China (Shanghai) 1865 Candareens Singular Wove Paper 2ca Grey Black (I), SG12
A fascinating and rare used example of the 1865 Shanghai L.P.O. 2 candareen stamp, printed in grey-black on wove paper with the distinctive singular spelling “CANDAREEN” (note the dropped “S”). This is Printing 25 (Chan 25b), clearly identifiable by the characteristic dropped 'N' in the word "CANDAREEN", consistent with the Meiso (Mei-Lan) Liv's catalogue No: 11 variety.
Neatly cancelled with the small red circular "garter" SHANGHAI OFFICE postmark, this stamp has been lightly cut-into on all four sides, typical and expected for genuine used examples of this issue. Despite this, the detail remains strong, with a well-struck and legible cancellation over the classic dragon design.
A rare and desirable classic from the early Local Post issues, seldom offered in authentic used condition.
These iconic Dragon design stamps were the first postage stamps issued in China from the Municipality of Shanghai. As such, they will always be of widespread appeal to Chinese stamp collectors.
Shanghai was opened up as a foreign port in 1843 and the Shanghai Municipality was created in July 1854. Foreign traders in the city were dissatisfied with the high charges charged for postage by the private Chinese postal agencies (Min Chu). This led to the formation of a new postal system under the Municipal Council in July 1863.
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