China 1865 (Shanghai) 2ca grey black (I) candareens, SG12

China 1865 (Shanghai) 2ca grey black (I) candareens, SG12China (Shanghai) 1865 Candareens Singular Wove Paper 2ca Grey Black (I), SG12 A fascinating and rare used example of the 1865 Shanghai L. P. O. 2 candareen stamp, printed in grey black on wove paper with the distinctive singular spelling CANDAREEN (note the dropped S). This is Printing 25 (Chan 25b), clearly identifiable by the characteristic dropped 'N' in the word "CANDAREEN", consistent with the Meiso (Mei Lan) Liv's catalogue No: 11 variety.

thin whiter paper)

with KGV head plate '2' (having plate slugs in top and bottom margins) used ONLY for the straits Settlements $25

Uma Thurman and Will Smith

A superb example

Great Britain 1877 4d sage green

Accompanied with a PTS Expertising Ltd (Philatelic Traders Society) certificate of authenticity

watermark 68

An extremely scarce collection in this form and condition

A fine and attractive example of this very scarce and popular stamp

a Member of Parliament and was a major financier to the crown - an extremely influential figure

unrecorded by Brodie) to Dunedin

top marginal block of four lettered AG-BH overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9