CHINA 1909 onwards

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1909 Inscription 'Chinese Empire Hsuan Tung first year

  2 c orange and green
  3 c orange and blue
  7 c orange and lilac

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
2 c	*	c
3 c	*	*
7 c	*	*

1912 Revolution and Proclamation of the republic

Inscription 'Republic of china, Incommemoration of the republic'
With the portrait of Sun Yat Sen

  1 c orange
  2 c green
  3 c green
  5 c lilac
  8 c brown
  10 c blue
  16 c red-brown
  20 c red
  50 c green
  1 $ red-brown
  2 $ brown
  5 $ grey

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	*	*
2 c	*	*
3 c	*	*
5 c	*	*
8 c	**	**
10 c	**	**
16 c	***	***
20 c	***	***
50 c	R	R
1 $	R	R
2 $	RR	RR
5 $	RR	RR

With the portrait of Yuan Shi-kai

  1 c orange
  2 c green
  3 c green
  5 c lilac
  8 c brown
  10 c blue
  16 c red-brown
  20 c red
  50 c green
  1 $ red-brown
  2 $ brown
  5 $ grey

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	*	*
2 c	*	*
3 c	*	*
5 c	*	*
8 c	**	**
10 c	**	**
16 c	***	***
20 c	***	***
50 c	R	R
1 $	R	R
2 $	RR	RR
5 $	RR	RR

1913 Junk, Farmer and Temple

Junk

For the specialist; there are two different types of these stamps, differing in the pearls at the top center and other small details (1913 and 1923 types).

  1/2 c brown
  1 c orange
  1 1/2 c violet
  2 c green
  3 c green
  4 c red
  4 c grey
  4 c green
  5 c lilac
  6 c grey
  6 c red
  6 c brown
  7 c violet
  8 c orange
  10 c blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1913 Type
1/2 c	c	vc
1 c	c	vc
1 1/2 c	c	c
2 c	*	vc
3 c	*	vc
4 c red	*	vc
5 c	*	vc
6 c grey	*	c
7 c	*	*
8 c	*	c
10 c	*	vc
Retouched 1923 Type
1/2 c	vc	vc
1 c	vc	vc
1 1/2 c	c	c
2 c	c	vc
3 c	c	vc
4 c grey	*	c
4 c green	c	vc
5 c	c	vc
6 c red	*	c
7 c	*	c
10 c	*	vc

Farmer recolting rice

Two types exist, without (1913) or with five white pearls (1923) above the pillars at each side (below the large chinese characters at the upper corners)

  13 c brown
  15 c brown
  15 c blue
  16 c olive
  20 c red
  30 c lilac
  50 c green

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1913 Type
13 c	**	c
15 c brown	***	*
16 c	**	*
20 c	**	c
30 c	**	c
50 c	***	c
1923 Retouched Type
13 c	**	*
15 c blue	*	*
16 c	*	*
20 c	*	vc
30 c	**	vc
50 c	**	c

Temple of Confucius

1913 type 1923 retouched type
Two types exist, with double (1913) or single line (1923) below the upper Chinese inscription in arc-shape

1913 type

  1 $ yellow-brown and brown
  1 $ brown and black
  2 $ blue and brown
  2 $ blue and black
  5 $ red and green
  5 $ red and black
  10 $ green and lilac
  10 $ green and black
  20 $ red and blue
  20 $ yellow and black

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1913 Type
1 $ brown and black	***	*
2 $ blue and black	***	*
5 $ red and black	R	***
10 $ green and black	RR	RR
20 $ yellow and black	RR	RR
1923 Retouched Type
1 $ yellow-brown and brown	***	c
2 $ blue and brown	***	*
5 $ red and green	R	***
10 $ green and lilac	RR	RR
20 $ red and blue	RR	RR

Surcharged

Flood relief overprints, reduced sizes

  1 c and chinese text (red) on 2 c green (flood relief, 1920)
  '2 cts.' and chinese text(red) on 3 c green (1923)
  3 c and chinese text (blue) on 4 c red (flood relief, 1920)
  3 c and chinese text (red) on 4 c grey (1925)
  5 c and chinese text (red) on 6 c grey (flood relief, 1920)
  5 c and chinese text (red) on 15 c blue (1936)
  5 c and chinese text (red) on 16 c olive (1936)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c on 2 c	*	*
2 c on 3 c	*	*	With inverted surcharge: RRR
3 c on 4 c red	**	*
3 c on 4 c grey	c	c
5 c on 6 c	**	**

Manchuria (left) and Yunnan (right) overprints

Some of these stamps were overprinted with Chinese characters to be used in Manchuria (1927), Eastern Turkestan (1915) and Yunnan (1927).

Postcard in a similar design in the value 2 c green

The following stamps are postal forgeries of the 10 c:

In these postal forgeries, the '0' is smaller and the chinese characters are badly drawn. It is described in the book 'Postal Forgeries of the World' by H.G.L. Fletcher.

I've been told that this is another postal forgery of the 30 c value, I have no further information.

1922 Commemoration of 25 years Chinese official post, portraits of three persons (Hsu Shih Chang, Jeh Kung Choh and Ching Yun Peng)

  1 c orange
  3 c green
  6 c grey
  10 c blue

1923 Temple in Beijing

  1 c orange
  3 c green
  4 c red
  10 c blue

1928 Portrait of Tchang Tso Lin (issue for North China)

  1 c orange
  4 c olive
  10 c blue
  1 $ red

1929 Marchall Chiang Kai Shek, inscription 'TO COMMEMORATE UNIFICATION'

  1 c orange
  4 c olive
  10 c blue
  1 $ red

1929 Sun Yat Sen grave memorial inauguration

Issue of 1929

  1 c orange
  4 c olive
  10 c blue
  1 $ red

Issue of 1932

Issue of 1933

Stamp of 1935 with image of boat in harbour

Later issue with image of Sun Yat Sen

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