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