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GERMAN POST OFFICES ABROAD
CHINA
STAMPS
1886

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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 V42b and V42c.

Issued: 1886 to 1901: The German Post Offices in China used regular German Empire issues - 1880 Michel 42, Eagle in oval, so-called "Pfenning".

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



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Mi V42
20Pf
medium ultramarine
1886-1890


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VARIATIONS

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Mi V42b
20Pf
medium ultramarine
1886-1890
Mi V42c
20Pf
dark ultramarine
1886-1890


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PLATE FLAWS

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MiV42 III
white line at left and/or across the "2" of right denomination "20".


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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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(1)
MiV42
Cancelled
"KAISERLICH DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI"
(2)
MiV42
Cancelled
"KAISERLICH DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI 22/3 89"
(3)
MiV42b
Cancelled
"KAISERLICH DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI 12/10 88"
(4)
MiV42
Cancelled
"KAISERLICH DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI 9/8 90"




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(5)
MiV42
Cancelled
"KAISERLICH DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI"
"4/5 89"
(6)
MiV42
Cancelled
"KAISERLICH DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI"
"7/9 88"
(7)
MiV42
Cancelled
"KAISERLICH DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI"
"23/7 88"


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21-Jul-2020 12:19