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Obverse Description
Chinese text; Maritime Customs House, Shanghai
Reverse Description
English text; ship at wharf; stevedores at work; steam train waiting at platform
Catalog Information
GSID:
191843
Variety:
Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; diagonal black 券本様 ovpt front/back; two diagonal stencil 券本様 / SPECIMEN perfs; no sig ; no seals; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: 00
BNB #:
B1439as
Pick #:
P118
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Request Pricing 中華民國元年 / SEPTEMBER 1ST 1912 Sig varieties Confirmed place of issue: CC, YK
中華民國元年 / SEPTEMBER 1ST 1912 Sig varieties Confirmed place of issue: CC, MD, YK
Worth: $200 – $450
中華民國元年 / SEPTEMBER 1ST 1912 Sig varieties Confirmed place of issue: CC, FT, YK
中華民國元年 / SEPTEMBER 1ST 1912 Sig varieties Confirmed place of issue: FT, YK
Worth: $5,500 – $5,500
中華民國元年 / SEPTEMBER 1ST 1912 Sig varieties Confirmed place of issue: HU, KG, PK
Diagonal boxed purple 様票 Specimen ovpt front/back; unknown perf; normal s/n Confirmed place of issue: PK, TY
Diagonal boxed purple 様票 Specimen ovpt front; unknown perf; normal s/n Confirmed place of issue: KG
中華民國元年 / SEPTEMBER 1ST 1912 Sig varieties Confirmed place of issue: PK, SH
Diagonal red script Specimen ovpts front/back; two vertical purple 票様 ovpts front/back; normal s/n Confirmed place of issue: TT
Two vertical red boxed 様券 ovpts front; unknown perf; normal s/n Confirmed place of issue: YK
中華民國元年 / SEPTEMBER 1ST 1912 Sig varieties Confirmed place of issue: PU, TN, TT
Worth: $1,000 – $10,000
No sig Confirmed place of issue: 00
Worth: $1,000 – $10,000
Two boxed purple 様票 / Specimen ovpts front/back; unknown perf; normal s/n Confirmed place of issue: KG
Horizontal purple 票様 ovpts back; normal s/n Confirmed place of issue: TT
Boxed purple 様票 / Specimen ovpt front; horizontal purple 票発 ovpt front; unknown perf; normal s/n Confirmed place of issue: TT
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