Hi...I found this china item 834a with a high catalog value. Is this the real McCoy...maybe a china hand can identify this if genuine. thanks, capetown

 
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re: china 834a

Sorry, no lottery win today.

The difference between #834 and #834A is the printing of the underlying stamp. (All Scott numbers referenced).

834 is surcharged on the Central Trust Printing - underlying stamp #500

834A is surcharged on the Pacheng Printing - underlying stamp #551. The Pacheng printings added a "secret mark" as mentioned by dell4c.

I could not find an image of the $1 with the secret mark of the Pacheng printing, but here it is on $5. The marks for the $1 and $5 are the same (although some other values of the Pacheng Printing have different marks)



and here is your stamp enlarged:



No secret mark, so it is on the Central Trust Printing, thus #834, not 834A

Roy

 
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re: china 834a

thanks so much for all that information...I had a feeling it was too good to be true...but at least I gained some new knowledge. Best wishes, capetown

 
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