The 2024 Winter Auction - Sale 344 - Day 3

1894 Dowager Empress, Imperforate Varieties,24cd. rose red variety imperforate between vertical pair, each neatly cancelled by Tientsin seal type X in blue, each struck sideways. Exceptionally fresh and fine, bright color and a magnificent example of this popular, high value variety.This variety occurred on three sheets, but we have records of only 5 used pairs and 14 unused pairs.  This is one of the 5 pairs used surviving. It is though that...

1897 Dowager, New Currency Surcharges, Small Figures Surcharge.10c on 6cd. brown, variety imperforate between vertical pair in a top right corner vertical strip of three, pane 2 [4/12], large part original gum; some gum is missing from the top margin and there are a couple of tone patches which are barely visible from the front. Well centred and good colour. A most desirable positional piece. Chans 43c; S.G. 43c, Ex Richard Canman October...

1897 Dowager Small Figure surch. 1/2c on 3Cd block of 40 and Large Figure Narrow Space 2nd Print 1/2c on 3Cd block of 4,block of 40 CTO by Shanghai Customs cds., while block of 4 CTO by Canton Customs cds. VF-F.

1897年慈壽小字半分蓋銷40方連，銷上海海關日戳；慈壽二版大字短距半分蓋銷4方連，銷廣州海關日戳。上品。block of 40 CTO by Shanghai Customs cds., while block of 4 CTO by Canton Customs cds. VF-F.

1897 a group of 9 Dowager Commemorative Issue Surch. with Small Figures, missing 4c to complete,all used. VF-F.

1897年一組9枚慈壽初版加蓋小字舊票，欠4分成套。上品。

1897 Dowager surcharge issues x 3 blocks of 4,comprising Small Figure 2c, 4c and Reprint Large Figure 4c. Toned. VF-F.

1897年慈壽小字加蓋8分和10分新票4方連各一件，原膠背貼/無貼，品相極佳。

1897 Dowager Small Figure Surcharge 30 cents (Chans 46),used with 1897 (Jun 14) Foochow Customs cds.

1897年慈壽小字加蓋30分舊票，銷1897年6月14日福州完整海關日戳。

1897 Dowager Small and Large Figure Surcharges lot of 9,all used. VF-F.

1897年慈壽大小字加蓋改值舊票9枚，上品。

1897 Dowager surcharge issues x 3 blocks of 4,comprising Small Figure 2c, 4c and Reprint Large Figure 4c. Toned. VF-F.

1897年慈壽大字加蓋5分新票再版4方連及原版6方連各一件，原膠背貼/無貼，上品。

1897 Dowager 1st Print Large Figure Wide Spaced 10c on 12Cd (Chans 54),tied by full Pakua cancel. VF-F. Rare.

1897年慈壽初版大字長距12分銀改10分金龍票，銷完整八卦戳，上品。慈壽票中的大名譽品。

1897 Dowager 3rd Print surch. large figure, narrow spaced 1/2c on 3Cd, with "1/2" 0.5mm below Chinese character, and Chinese characters largely omitted varieties (Chan 82c),used with blue Dollar dater cancel. Extremely rare. VF-F. With B.P.A. certificate.

1897年慈壽改版加蓋大字短距3分銀改半分舊票，"1/2"與"銀"字距離半毫米變異(陳目82c)兼中文字大部分漏印變異，銷蓝色大圓戳。十分難得的罕貴變異慈壽票。附BPA保真證書。

1895 (Apr 14) Chefoo to Germany combination postal card,bearing a Dowager Issue 2c, tied by Chefoo Customs seal, the German 10Pf postal card canceled by Shanghai German PO cds., along with Customs Chefoo, blue Customs Shanghai cds. and Germany arrival cds. Rare Dowager combination card. Illustrated in Tony Kwan Dowager Catalogue, Volume I. Chan 23. VF-F.

1895年4月14日煙臺寄德國慈壽票混貼郵資片，貼有慈壽初版2分銀票，銷煙臺海關漢文戳，德國10芬尼郵資片銷上海德國客郵局日戳，旁蓋煙臺海關、...