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Lot 98

2,000.00 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。

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Lot 99

22,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager small figures surcharges 1/2c on 3ca vertical pair, imperf between. Unused, original gum.

1897 Empress Dowager small figures surcharges 1/2c on 3ca vertical pair, imperf between. Unused, original gum.1897年半分蓋3分銀直雙連新，小字加蓋，中縫漏齒。新票原膠，上品。

Lot 100

18,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager small figures surcharges 2c on 2ca horizontal pair, imperf between. Hinged, original gum.

1897 Empress Dowager small figures surcharges 2c on 2ca horizontal pair, imperf between. Hinged, original gum.1897年2分蓋2分銀橫雙連，小字加蓋，中縫漏齒。新票原膠，背貼上品。

Lot 101

36,000.00 HKD

Live

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。

Lot 102

22,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager small figure surcharges 5c on 5ca vertical pair, cancelled by "Customs / Swatow" dater. Approximately ten horizontal

1897 Empress Dowager small figure surcharges 5c on 5ca vertical pair, cancelled by "Customs / Swatow" dater. Approximately ten horizontal imperforate between pairs are known to date. A rarity.1897年5分蓋5分銀直雙連，小字加蓋，中縫漏齒，銷汕頭海關日戳。漏齒變異之雙連記錄中僅見少於十件，極為難得。

Lot 103

2,400.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager small figures surcharges 10c on 9ca, 10c on 12ca, and 30c on 24ca., each with imperf.margin on one side, cancelled by

1897 Empress Dowager small figures surcharges 10c on 9ca, 10c on 12ca, and 30c on 24ca., each with imperf.margin on one side, cancelled by pakua or Customs daters. Chan 44-46.1897年1角蓋9分銀直雙連、1角蓋12分銀及3角蓋24分銀單枚，小字加蓋，每枚其中一邊漏齒，銷八卦或海關日戳。陳目44-46。

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Lot 104

4,800.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager small figures surcharges ½c on 3ca, 1c on 1ca, 4c on 4ca, 10c on 6ca, and 30c on 24ca, all without watermark,

1897 Empress Dowager small figures surcharges ½c on 3ca, 1c on 1ca, 4c on 4ca, 10c on 6ca, and 30c on 24ca, all without watermark,unused, mostly original gum, except 4c on 4ca which is cancelled by pakua, fine. Chan 37, 38, 40, 43, 46.1897年半分蓋3分銀、1分蓋1分銀、4分蓋4分銀、1角蓋6分銀及3角蓋24分銀，小字加蓋，均無水印。除4分蓋4分銀銷八卦戳外，均為新票原膠。中上品。陳目37、38、40、43、46。

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Lot 105

25,000.00 HKD

Live

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）。

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Lot 106

20,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Peking (22 Sep) to Sweden, f.w. Empress Dowager surch small figure 2c + 2x 4c + 5c in pair, tied by Peking Dollar dater. Transit

1897 Peking (22 Sep) to Sweden, f.w. Empress Dowager surch small figure 2c + 2x 4c + 5c in pair, tied by Peking Dollar dater. Transit Shanghai Chinese PO (27 Sep) with dollar dater. n combination with French ovpt. Chine 50c, tied by Shanghai French PO (1 Oct) cds. Arrived Stockholm (11 Oct). 1897.9.22 北京寄瑞典，貼慈壽加蓋小字2分 + 2x 4分 + 5分雙連，銷北京大圓戳。9.27經上海清郵，鈐大圓戳。加貼法國客郵50生丁，銷上海法局10.1日戳。10.11抵斯德哥爾摩。

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Empress Dowager

Lot 107

10,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager large figures surcharges wide spaced 1/2c on 3ca vertical pair, imperf between. Unused, original gum. Fine.

1897 Empress Dowager large figures surcharges wide spaced 1/2c on 3ca vertical pair, imperf between. Unused, original gum. Fine.1897年半分蓋3分銀直雙連，大字長距加蓋，中縫漏齒，新票原膠上品。

Empress Dowager

Lot 108

50,000.00 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

8,000.00 HKD

Live

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

8,000.00 HKD

Live

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。

Lot 111

12,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Chefoo (29 Sep) to Germany. French ovpt. 10c PSC, f.w. Empress Dowager surch large figure narrow spaced 2c/2ca, tied by Chefoo Dollar

1897 Chefoo (29 Sep) to Germany. French ovpt. 10c PSC, f.w. Empress Dowager surch large figure narrow spaced 2c/2ca, tied by Chefoo Dollar cds. Transit Shanghai (1 Oct) with dollar cds. Indicia tied by Shanghai French PO (2 Oct) cds. Arrived Hamburg. 1897.9.29 煙台寄德國。法國加蓋Chine 10生丁郵資片，貼慈壽加蓋大字短距2分蓋2分銀，銷煙台大圓戳。10.1經上海，鈐大圓戳。郵資圖銷上海法局10.2日戳。抵漢堡。

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Lot 112

8,000.00 HKD

Live

1899 Shanghai (19 Jan) to USA, f.w. Empress Dowager surch large figure, narrow spaced 10c/9ca, tied by Pakua chop, matching with

1899 Shanghai (19 Jan) to USA, f.w. Empress Dowager surch large figure, narrow spaced 10c/9ca, tied by Pakua chop, matching with Shanghai Dollar cds on reverse. In combination with Japanese Koban 5s in pair, tied by IJPO Shanghai (20 Jan). Transit Yokohama. Arrived New York (15 Feb).1899.1.19 上海寄美國，貼慈壽加蓋大字短距10分蓋9分銀，銷八卦戳，背面另鈐上海大圓戳。加貼日本小判5錢雙連，銷上海日局1.20日戳。經橫濱。2.15抵紐約。

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Empress Surcharge

Lot 113

1,000.00 HKD

Live

1899 Hankow (12 Mar) to Shanghai, f..w Empress Dowager surch Large Figure 2c/2Cd, tied by faint Hankow Dollar dater. Arrived Shanghai LPO

1899 Hankow (12 Mar) to Shanghai, f..w Empress Dowager surch Large Figure 2c/2Cd, tied by faint Hankow Dollar dater. Arrived Shanghai LPO (15 Mar).1899.3.12 漢口寄上海，貼慈壽加蓋大字2分，銷漢口大圓戳。3.15抵上海工部郵局。

Red Revenue

Lot 114

400.00 HKD

Live

1897 Red Revenue surch 1c/3c, with large box of Chinese character "One" variety (Chan 87a), tied by Pakua cancel.

1897 Red Revenue surch 1c/3c, with large box of Chinese character "One" variety (Chan 87a), tied by Pakua cancel.1897年紅印花加蓋大字1分，帶大口“壹”變異（陳目87a），銷八卦戳。

Lot 115

1,800.00 HKD

Live

1897 Red Revenue surch large figre 4c/3c (Chan 89), MH.

1897年紅印花加蓋大字4分新（陳目89），背貼。