China Imperial Post Coiling Dragon 2 Cents
China · 1901 · 2 Cents
The stamp features a coiling dragon design, with 'IMPERIAL CHINESE POST' at the top and 'CHINA' at the bottom, and the denomination '2 CENTS' in the lower corners. It is printed in red ink.
This stamp belongs to the Imperial Chinese Post's Coiling Dragon series, issued during a period of significant modernization and foreign influence in China. It represents the early development of a national postal system under the Qing Dynasty.
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Image: scan by P. Crush of original c. 1901 post card from P.A.Crush Chinese Railway Collection · License: Public domain
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Perfectly centered, fresh, no faults
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