Hong Kong

1865 Issue 96c olive green and olive bistre shades
(Sperati I considers the shades to be two types from same negative)
 

Sperati reproduced the Hong Kong 1865 issue 96c on genuine watermarked stamp paper. Most of the reproductions have genuine cancels retained but they are also known with forged cancels. An example of this reproduction was included on the famous 1942 approval sheet.

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1865 Issue 96c

1. there are is a white spot in ornament at lower right corner

2. there is retouching in the horizontal lines above the "96" in value tablet which is much more prominent in the olive bistre shade (see the proof on mounted page)

3. there is a break in the horizontal lines of shading in front of the nose

additional information from Sperati I:  Plate 9   Hong Kong Text

Richard Frajola (May 4, 2020)