++.
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