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China Dowager

China British PO Unit with gutter

China Dowager

China British PO Unit with gutter

China Dowager

Lot 98

2,000 HKD

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1897 Empress Dowager surch small figure 30c/24ca, with wmk omitted variety (Chan 46 var), MNH and regummed. F-VF.

1897 Empress Dowager surch small figure 30c/24ca, with wmk omitted variety (Chan 46 var), MNH and regummed. F-VF.1897年慈壽加蓋小字3角蓋24分銀新，帶漏水印變異（陳目46 var），無貼二膠。

China British PO Unit with gutter

Lot 105

25,000 HKD

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1899 Ningpo (4 Mar) to France, f.w. Empress Dowager surch small figure 4c in vertical pair (top stamp with character "4" 3.5mm below

1899 Ningpo (4 Mar) to France, f.w. Empress Dowager surch small figure 4c in vertical pair (top stamp with character "4" 3.5mm below Chinese character variety; Chan 40c) + 1/2c in gutter horizontal pair + 1c, tied by Ningpo Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (5 Mar). In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c on front, tied by Shanghai BPO (6 Mar). Further transit Hong Kong (10 Mar), French paquebot (11 Mar). Nice franking of Empress Dowager variety stamp. The usage of Ningpo Dollar cds is also rather late as the latest record was Apr 1899.1899.3.4 寧波寄法國，背貼慈壽加蓋小字4分直雙連（上方一枚帶“4”字為3.5毫米長距變異；陳目40c）+ 半分過橋橫雙連 + 1分，銷寧波大圓戳。3.5經上海清郵。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷上海英局3.6日戳。3.10經香港，3.11經法國郵船。貼用加蓋變異票十分出色難得，同為寧波大圓戳之較晚例子（最晚為1899年4月）。

China Dowager

Lot 108

50,000 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager surch large figure 4c/4ca in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety. MLH with original.

1897 Empress Dowager surch large figure 4c/4ca in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety. MLH with original.1897年慈壽加蓋大字4分蓋4分銀橫雙連新，帶中縫漏齒變異。原膠輕貼。

Lot 109

8,000 HKD

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1897 Empress Dowager surch large figure 30c/24ca in vertical pair, with blind perf between variety. MLH with original.

1897 Empress Dowager surch large figure 30c/24ca in vertical pair, with blind perf between variety. MLH with original.1897年慈壽加蓋大字3角蓋24分銀直雙連新，帶中縫盲齒變異。原膠輕貼。

Lot 110

8,000 HKD

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1897 Empress Dowager first print surch large figure, wide space 30c/24ca, with "30" shifted upward variety (Chan 55d), tied by Customs cds.

1897 Empress Dowager first print surch large figure, wide space 30c/24ca, with "30" shifted upward variety (Chan 55d), tied by Customs cds. According to Shih-Jen Chen, only 11 mint and 3 used examples were recorded for this variety stamp.1897年慈壽初版加蓋大字長距3角蓋24分銀，帶“30”上移變異（陳目55d），銷海關日戳。按陳士仁記錄，此變異僅有11枚新票及3枚舊票存世。