China 1897 $1 on 3c deep red "Red Revenue", 'large' surcharge type 20, SG91 Tristan da Cunha stamps 1658 — 1707

1658 — 1707

lettered "JE"

Alfred Thomson

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is for "mounted mint"

because the background is basically the same

China 1897 $1 on 3c deep red "Red Revenue", 'large' surcharge type 20, SG91 Tristan da Cunha stamps 1658 — 1707China 1897 (Jan) $1 on 3c deep red "Red Revenue", 'large' surcharge type 20, SG91. A fine used example cancelled by part 'dollar chop' in blue. Provenance: With 'F Z Chun' (a well known philatelic expert and dealer in Chinese stamps) expert guarantee and hand stamp. Stamps including the F Z Chun hand stamp are highly regarded in the market for rare Chinese stamps. A scarce and popular Chinese Empire stamp. In 1897, the new Qing Dynasty government took