Lot 1774

1891 Hong Kong QV 5th surch issue 20c/30c, with Chinese character at each side variety (Yang 45e), MH with original gum. R N Gurevitch recorded that this variety is probably contrived. Still, an interesting example. Catalogue price HKD2500.

1891年香港維多利亞女皇像第五次改值20仙蓋30仙新，兩邊均帶中文字加蓋（楊目45e），原膠背貼。雖然R N Gurevitch認為此變異應為私蓋，但仍十分有趣難得。目錄價港幣2500元。