1897 Empress Dowager small figure surcharges 4c on 4ca horizontal pair, imperf between, cancelled by "Customs / Shanghai" dater of "JAN 2
1897 Empress Dowager small figure surcharges 4c on 4ca horizontal pair, imperf between, cancelled by "Customs / Shanghai" dater of "JAN 2 1897" cds. Very fine strike. Approximately ten horizontal imperforate between pairs are known to date. With Peter Holcombe signature. Less than ten horizontal imperforate between pairs are recorded. A rarity.1969 (13 Nov) Sir Percival David, Robson Lowe, London, lot 2059.1987 (25 Mar) "Ming", Corinphila, Zurich, lot 4850.1897年4分蓋4分銀橫雙連，小字加蓋，中縫漏齒，銷上海海關1897年1月2日日戳。郵戳清晰，上品。帶有Peter Holcombe保真簽署。漏齒變異之雙連記錄中僅見少於十件，極為難得。1969.11.13 倫敦Robson Lowe大維德爵士，拍品號2959。1987.3.25 蘇黎世Corinphila“Ming′，拍品號4850。
