{"product_id":"china-1898-wei-hai-wei-2c-black-scarlet-fine-unused-sg1","title":"China 1898 (Wei Hai Wei) 2c black\/scarlet, fine unused, SG1","description":"\u003cp\u003eChina 1898 Wei Hai Wei Courier Post (8 Dec) 2c black\/scarlet, SG1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA fine unused example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn early Chinese rarity. Only 784 were originally printed with fewer examples surviving, particularly in fine mint condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWei Hai-Wei is located in Shantung Province. Along with the nearby island of Liu Kung Tau, it was leased to Great Britain in July 1898. The postal services there were inadequate and G.L. Ferguson of Conabe \u0026amp; Co. introduced an overland courier post to Chefoo. Although Wei Hai-Wei was not a Treaty port its stamps are collected with the issues of those ports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wei Hai-Wei courier post closed in March 1899 when a Chinese Imperial Post Office opened there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,000.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49065103425761,"sku":"P12306233","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1645\/0221\/files\/MAY26_280III.jpg?v=1788949903","url":"https:\/\/www.paulfrasercollectibles.com\/products\/china-1898-wei-hai-wei-2c-black-scarlet-fine-unused-sg1","provider":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}