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China Small Dragon

Lot 9

1,000.00 HKD

Sold

1885 Small Dragon rough perf complete set (Chan 16-18), MH with original

Lot 10

1,000.00 HKD

Live

1885 Small Dragon rough perf complete set (Chan 16-18), MH with original

Lot 11

1,200.00 HKD

Sold

1885 Small Dragon rough perf complete set (Chan 16-18), MH with original

China Small Dragon

China Dowager

Lot 12

30,000.00 HKD

Live

1888 Small Dragon 1ca, clean perf 11-3/4, with gutter missing right perf variety (Chan 19), MLH. Very scarce variety stamps. Only 10 mint

1888 Small Dragon 1ca, clean perf 11-3/4, with gutter missing right perf variety (Chan 19), MLH. Very scarce variety stamps. Only 10 mint examples from 2 complete sheets of 40 were known according to Michael Ho. 1888年小龍光齒11-3/4度1分銀新，帶左邊過橋漏一排齒孔變異（陳目19），輕貼上品。何沐源指，此變異票之新票僅發現兩全張共10枚。

China Dowager

Lot 20

5,400.00 HKD

Sold

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print complete set (Chan 22-30), MH. F-VF.

1894年慈壽初版新全（陳目22-30），背貼上品。

Lot 23

6,000.00 HKD

Live

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 9ca in tete-beche horizontal pair (Chan 28j), MLH with original gum. F-VF. Famous Empress Dowager variety.

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 9ca in tete-beche horizontal pair (Chan 28j), MLH with original gum. F-VF. Famous Empress Dowager variety. Mint examples are particularly scarce as only a few exist. 1894年慈壽初版9分銀對倒橫雙連新（陳目28j），原膠輕貼。著名之慈壽變異票，新票尤罕，存世僅數件。

Lot 24

2,000.00 HKD

Sold

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 9ca, with double impression variety (Chan 28t). MH.

Lot 25

2,000.00 HKD

Live

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 9ca, with imperf right variety (Chan 28s), MLH with partial original gum. Very

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 9ca, with imperf right variety (Chan 28s), MLH with partial original gum. Very Fine. 1894年慈壽初版9分銀新，帶右邊漏齒變異（陳目28s），輕貼，帶部分原膠。

Lot 27

2,000.00 HKD

Live

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 9ca, with double impression variety (Chan 28t). Right perf trimmed. MLH. F-VF.

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 9ca, with double impression variety (Chan 28t). Right perf trimmed. MLH. F-VF. . 1894年慈壽初版9分銀新，帶複印變異（陳目28t），右邊短齒。背輕貼。

China Dowager

China Dowager Small Surcharges

Lot 28

5,000.00 HKD

Live

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 12ca, omitted wmk variety (Chan 29), MLH with partial original gum. This variety was not recorded by Chan's

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 12ca, omitted wmk variety (Chan 29), MLH with partial original gum. This variety was not recorded by Chan's catalogue. Extremely scarce. 1894年慈壽初版12分銀新，帶漏水印變異（陳目29），輕貼，帶部分原膠。此變異未列於陳目，極為稀罕難得。

China Dowager Small Surcharges

Lot 43

1,500.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 2c on 2ca in block of 4, top left and bottom right stamp with ovpt "2" shifted to left

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 2c on 2ca in block of 4, top left and bottom right stamp with ovpt "2" shifted to left variety (Chan 39b), used by Customs Amoy cds. Hinged with original gum. Bottom left stamp with short perf. 1991(Sep) Sotheby's London, Major James Starr Collection, lot 457. 1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字2分蓋2分銀四方連，左上及右下一枚帶“2”字左移變異（陳目39b），背貼。左下一枚短齒。1991.9 倫敦蘇富比Major James Starr專場，拍品號457。

Lot 45

300,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 1st print surch small figure 4c/4ca in block of 4 with left gutter marin, double ovpt and offset variety (Chan 40f),

1897 Empress Dowager 1st print surch small figure 4c/4ca in block of 4 with left gutter marin, double ovpt and offset variety (Chan 40f), MLH with original gum. With Peter Holcombe signature on reverse. Famous Empress Dowager variety stamp. According to the record of Spink China, one sheet of 40 was released, of these record 24 unused, 6 used and 2 covers were recorded. Provenance: John Agnew (private sale) Sir Percival David, November 1969 (in the block of nineteen) 2019 (18 Jan) Spink China, The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges, lot 709, realized HKD$600,000. Literature: Philatelic Extracts, Spink auction catalogue 21 November 1999, page 207 (illustration of the pane of 19). 1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字4分蓋4分銀四方連新連左過橋邊紙，帶加蓋複蓋及透印變異（陳目40f），原膠輕貼。背面帶有Peter Holcombe簽署。著名之“四複八倒”之一。此變異票共有一版四十枚存世，按斯賓克中國之統計，曾見24枚新票、6枚舊票及兩件信封。源流﹕ John Agnew（私人購入） 1969年大維德爵士（原十九方連） 2019.1.18 斯賓克中國，林文琰小龍、慈壽及其加蓋票專場，拍品號709。落槌價60萬港元。記載﹕ Philatelic Extracts。1999.11.21 斯賓克拍賣目錄第207頁原十九方連原件。

China Dowager Small Surcharges

China Dowager Large Surcharges

China Dowager Small Surcharges

China Dowager Large Surcharges

Lot 48

32,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 30c on 24ca in vertical strip of 3, middle stamp with wider space of 4mm while the bottom

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 30c on 24ca in vertical strip of 3, middle stamp with wider space of 4mm while the bottom stamp with broken character "Yin" (Chan 46a, 46d), MLH with original gum. 1991(Sep) Sotheby's London, Major James Starr Collection, lot 457. 1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字3角蓋24分銀直三連新，中間一枚長距4毫米，下方一枚破“銀”字（陳目46a, 46d），原膠輕貼。1991.9 倫敦蘇富比Major James Starr專場，拍品號457。

China Dowager Large Surcharges

Lot 52

1,500.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch large figure, wide spaced 30c/24ca (Chan 55), MLH with orignal gum. Small insect hole at right.

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch large figure, wide spaced 30c/24ca (Chan 55), MLH with orignal gum. Small insect hole at right. Fine. 1897年慈壽初版加蓋大字長距3角蓋24分銀新（陳目55），原膠輕貼。右方帶小蛀孔。

Lot 53

8,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch large figure, wide spaced 30c/24ca, with "30" shifted upward variety (Chan 55), MH with original gum.

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch large figure, wide spaced 30c/24ca, with "30" shifted upward variety (Chan 55), MH with original gum. With Peter Holcombe signature on reverse. Only 11 mint and 3 used example of this "30" shifted upward variety stamp were recorded. Scarce. 1897年慈壽初版加蓋大字長距3角蓋24分銀新，帶“30”上移變異（陳目55），原膠背貼。背面帶有Holcombe簽署。此變異票存世僅11枚新票及3枚舊票，稀罕難得。

Lot 55

5,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure, wide spaced 1/2c on 3ca in vertical strip of 3, with imperf between variety

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure, wide spaced 1/2c on 3ca in vertical strip of 3, with imperf between variety (Chan 56eii), MLH with original gum. Top and bottom perf trimmed. F-VF. 1897年慈壽再版加蓋大字長距半分蓋3分銀直方連新，帶中縫漏齒變異（陳目56eii），原膠輕貼。頂邊及底邊齒孔被剪。

Lot 56

2,200.00 HKD

Sold

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure, wide spaced 1c on 1ca in block of 12 (Chan 57), MLH with original

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure, wide spaced 1c on 1ca in block of 12 (Chan 57), MLH with original gum. 1897年慈壽再版加蓋大字長距1分蓋1分銀十二方連新（陳目57），原膠輕貼。

Lot 58

4,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure, wide spaced 30c on 24ca, with 2mm distance between "30" and "cents" variety (Chan 64d),

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure, wide spaced 30c on 24ca, with 2mm distance between "30" and "cents" variety (Chan 64d), MLH with original gum. Very Fine. 1897年慈壽再版加蓋大字長距3角蓋24分銀，“30”及“cents”之間距離2毫米（陳目64d），原膠輕貼。上品。