China Id. Half Cent Opt.

Try SG 2361 - that's the listing in my 2008 SOTW. It's described as "Mao supporters in procession". May 23, 1967 according to Scott. SOTW just says 1967.

Ryan

Ah, Ryan your'e a Godsend.
that stamp has been bugging me for over a year.
I can see what jinxed me was the lack of "f" for fen
I can see the 8 value tablet now.

Is that price right GBP 150 for mint.? Wow!

Yes, but it has to have gum on it, Rodney. Zing!

Don't be surprised if those prices go up, either. Stamp collecting has exploded in China, and ebay PRC lots often go for extreme prices. My own PRC collection lags behind, and for the time being, I've given up on bidding for Chinese lots on ebay. Too much action, no sensible additions for my piles of stuff collection.

Here's an interesting article about stamp collecting in China.

http://www.slate.com/id/2212803/

And the BBC article it references, in which the claim is made that 1/3 of the world's stamp collectors live in China.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7910711.stm

If Maria Sharapova happens to lurk on this forum, I'm sure she can be reassured to find out that I don't worry about whether she's a dork or not. ha ha

Ryan (furiously philateling in the privacy of my own home)

Ryan, I'm out of the closet now, and I don't care who knows it. I'm a philatelist, and proud of it, and I vote, too.

Hello Rod, glad you have been helped by Ryan and found the stamp in SG, you will have a good night. I have tried to refresh, but still can not see the pictures I uploaded, will try again tomorrow.



Hello Tony, glad can meet you outside the wallcabinet. Are you the Tony on SB who expert on Indian state and proficient in the Chinese language?

Yes, I am - but please don't tell the others; some of them will get annoyed. (And I'm not sufficiently proficient in Chinese. I learnt it 40 years ago, and it's been getting more and more rusty ever since.)

Got it...but...got it...

Hey! that's expensive gum

Not too bad...$5 and postage to Germany, and you'll be all set.