Chinkiang Postage Dues Trial Prints of Second Issue Overprint in Red: ½c. rose-red in a block of four with two pairs of the overprint tête-bêche, cancelled by the circular "chinkiang/postal agency" handstamp; part hinge remainders on the reverse. Photo All examples of the trial printing should have been destroyed. This was certified as having been done by Roger de Villard. However, the appearance of these used stamps and philatelic covers on the market resulted in de Villard being jailed for defrauding the Chinkiang Local Post
Chinkiang Postage Dues Trial Prints of Second Issue Overprint in Red: ½c. rose-red in a block of four with two pairs of the overprint tête-bêche, cancelled by the circular "chinkiang/postal agency" handstamp; part hinge remainders on the reverse. Photo All examples of the trial printing should have been destroyed. This was certified as having been done by Roger de Villard. However, the appearance of these used stamps and philatelic covers on the market resulted in de Villard being jailed for defrauding the Chinkiang Local Post
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