King George V, British Post Offices in China, 20 Cents

United Kingdom · 1917 · 20c

The stamp features a left-facing profile portrait of King George V within an oval frame, originally issued for Hong Kong. It bears a horizontal 'CHINA' overprint in black.

This stamp was used by British post offices operating in China, reflecting the extraterritorial postal services maintained by several foreign powers in China during that period. The overprint allowed Hong Kong stamps to be used for this specific purpose.