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46 1893 Shanghai Local Post, The Jubilee issue 2c complete sheet of 50 (10 x 5) mint no gum, small thin on one stamp. Chan LS167. Photo HK$ 600 - 800 47 1922 The Shanghai Municipal Council stamp 50c carmine, with design Cavalier at the center and with wordings ‘ S.L.H./POSTAL SERVICE/HUNG JAO/1922.’ as 4 lines. The Council had a volunteer corps staffed by British Offices to protect Shanghai fromWar Lords, tied by double ring ‘SHANGHAI LIGHT HORSE/APRIL, 1922’ in blue. Less than 10 copies believed to exist, extremely rare. Photo HK$ 50,000 - 60,000 48 An unaccepted design of the Shanghai Local Post stamp, imperf. 20 cash orange red, with Chinese char. ‘Long Live Emperor’ ( 皇 帝萬萬歲 ) rare. Photo HK$ 11,000 - 13,000

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49 1893 A Shanghai stationery essay for the Shanghai Jubilee, printed in black on buff paper, size: 31 x 14.20cm, 3 sections folded letter card, with illustration on reverse, showing the Foreigners’ Buildings in Shanghai. One of R.A. Villard’s essays. The card has a 1893 Shanghai Jubilee stamp, 2c vermilion and black affixed on front. With Experts & Consultants cert. 2001 , not referenced in Fortune Wang’s book, extremely rare and possibly unique. Photo HK$ 100,000 - 120,000 50 1890’s Shanghai Local Post, Cost of Arms1c and 2c stationery envelope, unused and minor toning. Photo HK$ 400 - 500

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