German Offices in China #51, mint lightly hinged

Item Specifics

Country

German Offices in China

Catalog Number

51

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Unused

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1905

Item Description

The stamp in this listing is a stamp issued for use in the German Post Offices in China. This stamp is a part of the 1905 issue of the German Offices in China definitive series, which has the word “China” in "Gothic" script overprinted horizontally over an otherwise ordinary German stamp of the "Germania / Deutsches Reich" definitive series of 1902, with a new value in Chinese currency. This one is listed in Scott as #51. It is mint, lightly hinged. Scott CV $3.50.

This stamp and others like it were issued during a period of time when the major Western powers, e.g. the British, French, Japanese, Russians, Germans, and even the Americans, at one point or another extracted “concessions” from China in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This included operating postal services in cities, typically in the coastal areas. Officially, the reason for this was that the Western countries found the Chinese Imperial Post to be "unreliable"--but to be fair, the foreign PO's did provide effective international exchange of mail. (Chinese stamps were invalid for international mail until China joined the UPU in 1914.)

All the foreign PO's accepted mail for delivery anywhere in the world, even for addressees within China except for the US, which onlyhandled mail between China and the US. In most cases, the nations which operated such extra-territorial postal services used stamps of their home countries, both with and without distinctive overprints, and sometimes with surcharges in Chinese currency.

Germany Chinese post offices all closed once China declared war on Germany in March of 1917. All remaining foreign PO's in China would close in 1922, excepting those in official colonies (i.e. those in Macau, Hong Kong, etc.)

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Item Location

Virginia, United States

Ships To

Worldwide

Shipping Instructions

All stamps shipped by US mail. I cannot accept responsibility for stamps sent without insurance or registration.

Returns Accepted

Yes

Returns Policy

Must be returned within 14 days in original condition. Money back, less shipping, no questions asked. Buyer pays return shipping.