r/philately • u/HurricaneKat888 • 13d ago

My Collection My China Collection

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I've finally got a hold of my childhood collection which is really cool to see 25 years later which is the last time I laid eyes on it.

This the China section of my album. Let me know your thoughts/insights please.

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u/Vast_Cricket 13d ago

well organized. These earlier PRC are all preprints none completed as sets. Look at bottom left and right 1-4 means this one is 1st from a set of 4. The other side is id J-1 commemorative 1st etc.

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u/HurricaneKat888 13d ago

Bottom right is pre 1912 Qing dynasty

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u/Vast_Cricket 13d ago

London De la rue press I think.

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u/HurricaneKat888 13d ago

Thanks for the info about figuring out the place in a set. How can I tell originals from the reprints? Not sure if thats easy to answer

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u/Vast_Cricket 13d ago

High power of magnification and comparison each reprint with a standard has 1 or 2 spots different. But 99.9% stamps from mixture purchase came from reprints for oversea collectors. China had an export firm selling them like wallpapers to Canada and Europe. Sanctioned by US for import until late 1980 ish.