Tungkuan 1896 (c.) 20 cash dull blue on wove paper, close to very large margins all round; there is a horizontal crease at the very foot of the stamp and slight thinning from an old hinge. A fine example of this mysterious and evocative stamp. Very few examples have been recorded. Photo Located approximately fifty kilometers north-east of Canton, Tungkuan was an important local trading centre. It's importance could well have made it a worthy addition to the Shanghai Local Post though its proximity to Hong Kong may have made this a much easier route for transmission of mail
Tungkuan 1896 (c.) 20 cash dull blue on wove paper, close to very large margins all round; there is a horizontal crease at the very foot of the stamp and slight thinning from an old hinge. A fine example of this mysterious and evocative stamp. Very few examples have been recorded. Photo Located approximately fifty kilometers north-east of Canton, Tungkuan was an important local trading centre. It's importance could well have made it a worthy addition to the Shanghai Local Post though its proximity to Hong Kong may have made this a much easier route for transmission of mail
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