Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 2

SHANGHAI 1890-1893 and miscellaneous

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1890 Arms of Shanghai, inscription "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST", value in "CENTS"

  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
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
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	***	***

1892 Arms of Shanghai, inscription "LOCAL POST SHANGHAI MUNICIPALITY"

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
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
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'

1893 Jubilee issue, inscription "1843 1893", large size

  2 c red and black

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
2 c	*	*

Postage due stamps

1892 Stamps of 1890 overprinted "Postage Due" in fancy letters

  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
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
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

Forged "Postage Due." overprint taken from a Fournier Album of forgeries.

1893 Inscription "POSTAGE DUE"

  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
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
All values	*	*

Postal Stationery

Postcards

I've seen a 1 c brown and black in this design.

'1843 JUBLIEE 1893' on 1 c brown

(Reduced size)

Bogus issue

Some bogus stamps exist with inscription "SHANGHAI AMOY NINGPO HONGKONG":

Proofs

I've been told that the above stamps are proofs of Shanghai.