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| Preview of Stamps Catalogue CD : VOLUME 1 |
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Stamps of France with numeral cancel '5104' of Shanghai:

(Shanghai '5104' cancel used in 1866)

5 c green 10 c black 15 c blue 20 c red on green 25 c black 30 c brown 40 c red 50 c red 75 c lilac on orange 1 F olive 2 F brown on blue 5 F lilac Surcharged

'25' on 1 F olive (1900) Surcharged with fancy letters in red

(Image obtained from a Shreves auction)

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'2 Cents' on 25 c black (1901) '4 Cents' on 25 c black (1901) '6 Cents' on 25 c black (1901) '16 Cents' on 25 c black (1901)
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 |
| 5 c | ** | ** | Two shades of green exist; dark green (type II), yellowish green (type I and II) |
| 10 c | *** | *** | Type I or II |
| 15 c | *** | *** | The paper of this stamp has an underprint |
| 20 c | *** | *** | |
| 25 c | ** | * | |
| 30 c | *** | *** | Type II |
| 40 c | *** | *** | Type II |
| 50 c | *** | *** | Type I or II, an error with a red 'Chine' overprint exists (type II) |
| 75 c | RR | RR | |
| 1 F | *** | *** | Type II |
| 2 F | R | R | |
| 5 F | RR | RR | An error with a red 'Chine' overprint exists. |
| Surcharged | |||
| 25 on 1 F | RR | RR | 1900 (used in Shanghai only?) |
| 2 c on 25 c | RRR | RR | 1901 |
| 4 c on 25 c | RRR | RRR | 1901 |
| 6 c n 25 c | RRR | RRR | |
| 16 c on 25 c | RR | RR | Error with black overprint: RRR |
For the corresponding types of the basic stamps of France, click here.

(Error, red 'Chine' overprint on 50 c and 5 F)

5 c green 10 c red 15 c red 20 c brown 25 c blue 30 c lilac 40 c red and blue 50 c brown and grey 1 F red and green 2 F violet and yellow 5 F blue and yellow Surcharged '5' on 15 c red (1903) Surcharged with value in 'CENTS' or dollars and chinese text (1907)
1 c on 5 c orange (1922) 2 c on 5 c green (2 types) 2 c on 10 c green (1922) 3 c on 15 c orange (1922) 4 c on 10 c red (2 types) 4 c on 20 c brown (1922) 5 c on 25 c lilac (1922) 6 c on 15 c red (2 types) 6 c on 30 c red (1922) 8 c on 20 c brown (2 types) 10 c on 25 c blue (2 types) 10 c on 50 c blue (1922) 20 c on 50 c brown and grey (2 types) 20 c on 1 F red and green (1922) 40 c on 1 F red and green (2 types) 40 c on 2 F orange and blue (1922) 1 $ on 5 F blue and yellow (1922) 2 $ on 5 F blue and yellow (2 types)
These stamps have perforation 14 x 13 1/2. The stamps in the values 10 to 30 are in the design of the 15 c. The values 40 c to 5 F are in the design of the 50 c stamp. These stamps were used in various post offices: Shanghai, Beijing, etc.
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 |
| 5 c | * | * | |
| 10 c | * | * | |
| 15 c | * | * | |
| 20 c | *** | *** | |
| 25 c | *** | ** | |
| 30 c | *** | *** | |
| 40 c | *** | *** | |
| 50 c | *** | *** | |
| 1 F | *** | *** | |
| 2 F | RR | RR | |
| 5 F | RR | RR | |
| Surcharged | |||
| 5 on 15 c | *** | *** | Inverted surcharge: R |
| Surcharged with values in 'CENTS' or dollar | |||
| 1 c on 5 c | *** | *** | |
| 2 c on 5 c | * | * | Small or large overprint |
| 2 c on 10 c | *** | *** | |
| 3 c on 15 c | R | R | |
| 4 c on 10 c | * | * | Small or large overprint |
| 4 c on 20 c | R | R | |
| 5 c on 25 c | *** | *** | |
| 6 c on 15 c | * | * | Small or large overprint |
| 6 c on 30 c | *** | *** | |
| 8 c on 20 c | * | * | Small or large overprint Small overprint exists with '8' inverted: R |
| 10 c on 25 c | * | c | Small or large overprint |
| 10 c on 50 c | R | R | |
| 20 c on 50 c | ** | * | Small or large overprint; Large overprint: RR Small overprint exists triple: RR |
| 20 c on 1 F | RR | RR | |
| 40 c on 1 F | *** | ** | Small or large overprint |
| 40 c on 2 F | RR | RR | |
| 1 $ on 5 F | RRR | RRR | |
| 2 $ on 5 F | R | R | Small or large overprint: Small overprint: RRR |

5 c blue 10 c brown 15 c green 20 c green (1903) 30 c red 50 c 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 |
| 5 c | *** | *** | |
| 10 c | *** | *** | |
| 15 c | * | *** | |
| 20 c | *** | *** | |
| 30 c | *** | *** | |
| 50 c | *** | *** | |

(These two images were obtained from a Francois Feldman auction)
5 c green (stamp of 1894) 5 c green (stamp of 1902) 10 c red (stamp of 1902) 15 c blue (stamp of 1894) 15 c red (stamp of 1902) 30 c brown (stamp of 1894)
The overprint exists in two types; type 1: small horizontal overprint (with subtypes 'A' above 'CE' or 'A' above second 'E' of 'PERCEVOIR', type 2 is printed diagonally (with 2 subtypes differing in the 'C'). Also different colours were used for the overprints. Inverted overprints also exist. All these overprints are very rare to extremely rare. Forgeries exist.

1 c on 5 c blue (1922) 2 c on 5 c blue 2 c on 10 c brown (1922) 4 c on 10 c brown 4 c on 20 c green (1922) 8 c on 20 c green 10 c on 50 c lilac (1922) 20 c on 50 c 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 |
| 1 c on 5 c | RR | RR | |
| 2 c on 5 c | * | * | |
| 2 c on 10 c | RR | RR | |
| 4 c on 10 c | ** | ** | |
| 4 c on 20 c | RR | RR | |
| 8 c on 20 c | ** | ** | |
| 10 c on 50 c | RR | RR | |
| 20 c on 50 c | *** | ** | |
Example:

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