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China Small Dragon

China Dowager

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China Small Dragon

Lot 13

15,000.00 HKD

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1888 Small Dragon 5ca, clean perf 11-1/2, with gutter missing left perf variety (Chan 21), used by Chinese seal. Vert Fine. Illustration

1888 Small Dragon 5ca, clean perf 11-1/2, with gutter missing left perf variety (Chan 21), used by Chinese seal. Vert Fine. Illustration fig 2-41, p. 60 in "The Small Dragon" by M Y Ho. 1888年小龍光齒11度半5分銀，帶右邊過橋漏一排齒孔變異（陳目21），銷中文戳記。上品。何沐源著《小龍郵票》第60頁圖2-41原件。

China Dowager

Lot 21

10,000.00 HKD

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1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 1ca in vertical pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 22b), used by Shanghai Chinese seal. With Peter

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 1ca in vertical pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 22b), used by Shanghai Chinese seal. With Peter Holcombe COA. Ex- Klein. 1991(Sep) Sotheby's London, Major James Starr Collection, lot 381. 1894年慈壽初版1分銀直雙連舊票，帶中縫漏齒變異（陳目22b），銷上海中文戳記。附Peter Holcombe證書。Klein舊藏。1991.9 倫敦蘇富比Major James Starr專場，拍品號381。

Lot 26

1,300.00 HKD

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1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 9ca, with imperf right variety (Chan 28s), used by Peking Chinese seal. Hinged with light

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 9ca, with imperf right variety (Chan 28s), used by Peking Chinese seal. Hinged with light toning. 1894年慈壽初版9分銀舊票，帶右邊漏齒變異（陳目28s），銷北京中文戳記。微黃背貼。

China Dowager

China Dowager Small Surcharges

Lot 29

5,000.00 HKD

Live

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

China Dowager Small Surcharges

Lot 30

12,000.00 HKD

Live

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 24ca in block of 6, top right stamp with no dot variety on character "Er" (Chan 30), tied by

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 24ca in block of 6, top right stamp with no dot variety on character "Er" (Chan 30), tied by Shanghai seal-script cancel. This variety was not recorded by Chan's catalogue. Scarce large block. With Sotheby's London lot card. 1894年慈壽初版24分銀六方連，右上一枚“貳”字無點變異（陳目30），銷上海篆文戳記。此變異未列於陳目。少見之大方連。附倫敦蘇富比封套。

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

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China Dowager Large Surcharges

China Dowager Small 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。

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。

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Lot 62

6,000.00 HKD

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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。