There are 3 'general' overprints on the Junk series, although a fourth overprint exists only on 15 cents and 16 cents (rice field worker) and therfore not on the 'boat' stamps.
1st overprint: 1920
Of course, this overprint applies on the stamps of the first issue (only Bejing types!).
This overprint is special, as normally overprints give the 'new' value of a certain stamp, for example if a certain value is sold out, or missing.
In this case, the stamp was sold for it's original value (2, 4 or 6 cents) but could only be used for the 'overprinted' value of 1, 3 or 5 cents.
The 'profit' was used to help the victims of the famine coursed by the floodings in 1920.
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| 1920 flooding overprint |
The 3 stamps in my collection have on top of the 'flooding' overprint, also a cancel 'TAIYUAN' or Taiwan.
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| 2, 4 and 6 cents overprint + Taiwan cancel |
The second overprint is also on one of the Bejing type Junk stamps of 1913.
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| 1923 overprint |
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| 1923 overprint 2 cts. over 3 cts. |
Seeing an expert will be necessary.
3rd overprint: 1925-1935
6 stamps exist with this third overprint.
One is from the first (Bejing) series, the others from the second (Bejing 1923) printing.
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| 1925/1930 overprint |
The one cent (Ct.) overprint exists on 2, 3 and 4 cents - of which the 3 cents on both of 1st and 2nd printing. On the second printing there is a red and a black overprint and the red one exists also without 'dot' after Ct.
The 3 cents overprint is in plural (Cts.) and dates back to 1925 - inverted overprints exists and are rare!
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| overprints multiples |
to be continued ...
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