Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3740119
Area
Stamps
Title
Chinese junk (Beijing pressure)
Face value
2
Country / area
Year
1914
Month
Day
Order Number in Issue
4
Basic colour
Exact colour
Usage
Type
Theme / topic
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Chinese jonk
Michel number
151 II
Yvert number
148A
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Watermark
Luminescence
Printing technique
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
Distinguishing Feature As in the London Printing, there is a fringe below the curved frame with six chinese characters. In the First Peking Printing, these lines are longer and also thicker, therefore appearing to be closer together. If in doubt, examine the bridge carrying the train, in particular the bridge supports, which resemble an 'm'. The left side of the 'm' at the extreme left of the stamp usually appears weak and short in the London printing but longer and stronger in the First Peking issue.