" ... some where in Texas once upon a time. ..."
That sounds like the opening line of a good old
fashioned family chronicle. Or perhaps, considering
the title of the thread, "... In China ..."
Nice item. The grey overprint isn't rare, so it is a bit of a mystery why SG didn't know about it at that time. They now list it as NC300a, maybe as a direct result of this correspondence. It wasn't listed by the authoratative Yang's catalogue in 1998 either. Or by Scott, at least in 2003, which is the latest I have. Very strange. My copies of these stamps - note even the green is a bit grey!
I've had this for 14 years now and think its time to share it too. It came with a box of stamps I picked up at a flea market some where in Texas once upon a time.
re: Stanley Gibbons certificate #35 North China with a grey overprint.
" ... some where in Texas once upon a time. ..."
That sounds like the opening line of a good old
fashioned family chronicle. Or perhaps, considering
the title of the thread, "... In China ..."
re: Stanley Gibbons certificate #35 North China with a grey overprint.
Nice item. The grey overprint isn't rare, so it is a bit of a mystery why SG didn't know about it at that time. They now list it as NC300a, maybe as a direct result of this correspondence. It wasn't listed by the authoratative Yang's catalogue in 1998 either. Or by Scott, at least in 2003, which is the latest I have. Very strange. My copies of these stamps - note even the green is a bit grey!