Auction #41

MANCHURIA 1915. (also known as Kirin and Heilungkiang): 15 horizontal and 1 vertical characters, the central one with four 'feet'SZECHWAN: Five horizontal characters, central character is of three vertical strokesYUNNAN: Five horizontal characters, central character principally comprised of a box-shapeSINKIANG (two scans): (also known as East Turkistan): Five vertical characters. In the fourth illustration above, the first character is 'out of line', being set to the left of the other characters. In the fifth illustration above, the first character is 'in-line' MiNr: 1-4, 7-8, 10-11, 13-18, 20. Catalog Value €380. Ffor used stamps.Sinkiang Offical Perfins Sinkiang Perfin All three of the above regular issues may be found perforated with four characters for use by official government departments, as shown in the illustration on the right, although, in my experience, these perfins seem much scarcer on the 1924 - Second Peking - issue than on the the 1915 or 1916 issues