CHINA 1894-1898

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China 1878-1893

1894 Various designs, dragons, fishes, jonk etc. inscription "CHINA"

5 c orange
(Reduced size)

I'm not sure if this stamp is genuine This stamp has watermark, so I presume it is genuine

This stamp has a watermark and is probably genuine Certified genuine 

  1 c orange
  2 c green
  3 c yellow
  4 c red
  5 c orange
  6 c brown
  9 c green
  12 c yellow
  24 c red

Surcharged (1897)

Overprint with larger numerals 

  1/2 c on 3 c yellow
  1 c on 1 c orange
  2 c on 2 c green
  4 c on 4 c red
  5 c on 5 c orange
  8 c on 6 c brown
  10 c on 6 c brown
  10 c on 9 c green
  10 c on 12 c orange
  30 c on 24 c red

For the specialist: two different overprints exist, one with small numerals and one with large numerals. All these stamps are perforated 12. These stamps have watermark 'Shell'.


Watermark 'Shell' on a 24 c stamp

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 *** ***  
4 c *** ***  
5 c *** ***  
6 c *** ***  
9 c *** ***  
12 c *** ***  
24 c *** ***  
Surcharged (two types of overprint)
1 c on 1 c ** **  
2 c on 2 c ** ** Also exists on a stamp with slightly different design: '2' changed.
4 c on 4 c *** ***  
5 c on 5 c ** **  
8 c on 6 c *** ***  
10 c on 6 c *** ***  
10 c on 9 c R ***  
10 c on 12 c R R  
30 c on 24 c R R  

For Forgeries of the 1894 issue, click here, (by the way, I'm not 100 % sure if all the above stamps are genuine).

 

1897 Revenue stamps surcharged with value and Chinese text

'2 cents.' (in one line) on 3 c red


(Reduced sizes)

  'one cent.' on 3 c red
  '2 cents.' (in one line) on 3 c red
  '2 cents.' (in two lines) on 3 c red
  '4 cents.' on 3 c red
  '1 dollar.' on 3 c red
  '5 dollars.' on 3 c red

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 3 c ** **  
2 c on 3 c *** ** '2 cents' in one line
2 c on 3 c ** ** '2 cents' in two lines
4 c on 3 c *** ***  
1 $ on 3 c RR RR  
5 $ on 3 c RRR RRR  

Some modern 'Hialeah' forgeries of these stamps, generated with a scanner and printer (offered in large quantities on Ebay):


(Hialeah forgeries)


(Even double overprints and a 2 c with 't' missing in 'cents' were forged by the Hialeah forger)

 

For stamps of China issued from 1898 onwards click here.

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