GERMAN POST OFFICES ABROAD
CHINA
STAMPS
1901

Michel 26

Issued March 1901 through April 1904. German Empire Germania and representative illustrations. Inscribed "REICHSPOST" with horizontal black, vertical black or horizontal carmine overprint.

Mi26
3 Mark
violet black, overprint carmine red

VARIATIONS

Mi26
Type I
Breast armour touches horse.
body of emperor tilted backwards.
horse rein sagging.

Mi26
Type II
Breast armour sitting higher.
emperor has a straight back.
horse rein not sagging.

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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

Mi26 Type I
Mint, Unused