Any China Collectors Or Experts Here

A piece with 2x SG196. SG218 pair and 2x SG219. Wuchang registered with a Hong Kong cds for 19th December 1912. The top left stamp has a broken character above post.

Thanks Littleriverphil. Good questions.

There are many types of the overprints. I have identified them as best as I can.

The 2 on 192 I think maybe a retouch.

Haha. Thats the cancel on 195 causing an optical illusion.

Same for me with the 127. Only one I have.

Thats all of this series, I will start adding the rest in a couple of days.

@dynamode

It is nice to see some varieties here and there. But they are not major varieties. The good catalogs for classic China stamps is the Chan's Catalog and Ma's Catalog. Ma's Catalog used to be the best one but now China Stamp Society becomes the one who updates it every year. Both catalogs cover all the China stamps up to 1949 (Imperial China, ROC, Provinces, Local Post (Shanghai), Manchurian, and Foreign offices in China). But no liberated area. Chan's Catalog is bilingual. Ma's Catalog nos is published in English under the CSS's catalog.

If I have a good memory - sometimes I doubt it - I kind of remember reading that there was one issue ordered from UK which didn't arrive in time, so the Chinese authorities had to order another batch from Japan. And I believe the ones printed in Japan were of a poorer quality.
The overprints can increase or decrease the value of Chinese stamps based on what the text says: you would need a translation of the text, first! Early postal terminology was based on Imperial Official Mandarin language, so, whoever translates them must be a really knowledgeable person.
Anyway, I would be interested to buy them if they are for sale at a reasonable price Please email me your contact details and I will get back on Friday (today, here in Great Britain)!

@aug-stamps

I think the first set of coiling dragon (typographyed, "Imperial Chinese Post" issues) are said to be printed in Japan, but many people doubt it. For later engraved coiling dragons ("Chinese Imperial Post" isses), according to Chan's catalog, were printed in UK. After Ching dynasty was overturned, "Republic of China" overprints were added in Shanghai, but later in UK by Waterlow and Sons.

Tang Stamps. Thanks.

I have read that they were also locally overprinted, but are difficult to identify. If they are difficult for the people in the know, then I have no chance.

I have a problem processing the technical aspects of this hobby. I have little confidence in my ability to correctly identify anything, unless its blatantly obvious. Even then I am usually wrong and misdescribe it. I have a large collection of stamps that look different to me, and am trying to organise it.

If like me, you are a non technical flyspecker, you will like the stamps I will be showing here.I will sometimes ask daft questions. But hopefully I will please more people than I annoy.

aug-stamps. Thanks for the offer, but they are not for sale at the moment.

Don't worry, Dynamode, every expert of nowadays has been there at the beginning

If only it was the beginning. I have been at this for decades on and off.

I am just getting ready to add the rest of the china stamps.

Ok here we go again. If you do not like to see heavily damaged stamps, turn away now, because there are a few.

SG271. The first stamp with a single line lower left. The second with three lines.

SG277. Perfin HS. This one has a horizontal blue line top, and breaking the white margin left below the scroll.

SG316 and 321. Both have thin top frames with breaks top of the white corner circles. 316 also has a scratch through PO of postage.

SG389. This one has a break in the inner sun circle.

SG410 With marks on the hat. SG412 with white areas left of the hat.

SG415 and 416. These have lines left.

I have a sideline collection of stamps with printers lines in the margins. I have not had time to study or organise them properly. Too many.

SG1136 (b). Overprint misplaced slightly high and at an angle. Forgery ?.