Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, 1894 Dowager Empress 1st printing 9ca. dull green, block of six (3 x 2) from the right of the sheet, imperforate vertically and in sheet margin, fine unused with much original gum (a little browned), light creasing in places. A rare and appealing large multiple with this variety. Chan 28var. Spec. CP7Ao.
Estimate HK$ 80,000 - 100,000

References: Shiu-Hon Chan, The Empress Dowager Birthday Commemorative Issues and Surcharges (Hong Kong, 1996), p. 58. Illustrated.

Provenance and Auction Record
Treasure Hunters (Hong Kong), 16.9.1989, lot 325
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 12.11.1998, lot B40
M.F. Huang, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 21.6.2003, lot 124.