Beschreibung:

1893-97, a fine mint and used representative collection comprising Amoy (50) basically complete mint, Chefoo (29), Chinkiang (130) with 1894 (6 Aug.) 1c. horizontal strip of three and 5 ca. horizontal pair both imperf. between, Postage Dues with varieties including inverted overprints (8), red over black overprints (3, two inverted), imperf. or partly imperf. pairs, 1895 red overprint ½c. block of four - ,mn stamps with overprints inverted thereby resulting in two tête-bêche, pairs and 1895 (1 Sept.) 5c. on 5c. with surcharge inverted, Officials complete mint, and two combination pieces with French P.O. (one a very high franking), Chungking (52) with 1894 imperf. x perf. 12½ 2ca. reconstructed strip of nine, 1894 2ca. pair imperf. between and 16ca. vertical strip of five imperf. between two rows, Foochow (41), Hankow (46) with 1893 (20 May) 2c., 5c. and 10c. (unsurfaced paper) unused, Ichang (54) with 1895 3ca. pair imperf. vertically and 1896 2ca. on rouletted 3m. block of four unused, Kewkiang (148), Nanking (21), Tientsin (66) bogus issues, and Wuhu (144) . A good lot (approx. 635).