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China Dowager Large Surcharges

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 54

2,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure, wide spaced 1/2c on 3ca with top gutter margin, imperf top variety (Chan 56), used by

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure, wide spaced 1/2c on 3ca with top gutter margin, imperf top variety (Chan 56), used by Customs Shanghai cds. Bottom perf trimmed. F-VF. 1897年慈壽再版加蓋大字長距半分蓋3分，帶過橋頂邊，頂邊漏齒變異（陳目56），銷上海海關日戳。底邊齒孔被剪。

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 57

1,200.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure, wide spaced 2c on 2ca, with multiple severe broken ovpt variety (Chan 58), used. Very

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure, wide spaced 2c on 2ca, with multiple severe broken ovpt variety (Chan 58), used. Very scarce. F-VF. 1897年慈壽再版加蓋大字長距2分蓋2分銀，帶多處嚴重之破版變異（陳目58），銷大圓戳或海關日戳。相當稀罕難得。

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。

Lot 59

2,000.00 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), used by Customs Shanghai cds. With name seal of philatelist on reverse. F-VF. 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），銷上海海關日戳。背面帶集郵家名字章。

China Dowager Large Surcharges

China Dowager Large Surcharges Unit with gutter

China Dowager Large Surcharges

China Dowager Large Surcharges Unit with gutter

Lot 60

2,600.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure, wide spaced 30c on 24ca, with unrecorded setting of Chinese character "Three" (Chan 64),

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure, wide spaced 30c on 24ca, with unrecorded setting of Chinese character "Three" (Chan 64), tied by Pakua cancel. F-VF. The character "Three" does not matching the recorded 3 types. 1897年慈壽再版加蓋大字長距3角蓋24分銀，“叄”字異體（陳目64），銷八卦戳。此“叄”字與目前已知的三款異體“叄”字均不吻合。

China Dowager Large Surcharges Unit with gutter

Lot 62

6,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager later 2nd print surch large figure, narrow spaced 2c on 2ca, with gutter missing right perf variety (Chan 76), used.

1897 Empress Dowager later 2nd print surch large figure, narrow spaced 2c on 2ca, with gutter missing right perf variety (Chan 76), used. F-VF. 1897年慈壽後期再版加蓋大字短距2分蓋2分銀舊票，左邊過橋邊紙漏一排齒孔（陳目76），中上品。

China Dowager Large Surcharges

Lot 65

4,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager later 2nd print surch large figure, narrow spaced 4c on 10ca, with inverted ovpt and broken character "Yin" variety

1897 Empress Dowager later 2nd print surch large figure, narrow spaced 4c on 10ca, with inverted ovpt and broken character "Yin" variety (Chan 77b). MNH with original gum. With philatelist name seal on reverse. One of the famous Empress Dowager varieties. 3 panes in total of 240 stamps exist. Double variety examples such as this one, are especially scarce. 1897年慈壽後期再版加蓋大字短距4分蓋10分銀新，帶加蓋倒蓋兼破“銀”字變異（陳目77b），原膠無貼。背面帶有集郵家名字章。為著名為“四複八倒”之一。存世者應有三格共240枚，當中如此例般雙重變異者尤其稀罕。

Lot 66

600.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager later 2nd print surch large figure, narrow spaced 5c on 5ca, with ovpt shifted downward variety (Chan 78), MLH with

1897 Empress Dowager later 2nd print surch large figure, narrow spaced 5c on 5ca, with ovpt shifted downward variety (Chan 78), MLH with original gum. F-VF. 1897年慈壽後期再版加蓋大字短距5分蓋5分銀新，帶加蓋下移變異（陳目78），原膠輕貼。

Lot 67

2,000.00 HKD

Sold

1897 Empress Dowager later 2nd print surch large figure, narrow spaced 10c on 9ca, with inverted ovpt and broken ovpt character variety

1897 Empress Dowager later 2nd print surch large figure, narrow spaced 10c on 9ca, with inverted ovpt and broken ovpt character variety (Chan 79b), used by Pakua cancel. One of the famous Empress Dowager varieties. Very Fine. About 400 examples of this variety stamp exist. 1897年慈壽後期再版加蓋大字短距1角蓋9分銀舊票，帶加蓋倒蓋兼嚴重漏墨變異（陳目79b），銷八卦戳。為著名的“四複八倒”之一。存世者估計約400枚。

Lot 69

20,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager re-drawn design surch large figure, narrow spaced 2c on 2ca in horizontal pair with left margin, impef

1897 Empress Dowager re-drawn design surch large figure, narrow spaced 2c on 2ca in horizontal pair with left margin, impef between varriety (Chan 83a), position 9 and 10 of pane I. MH with original gum. Only one complete sheet with this variety was known which means 15 pair exist at most. 12 pairs, included this pair, were recorded. 1980 (Feb) Brum Pederson. 2019 (18 Jan) Spink China, The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges, lot 888, realized HKD$60,000. 1897慈壽改版加蓋大字短距2分蓋2分銀橫雙連新帶左邊紙，中縫漏齒變異（陳目83a），洋字分別破版及凹點，出自第一盤格第9及第10位置。此變異目前僅發現一全張，換言之最多僅十五件橫雙連存世，當中十二件（包含此件）已有所記錄。 1980.2 Brum Pederson 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888。落槌價6萬港元。

China Dowager Large Surcharges

China Red Revenue

China Imperial Post

China Dowager Large Surcharges

China Red Revenue

Lot 70

12,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Foochow (26 Sep) to USA, f.w. Empress Dowager late 2nd print surch large figure, narrow spaced 10c/12ca, with broken "Yin" variety,

1897 Foochow (26 Sep) to USA, f.w. Empress Dowager late 2nd print surch large figure, narrow spaced 10c/12ca, with broken "Yin" variety, tied y Foochow Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai (2 Oct). In combination with Japanese Koban 5s, tied by IJPO Shanghai (2 Oct). Transit Yokohama (10 Oct), San Francisco (30 Oct). Arrived Philadelphia (4 Nov). Late example of IJPO concessinoary rate 5s to USA. This rate was only applicable to mails to Japan after 30 Sep. 1897.9.26 福州寄美國，貼慈壽後期再版加蓋大字短距1角蓋12分銀，帶破“銀”字變異，銷福州大圓戳。10.2經上海。加貼日本小判5錢，銷上海日局10.2日戳。10.10經橫濱，10.30經三藩市。11.4抵費城。日本客郵局寄美國5錢特惠郵資之晚期例子。在9月30日後，此特惠郵資僅適用於寄日本郵件。

China Red Revenue

Lot 76

30,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Red Revenue surch large figure 4c, with offset variety (Chan 89), MH. This variety was recorded by Huang Kuang

1897 Red Revenue surch large figure 4c, with offset variety (Chan 89), MH. This variety was recorded by Huang Kuang Sheng 1897年紅印花加蓋大字4分新，帶黏蓋透印變異（陳目89），背貼上品。紅印花大字4分黏印票在公孫柳及黃光城著作中均有記載。

China Imperial Post

Lot 84

5,000.00 HKD

Live

1898 Jumping Carp wmk 30c in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 111d), MH.

1898 Jumping Carp wmk 30c in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 111d), MH. F-VF. 1898年躍鯉有水印3角橫雙連新，帶中縫漏齒變異（陳目111d），背貼上品。

Lot 85

1,200.00 HKD

Sold

1902-1903 Coiling Dragon unwmk 1c in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 117), MH with original

1902-1903 Coiling Dragon unwmk 1c in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 117), MH with original gum. 1902至1903年蟠龍無水印1分橫雙連新，帶中縫漏齒變異（陳目117），原膠背貼。

Lot 86

1,700.00 HKD

Sold

1902-1903 Coiling Dragon unwmk 2c in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 118g), MNH with original

1902-1903 Coiling Dragon unwmk 2c in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 118g), MNH with original gum. 1902至1903年蟠龍無水印2分橫雙連新，帶中縫漏齒變異（陳目118g），原膠無貼。