China 1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress 9ca dull green, SG22d Cyprus stamps with twelve NASA stamps and

with twelve NASA stamps and sixteen Bell Aerosystem stamps

lettered CF

tête-bêche vertical pairs

A few slightly shortish perforations immaterial to overall quality as rarely seen so fine for this issue

A fine mint pair with large part original gum

China 1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress 9ca dull green, SG22d Cyprus stamps with twelve NASA stamps andChina 1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress 9ca dull green, vertical tete beche pair, SG22d. A well centred mint example of this scarce and popular printing variety with large part original gum and just a trace of gum disturbance. The Dowager Empress stamps were the very first commemorative stamps issued by China. They were issued to celebrate the 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, one of the most powerful women in the history of China. The 9ca