Kiautschou / Kiauchau #12, "Kiautschou" CDS postmark CV€15+

Item Specifics

Country

Kiauchau

Catalog Number

12

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1901

Item Description

The stamp in this listing is a stamp issued for use in the German colony of Kiautschou (Kiauchau) which was located in eastern China’s Shandong peninsula. This stamp is listed in Scott as Kiautschou #12 and has a face value of 10 pfennig. This particular example was applied at the post office in the city of Kiautschou, which was not part of the German colony of the same name but was in the neutral zone to the north of the colony. (The Kiautschou colony is named after Kiautschou Bay; the colony controlled the entrance to the bay, and was established to control Chinese trade in this part of the country). The Kiautschou post office was opened to serve the German-built railroad connecting the colonial capitol at Tsingtau with the Chinese city of Tsinanfu (now Jinan) which connected the colony to Germany proper by rail (via the Trans-Siberian Railway).

German cancel catalogues assign a value of €15 (approx. US$17) to a Kiautschou cancel. This postmark is identifiable as from the Kiautschou office as the name "Kiautschou" runs across the top arc of the cancel; the word "Kiautschou", where it appears in cancels applied anywhere else, appears across the bottom arc of the cancel.

Kiautschou was established as a German colony / protectorate in 1897 on a 99-year lease, similar to what would later happen with the British and the New Territories of Hong Kong. Kiautschou was located in Shandong province in northern China, with the village of Tsingtau (now Qingdao) as its’ capitol. It remained a German colony until the end of World War I, when Japan seized control of it. It would be returned to China in 1922.

Although Kiautschou stamps were first issued in German currency, i.e. mark and pfennig denominations, this was changed in 1905 to values expressed in Chinese dollars and cents. This remained the colonial currency until 1914.

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Registered Since

06/07/2005

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Item Location

Virginia, United States

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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.