China 1883 5ca chrome-yellow, SG9

China 1883 5ca chrome-yellow, SG9China 1883 5ca chrome yellow 'Candarins', thicker paper, 2mm spacing, clean cut perforations, irregular 'L' shaped block of eight from setting VI (cliches 7, 24 15, 1, 9 21, 19, 14) with sheet margin at left, SG9. Very fine used block cancelled by several Peking seals in blue and also by small part Shanghai Customs circular date stamp in black with year date '85'. An important positional piece of considerable rarity. BUY NOW: Order online, by phone

GB Specialised Catalogue Number: AS40

A scarce King George V watermark variety

dated 'SP 5 04'

'HENRICVS ROSAS REGNA IACOBVS'

Some minor traces of gum toning and the left pair with a slight gum crease

The stamp depicts Franklin (after bust by Jean-Jacques Caffieri)

variety 'Cleft rock' (R5/1)

They included three stamp values - 6d

made particularly challenging by our adherence to strict quality controls in that only the finest examples in existence were permitted into the collection

although they proceed from the Flow paintings

His fame meant that he was able to champion the development of commercial aviation and Air Mail services in the United States

Morocco Agencies 1903-05 1p black and carmine