China 1897 "Imperial Customs Post' Tokyo printing SG106 Gibraltar stamps Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II

Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II 1983 17p grey-blue

Seven of the 4

perforation 13½ x 14

only lightly mounted

He lived the life of an aristocrat

China 1897 "Imperial Customs Post' Tokyo printing SG106 Gibraltar stamps Great Britain Queen Elizabeth IIChina 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.