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The Leased Territory of
Weihaiwei Weihai (), formerly called Weihaiwei (), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport in easternmost Shandong province. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow Sea to the east, and is the closest Chinese city to South Korea. Weihai's popu ...
used revenue stamps from 1921 to 1930. The only issue consisted of British King George V keytypes overprinted WEIHAIWEI and a value in cents or dollars. Five values were issued: 1c (on 1d), 2c (on 2d), 10c (on 3d), 50c (on 1s) and $1 (on 1s). The 10c on 3d also exists with additional handstamped surcharges of 1c and 2c. These revenues were withdrawn in 1930 when the leased territory was handed back to China. All of Weihaiwei's revenues are scarce or rare and are highly sought after by collectors.


See also

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Revenue stamps of China Revenue stamps of China were first prepared for issue by the Qing dynasty in the late 19th century, but the first revenue stamps which were in general use were issued by the Republic of China after the 1911 revolution. A wide variety of revenue st ...
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Revenue stamps of Hong Kong Hong Kong issued revenue stamps from 1867 to the 1990s, both when it was a British colony as well as when it was under Japanese occupation. Stamp Duty Hong Kong's first revenues were issued in 1867. A set of nine stamps from 3c to $10 was issue ...


References


Further reading

* Clarke, H.B.R. "Wei Hai Wei". ''Collectors Club Philatelist''. Vol. 30 No. 3 (May 1951), p. 115-128. * Goldsmith, Michael and Charles W. Goodwyn, ''The Crown Colony of Wei Hai Wei: 24 May 1898 to 1 October 1930''. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 1985 41p.


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* Philately of China Economy of China
Weihaiwei Weihai (), formerly called Weihaiwei (), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport in easternmost Shandong province. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow Sea to the east, and is the closest Chinese city to South Korea. Weihai's popu ...
Weihaiwei under British rule {{china-stub