German Post China
Lot 8 German Post China
Michel7IBDD Scott16avar
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Germany, Offices in China, 1900, 5pf on 10pf Carmine, Foochow Surcharge, 45 Degree Overprint, Double Surcharge (16a var; Michel 7IBDD). Horizontal se-tenant pair, right stamp the error with smudged "pf" double surcharge (clearly doubled "5"), left stamp normal, cancelled by two strikes of "Futschau, Deutsche Post 26/11 00" circular datestamp VERY FINE. A RARE SE-TENANT USED PAIR OF THE 1900 5-PFENnIGS FOOCHOW PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE WITH ONE EXAMPLE SHOWING THE DOUBLE SURCHARGE ERROR VARIETY. ONLY A FEW EXAMPLES ARE THOUGHT TO EXIST. With 1982 Bothe certificate. Michel â ¬15,000
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Lot 8 German Post China
Michel7IBDD Scott16avar
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Germany, Offices in China, 1900, 5pf on 10pf Carmine, Foochow Surcharge, 45 Degree Overprint, Double Surcharge (16a var; Michel 7IBDD). Horizontal se-tenant pair, right stamp the error with smudged "pf" double surcharge (clearly doubled "5"), left stamp normal, cancelled by two strikes of "Futschau, Deutsche Post 26/11 00" circular datestamp VERY FINE. A RARE SE-TENANT USED PAIR OF THE 1900 5-PFENnIGS FOOCHOW PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE WITH ONE EXAMPLE SHOWING THE DOUBLE SURCHARGE ERROR VARIETY. ONLY A FEW EXAMPLES ARE THOUGHT TO EXIST. With 1982 Bothe certificate. Michel â ¬15,000
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