Hong Kong 1863-1870 Victoria wmrk CC

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Description

  • Issue Dates : August 1863 - 1870
  • Designed by : Jean Ferdinand Joubert
  • Printed by : De La Rue
  • Print Process : Typo
  • Perforations : 14
  • Watermark: crown CC
  • Catalogue Michel N°s 8-16, Yvert 8-20, Stanley Gibbons N°s 8-19

Portrait of Queen Victoria with diadem looking left. First use of paper with watermark in Hong Kong. Unused stamps are rare.

Used stamps

2 cents brown issue 1864, oval used. SG8.
4 cents grey issue 1863, oval used. SG9
4 cents grey issue 1863, barred oval S1 of Shanghai.
4 cents perf 12² issue 1870. Yv21
6 cents issue 1863
8 cents issue 1865, B62
12 cents issue 1865
24 cents green issue 1864 blue used in China in 1866. SG14.
30 cents vermilion ? issue 1863, B62
30 cents mauve issue 1863, Y (Yokohama)
48 cents issue 1865, B62
96 cents issue 1865
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