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| CHINA, 1897, 3c Red Revenue |
CHINA, 1897, 3c Red Revenue, unsurcharged, o.g., never hinged (few gum skips), post office fresh.
Very Fine and beautiful copy, with 2007 Experts and Consultants Ltd cert. Chan No. R1. Est. 130,000 - 250,000 CHF.
Originally ordered for internal use by the Customs Department, the 3c stamp inscribed "China" and "Revenue" was ordered from the London printing company Waterlow & Sons, following a request from Sir Robert Hart, the Inspector General of the Imperial Maritime Customs to James Campbell, the Customs Commissioner in London.
The stamps were perforated 12-16 on three different machines and were shipped to China on 18th September, 1896. Although the stamps never served their intended purpose, they were pressed into use for surcharging in order to fulfill demand for stamps in the silver currency adapted by the newly inaugurated national postal system. Practically all of the 650,000 stamps ordered from London were used for this purpose, according to the China Stamp Society Catalogue. Only 75 can exist unsurcharged. Unpriced.
Dealer: Harmers SA Auction
Minimum Bid: 130.000.00 CHF CHF
Start of the Live-Auction: 17.05.2012 at 09:00h MEST
May 17-19, 2012
15 Harmers Auction SA
The sale contains many world-wide rarities as well as collections, stocks and cover lots.
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