Chinese Junk Stamp

I really like junks :p
Any help would be nice.Year etc.
What does the chinese writing say?
is a block of four any huge difference in value?

Cheers

Hello Gord,
yes, a classic stamp.
Note the steam train on the viaduct in the background.

Engraved and recess waterlow and sons.
1913 1c yellow-orange (variety inperf between horiz pair)

My opinion your stamps are minimal value
no extra block of four in that condition.

There are two printings of these stamps
a "london" printing, and a "Peking" printing
engraver William A Grant
identified by the top left value tablet
the Peking printing is concave on top.

hope that helps

PS I cannot discern what printing yours are,
because the scan is poor.

London printing
rudder=3 lines
top curve thin short vertical lines


Peking printing
rudder=blob
top curve long thick lines

You may wish to download both these images
and using the wheel mouse toggle between the two images.

In all the years of looking at these I never noticed the train!

......a tribute to flatbed image scanners

Nice Rhino.. But, can you scan a scanner?

Rod, You also need to go to this thread and accept your appointment and check in as per my recommendation https://goscf.com/t/10546

You think I am going to sign up aboard with
that lot of Ne'er do wells"?

More like the "Red Dwarf" I'll wager.

I'll stay with feet on Terra Firma and watch you
lot navigate the heavens.

Hey Rod
Thanks so much for the info.
I didnt think they were worth much but I still like em !!
Cheers

That's it Gord, a good attitude to maintain.
"value" makes a perfidious mistress.

More details follow Rod's great illustrate, looks Gord's example is second Peking Printing, which no vertical lines under the top curve, issued in 1923.

(applause)
Thanks ZC....I had completely missed that! well done :)

Thanks Rod.

Hey thanks zhang cheng for catching that one and clearing it up..

More images on the Junk stamps here:

https://goscf.com/t/2055&whichpage=4#72512

...and I hope all students can identify
which of the three printings.
Class dismissed