China Cover #303

China Cover #299

China Cover #288

Junk - A24

Design A24
London Printing: Vertical shading lines under top panel fine, junk with clear diagonal shading lines on sails, right pennant of junk usually long lines in water weak except under junk.
Peking Printing: Vertical shading lines under top panel and inner vertical frame line much heavier, water and sails of junk more evenly and strongly colored, white wave over "H" of "CHINA" pointed upward, touching the junk.

# 224 Surcharged in Red

1930
# 288 ---A24--- 1c on 3c blue green

China Cover #249

Second Peking Printing

Junk - A29

Type A29: Most of the whitecaps in front of the junk have been removed and the water made darker. The shading lines have been removed from the arabesques and pearls above the top inscription. The inner shadings at the top and sides of the picture have been cut away.

1923 ------ Perf. 14
# 249 ---A29--- 1c orange

China Cover 2c #224

Junk - A24

Design A24
London Printing: Vertical shading lines under top panel fine, junk with clear diagonal shading lines on sails, right pennant of junk usually long lines in water weak except under junk.
Peking Printing: Vertical shading lines under top panel and inner vertical frame line much heavier, water and sails of junk more evenly and strongly colored, white wave over "H" of "CHINA" pointed upward, touching the junk.


First Peking Printing
1915 ------ Perf. 14
# 224 ---A24--- 3c blue grn

China Cover 2c #222

Junk - A24

Design A24
London Printing: Vertical shading lines under top panel fine, junk with clear diagonal shading lines on sails, right pennant of junk usually long lines in water weak except under junk.
Peking Printing: Vertical shading lines under top panel and inner vertical frame line much heavier, water and sails of junk more evenly and strongly colored, white wave over "H" of "CHINA" pointed upward, touching the junk.


First Peking Printing
1915 ------ Perf. 14
# 222 ---A24--- 1c orange