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This Imperial issue has a large black "R" for registry. Is this a postal marking, applied to the cover
on mailing, or were stamps available pre-stamped with the "R"?
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This is not a pre-registered stamp. I have some in my collection of this
series, also on 5 cents. I think it is common postal marking. [Jacques Gerards]
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The large R was used to cancel the stamp paying the registration fee, hence is usually found on the
5c value Waterlows. It occurs on other values, also in red. The handstamps were locally made and
with enough covers we might manage to tie down the style to an individual town. I can send you a
scan of a cover if it helps. For more examples see Paul Chang's Postal Markings of China. [Paul Davey]
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