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China Dowager

China Dowager Small Surcharges

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China Dowager Small Surcharges

China Dowager

Lot 29

5,000.00 HKD

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1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print 24ca, with broken “n” of “Cn” plate variety (Chan 30), used by Chinese seal. Probably the largest

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print 24ca, with broken “n” of “Cn” plate variety (Chan 30), used by Chinese seal. Probably the largest plate variety seen with about only 5 examples exist in both unovpt. and surch issues. 1897年慈壽初版24分銀舊票，帶有“Cn”之“n”破版成兩小點變異（陳目30），銷中文戳記。可能為目前所見最大之破版變異，存世者原票及加蓋票不過約五件。

China Dowager Small Surcharges

Lot 44

30,000.00 HKD

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1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 1/2c on 3ca, with paper-folded variety (Chan 37), used by dollar cds.

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 1/2c on 3ca, with paper-folded variety (Chan 37), used by dollar cds. Scarce. 1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字半分蓋3分銀，帶折白變異（陳目37），銷大圓戳。少見之大幅折白變異票。

China Dowager Small Surcharges

China Dowager Large Surcharges Unit with gutter

Lot 47

5,000.00 HKD

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1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 30c/24ca, with broken “n” of “Cn” plate variety (Chan 46), used by Pakua

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 30c/24ca, with broken “n” of “Cn” plate variety (Chan 46), used by Pakua cancel. Probably the largest plate variety seen with about only 5 examples exist in both unovpt. and surch issues. 1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字3角蓋24分銀舊票，帶有“Cn”之“n”破版成兩小點變異（陳目46），銷八卦戳。可能為目前所見最大之破版變異，存世者原票及加蓋票不過約五件。

China Dowager Large Surcharges Unit with gutter

China Dowager Large Surcharges

China Dowager Large Surcharges Unit with gutter

Lot 51

30,000.00 HKD

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1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch large figure, wide spaced 8c/6ca, with gutter imperf variety (Chan 52), tied by Canton Dollar cds and

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch large figure, wide spaced 8c/6ca, with gutter imperf variety (Chan 52), tied by Canton Dollar cds and Pakua cancel. Superb condition for this variety stamps which only 5 or 6 examples exist. Scarce. With COA. 1897年慈壽初版加蓋大字長距8分蓋6分銀舊票，帶右邊過橋漏齒變異（陳目52），銷廣州大圓戳及八卦戳。此變異票存世僅約五六枚，此為當中品相極佳者，相當難得。附證書。

China Dowager Large Surcharges

Lot 54

2,000.00 HKD

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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 57

1,200.00 HKD

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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 59

2,000.00 HKD

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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。

Lot 60

2,600.00 HKD

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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

China Dowager Large Surcharges Unit with gutter

Lot 61

40,000.00 HKD

Sold

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch large figure, narrow spaced 2c/2ca green "The Emerald Lady"(Chan 67), used by Shanghai Dollar cds.

1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch large figure, narrow spaced 2c/2ca green "The Emerald Lady"(Chan 67), used by Shanghai Dollar cds. Overprint character "2" with flat tail which indicates position 14 of pane IV. It the is only known example from this cliche. With Experts and Consultants Ltd COA submitted by Zurich Asia. Ex- Huang Ming Jeng. 1998 China Guardian Spring sale no. 1845. On 1 May 1897, small quantity of Empress Dowager 1st Print were recalled from remote cities and surcharged with large figure and narrow spaceing. 2c/2ca, nicknamed "The Emerald Lady" is one of the key denominations of the series (while another key denomination is 30c/24ca). Mizuhara recorded only two mint stamps while one more mint stamp was found later. Used stamps are also rarity which should never be missed by specialist. 1897年慈壽初版加蓋大字短距2分蓋2分銀“翡翠姐”舊票（陳目67），銷上海大圓戳。加蓋“2”字扁尾，可見出自第四盤格10號子模。此為存世例子中唯一一枚已知帶有此子模特徵之例子。附由蘇黎世亞洲提交之香港專家顧問公司證書。黃明正舊藏。1998年中國嘉德春季拍賣1845號。 1897年5月1日，一小批慈壽初版票從偏遠城市收回，並以大字短距加蓋改值。俗稱“翡翠姐”的2分蓋2分銀為當中的關鍵面值之一（另一為3角蓋24分銀）。水源明窗記錄新票存世僅兩枚，另有一枚於十多年前發現。即使是舊票亦為一大華郵珍品，乃系慈壽專家不可或缺之珍品。

China Dowager Large Surcharges Unit with gutter

China Dowager Large Surcharges

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 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。