China 1896 (Shanghai) Kewkiang Local Post 5c slate-blue/yellow-ochre Postage Due error, SGD27a Music with slight bending to the

with slight bending to the corners and a light tear to the lower left – well away from the signatures

being a complete sheet less the right hand pair (positions 5/10)

There are a few shortish perforations at the foot of the stamp

they were recognised as an area of joint Anglo-French influence

Ferebee has included the date “6 aug

China 1896 (Shanghai) Kewkiang Local Post 5c slate-blue/yellow-ochre Postage Due error, SGD27a Music with slight bending to theChina 1896 (Shanghai) Kewkiang Local Post 5c slate blue yellow ochre Postage Due overprint type D9 (D under St), error overprint inverted, SGD27a. A fine mint example with large part original gum. A rare inverted overprint error. Kewkiang is located in Kiangsi Province, 458 miles up the Yangtse River from Shanghai. It was opened to foreign trade by the Treaty of Tientsin in 1858. The Kewkiang Local Post was established 1 June 1894. BUY NOW: Order