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As is common of documents from this time
only lightly mounted
He lived the life of an aristocrat
Penny Black Plate 3 placed on the bottom left of the entire Post Office regulations says the stamp must be on the top right corner
China 1897 "Imperial Customs Post' Tokyo printing SG106 Gibraltar stamps As is common of documentsChina 1897 "Imperial Customs Post' Tokyo printing $2 orange and yellow, SG106. A fine mint example of this very scarce stamp with fresh colour. A couple of slightly short perforations with traces of original gum. This classic stamp issue from 1897 depicts a wild goose (or Bean Goose). The bean goose was an important motif in Chinese poetry symbolising bearing a message of love from afar. It is an apt and appealing symbol for this Qing Dynasty stamp.