GERMAN POST OFFICES ABROAD
CHINA
STAMPS
1886

Forerunners are stamps of the German Empire that were in circulation in foreign countries and the colonies without any special identification (i.e. not overprinted "China"), until issue of their own stamps. 'Proper' forerunners were officially delivered to post offices and were sold from postal counters, stamps that were not used or not officially issued are non-proper forerunners (e.g. Michel V39 and V43). All forerunners and interim stamps can only be recognised by the cancellation and as such there is no such thing as an unused forerunner.

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Michel V41b.

Issued: 1886 to 1901: The German Post Offices in China used regular German Empire issues - 1880 Michel 41, Eagle in oval, so-called "Pfenning".

---------- These forerunners are only known with the "KDPAG SHANGHAI" cancel ----------

Mi V41b
10Pf
bright red carmine / dark rose red
1886-1890.

VARIATIONS

V41b
bright red carmine / dark rose red.

PLATE FLAWS

V41 III
denomination and "PFENNIG" thicker.

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

V41b
Cancelled
KAISERLICH DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI
29/3 90

V41b
Cancelled
KAISERLICH DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI