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Lot 67

2,000.00 HKD

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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。

Empress Surcharge

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。

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。