tobben63
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Stamp eat sleep repeat
Posts: 1,866 
What I collect: I collect to much, world wide!
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Post by tobben63 on Sept 22, 2019 9:10:41 GMT
I have these. What was the purpose for these stamps?  |
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vikingeck
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Posts: 3,261
What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Sept 22, 2019 10:33:09 GMT
Britain established trading rights in the 19th century through a number of selected Chinese Ports ,the various Treaty Ports. Such as Amoy , Shanghai, Canton . Foochow etc. Hong Kong stamps were used at British Post offices. China was not in the UPU at that time.
Later , during King George V reign these stamps were overprinted for use in the British PostOffices in these ports especially in Shanghai .
the postmarks on these read SHANGHAI BR P.O.
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hkwill
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What I collect: Hong Kong (upto 1997), China Treaty Ports, arrival cancels on HK and shipmarkings on HK, plus early incoming mail to HK -
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Post by hkwill on Oct 10, 2019 17:35:41 GMT
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