Lot 336
1900: 2nd Tsingtau issue, 10 pf. carmine, with diagonal "China" overprint at a 45 degree angle, and with "5 Pf." surcharge as well as blue crayon "Blaustrich" line, a fresh example of this very scarce stamp, vivid colour on crisp white paper, ideal centering and perforation, tied by crisp "TSINTAU KIAUTSCHOU 31 / 12.00" cds to piece. A rare stamp with a small printrun of only 1'700 stamps. Signed Stuckert, cert. Pfenniger (1971) Mi = € 5'000+.
