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China: 1897, Red Revenue 2c on 3c small fig., 20 mint stamps comprising a whole printing plate with
1897, Red Revenue 2c on 3c small fig., 20 mint stamps comprising a whole printing plate with each plate position. The whole sheet has been overprinted 5 times in two rows of 20 stamps from a local printing company. This is different to all the other Red Revenue stamps which has been overprinted 4 times in Block of 25 stamps from a official printing company. Every constant
variety is included: Pos. 1 (Chan 84a) with broken leg of char "n", Pos. 2 (Chan 84b) with middle vert. row of chinese characters smaller, Pos. 5 (Chan 84e) with comma after "cents", Pos 6 with small and bold character Yin, Pos. 7 with wide character Zuo ("Tso"), Pos. 8 is MNH (very very rare), Pos. 11 overprint shift to right and Pos. 15 (Chan 84g) with inverted "s"of "cents".