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China Small Dragon

China Dowager

China Small Dragon

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。

Lot 13

15,000.00 HKD

Live

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

Live

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 22

10,000.00 HKD

Live

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 3ca in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 24c), MNH. Very Fine. With philatelist name seal

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 3ca in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 24c), MNH. Very Fine. With philatelist name seal on reverse. 1894年慈壽初版3分銀橫雙連新，帶中縫漏齒變異（陳目24c），原膠無貼。背面帶有集郵家英文名字章。

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 26

1,300.00 HKD

Live

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。

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。

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

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 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 44

30,000.00 HKD

Live

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。

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。

Lot 46

65,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager surch Small Figure 1c/1ca with inverted ovpt variety (Chan 38d). MNH with original gum. It is believed that 80 of this

1897 Empress Dowager surch Small Figure 1c/1ca with inverted ovpt variety (Chan 38d). MNH with original gum. It is believed that 80 of this varieyt stamp exist (2 panes of 40) and only one fourth of them remain mint as most of thm were used by Hankow pakua, dollar or customs cancel. 1897年慈壽加蓋小字1分蓋1分銀新，帶加蓋倒蓋變異（陳目38d），原膠無貼。小字加蓋1分倒蓋票相信存世僅八十枚（兩盤格各四十枚），當中僅約四分一為新票，餘大多銷漢口八卦戳、大圓戳或海關戳。經典之“四複八倒”之一。

China Dowager Small Surcharges

Unit with gutter

Lot 47

5,000.00 HKD

Live

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 Small Surcharges

Unit with gutter

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。

Unit with gutter

Lot 51

30,000.00 HKD

Live

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。