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lot # 145 - 1: China 1897 new currency surcharges

Sunday Jun 23, 2019 09:30 to Monday Jun 24, 2019 15:30 Asia/Hong_Kong

China, 1897 Small Surcharge on Dowager 1st printing 5c. on 5ca. dull orange vertical pair, variety imperforate between, rich colour, well centred, cancelled by "Customs/Swatow" double-ring d.s. of "May 17 97", light creasing including neat horizontal crease between stamps and light toning, fine to very fine example of this rare variety. Chan 41c.
Estimate HK$ 40,000 - 50,000


Provenance: Sir Percival David, Robson Lowe (London), 12.11.1963, lot 165.

IN TOTAL, THERE ARE LESS THAN A DOZEN EXAMPLES KNOWN OF THIS VARIETY, OF WHICH NINE ARE USED.

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Estimate: HK$ 40,000 - 50,000

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