Return To Catalogue - Large dragon issues of 1865 - Shanghai 1866-1889 - China
A port in China.
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2 c brown 2 c green 5 c red 10 c black 10 c orange 15 c blue 15 c violet 20 c violet 20 c brown Surcharged
Reduced sizes
'HALF CENT.' and chinese text on 15 c violet 'ONE CENT.' and chinese text on 20 c brown '2 Cts.' on 5 c red Bisected and surcharged stamps
1/2 Ct. on 5 c red 1 Ct. on 2 c brown 1 Ct. (red) on 2 c green
These stamps are perforated 12 or 15.
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
2 c brown | *** | ** | Exists with or without watermark |
2 c green | ** | ** | |
5 c | *** | *** | Two shades of red exist Exists with or without watermark |
10 c black | *** | *** | |
10 c orange | *** | *** | |
15 c blue | *** | *** | Exists with or without watermark |
15 c violet | *** | *** | |
20 c violet | *** | R | |
20 c brown | *** | *** | |
Surcharged | |||
1/2 c on 15 c | *** | *** | 1893 |
1 c on 20 c | *** | *** | 1893 An error 1/2 c on 20 c exists: RRR |
2 c on 5 c | R | R | Exists with inverted surcharge? |
Bisected and surcharged | |||
1/2 c on 5 c | *** | *** | Exists with inverted surcharge? |
1 c on 2 c brown | ** | ** | |
1 c on 2 c green | *** | *** |
Watermark 'Chinese characters' seen from the backside of a 1 c
stamp
1/2 c orange and black 1 c brown and black 2 c red and black 4 c orange and black on yellow 5 c blue and black 6 c red and black on red 10 c green and black 15 c yellow and black 20 c violet and black Overprinted '1843 Jubilee 1893'
1/2 c orange and black 1 c brown and black 2 c red and black 5 c blue and black 10 c green and black 15 c yellow and black 20 c violet and black Surcharged
'FOUR CENTS' on 15 c yellow and black 'SIX CENTS' on 20 c violet and black
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1/2 c | * | * | |
1 c | * | * | |
2 c | ** | ** | |
4 c | * | * | |
5 c | * | * | With inverted black inscription: RRR |
6 c | * | * | |
10 c | * | * | |
15 c | * | * | |
20 c | ** | ** | |
With Jubilee overprint | |||
1/2 c | * | * | |
1 c | * | * | |
2 c | * | * | |
5 c | *** | *** | |
10 c | *** | *** | |
15 c | *** | *** | |
20 c | *** | *** | |
Surcharged | |||
4 c on 15 c | *** | *** | |
6 c on 20 c | *** | *** |
Postcards with the same overprint exist, example:
A forged '1843 Jubilee 1893' overprint as used by the forger
Fournier, image found in 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic
Forgeries'
2 c red and black
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
2 c | * | * |
2 c brown 5 c red 10 c black (overprint red) 10 c orange 15 c blue 15 c violet (overprint red) 20 c violet 20 c brown (overprint red)
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
Without watermark | |||
2 c | RR | RR | |
5 c | *** | *** | |
15 c | RR | RR | |
With watermark | |||
2 c | *** | *** | |
5 c | *** | *** | |
10 c | *** | *** | With blue or black (R) overprint |
15 c | R | R | |
20 c | R | R |
1/2 c orange and black 1 c brown and black 2 c red and black 5 c blue and black 10 c green and black 15 c yellow and black 20 c violet and black
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
All values | * | * |
I've seen a 1 c brown and black in this design.
(Reduced size)
Some bogus stamps exist with inscription 'SHANGHAI AMOY NINGPO HONGKONG':
I've been told that the above stamps are proofs of Shanghai.