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China Dowager

Lot 70

20,000 HKD

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1894 Empress Dowager 1st printing 2ca in complete sheet of 40 (Chan 23), pane 5 and 6. Unused with original gum. Provenance Quintin Tan Kok

1894 Empress Dowager 1st printing 2ca in complete sheet of 40 (Chan 23), pane 5 and 6. Unused with original gum. Provenance Quintin Tan Kok Tin, Spink (Hong Kong), (21 Jan) 2007, lot 18.1894年慈壽初版2分銀版票40枚新（陳目23），第五及第六盤格。原膠上品。Quintin Tan Kok Tin舊藏（2007年1月21日斯賓克香港，拍品號18）。

Lot 76

150,000 HKD

Live

1894 Empress Dowager 1st printing 12ca in complete sheet of 25 (Chan 29), pane 3. Showcasing cliche characters such as position 2 retouched

1894 Empress Dowager 1st printing 12ca in complete sheet of 25 (Chan 29), pane 3. Showcasing cliche characters such as position 2 retouched corner and position 13 stop after “China”. Among the rarest of the Dowager Empress complete sheets. Ex- Quintin Tan Kok Tin, Spink (Hong Kong), (21 Mar) 2007, lot 58.1894年慈壽初版12分銀全版25枚新（陳目29），第3盤格，展示了不同子模特徵，如位置2邊框修飾、位置13“China”後帶點等。為慈壽票中版票最為難覓之面值。Quintin Tan Kok Tin舊藏（2007年3月21日斯賓克香港，拍品號58）。

China Dowager

China Dowager Overprint

Lot 80

150,000 HKD

Live

1894 Empress Dowager 1st printing 24c in complete sheet of 25 (Chan 30), pane 4. Showcasing various cliche characters such as position 10

1894 Empress Dowager 1st printing 24c in complete sheet of 25 (Chan 30), pane 4. Showcasing various cliche characters such as position 10 broken frame above “Cn”, position 21 missing dots under “Cn”, and position 23 broken inner frame at top right corner as well as in top right corner tablet above "Cn”. Unused with original gum. Ex- Quintin Tan Kok Tin, Spink (Hong Kong), (21 Mar) 2007, lot 62.1894年慈壽初版24分銀全版25枚新（陳目30），第4盤格，展示了不同子模特徵，如位置10的Cn破框、位置21 Cn缺點、位置23右上角破框等。原膠上品。Quintin Tan Kok Tin舊藏（2007年3月21日斯賓克香港，拍品號62）。

China Dowager Overprint

Lot 116

120,000 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 1st printing surch large figure wide spaced 1/2c on 3ca in block of 4, with inverted surch variety (Chan 47b), pane.3,

1897 Empress Dowager 1st printing surch large figure wide spaced 1/2c on 3ca in block of 4, with inverted surch variety (Chan 47b), pane.3, tied by “Customs Shanghai” cds. One of two recorded blocks of four. Only one sheet of forty was produced with this variety, and Tony Kwan has accounted for 35 surviving examples, all of which are canceled to order by the “Customs/Shanghai” dater of “Mar 24 1897”. 2009 (Oct) John Bull, lot 186. Reference: Tony Kwan, “Large Figure 2.5mm Inverted Surcharge Half Cent on Empress Dowager First Printing Stamp”, Asian Philatelist, Vol 4 (September.2013), p. 71-78. Tony.T.W..Kwan,.Tony.T.W..Kwan,.“Introduction.to.the.Four.Double.and.Eight.Inverted.of.Empress.Dowager. Surcharged Issues”, Studies of Classic Stamps of Ching Dynasty,.Vol..17.(2015),.pp..22-25.1897年慈壽初版加蓋大字長距半角蓋3分銀四方連，帶加蓋倒蓋變異（陳目47b），銷上海海關日戳。為存世兩件四方連之一。此票印製僅40枚，關道華已記錄當中35枚，全部銷上海海關1897年3月24日日戳。2009年10月布約翰，拍品號186。參考﹕關道華《慈壽初版大字長距三分銀暫作洋銀半分倒蓋票》《亞洲郵學家2013》第71至78頁。

Lot 117

30,000 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 1st printing surch large figure wide spaced 2c/2ca in block of 4 (Chan 49), MH with large part original gum.

1897 Empress Dowager 1st printing surch large figure wide spaced 2c/2ca in block of 4 (Chan 49), MH with large part original gum.1897年慈壽初版加蓋大字長距2分蓋2分銀四方連新（陳目49），原膠背貼。

Lot 118

50,000 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 1st printing surch large figure narrow spaced 10c/9ca in pane of 20 with margin (Chan 71), pane 1. Showcasing

1897 Empress Dowager 1st printing surch large figure narrow spaced 10c/9ca in pane of 20 with margin (Chan 71), pane 1. Showcasing surcharge positions 11, 15 and 19 with surcharges 1mm higher. Unused with original gum. Ex- Jane and Dan Sten Olsson, Interasia (Hong Kong), (Jan) 2010, lot 187.1897年慈壽初版加蓋大字短距1角蓋9分銀盤格二十枚新（陳目71），第一盤格。位置11、15及19可見加蓋高出1毫米。原膠上品。Jane and Dan Sten Olsson舊藏（2010年1月Interasia，拍品號187）。

China Republic of China

Lot 513

200 HKD

Live

1939-1940 Hong Kong Chunghwa Print SYS imperf $5 in block of 4, with portrait shifted variety. MNH.

1939-1940 Hong Kong Chunghwa Print SYS imperf $5 in block of 4, with portrait shifted variety. MNH.1939至1940年香港中華版孫像無齒5元四方連新，帶肖像套印移位變異。無貼上品。

Lot 514

200 HKD

Live

1939-1940 Hong Kong Chunghwa Print SYS imperf $5 with portrait shifted variety, including 10 blocks of 4 and 9 pairs. MNH.

1939-1940 Hong Kong Chunghwa Print SYS imperf $5 with portrait shifted variety, including 10 blocks of 4 and 9 pairs. MNH.1939至1940年香港中華版孫像無齒5元，帶肖像套印移位變異，共包含十件四方連及九件雙連。無貼上品。

Lot 517

400 HKD

Live

1944-1948 Paicheng print SYS and its surch Gold Yuan issues miiltiples in a group of 3. One $10 block of 8 with imperf bottom variety. All

1944-1948 Paicheng print SYS and its surch Gold Yuan issues miiltiples in a group of 3. One $10 block of 8 with imperf bottom variety. All with margin or imprint margin. MNH.1944至1948年百城版孫像及其改值金圓票方連新一組三件，當中一件10元八方連帶底邊漏齒。均帶邊紙或廠銘。無貼。

China Republic of China

China

China Chefoo

Lot 563

2,000 HKD

Live

1946 Hong Kong unwmk airmail surch CNC $23/30c in block of 25, with surcharge shifted variety (Chan 48e), MNH.

1946 Hong Kong unwmk airmail surch CNC $23/30c in block of 25, with surcharge shifted variety (Chan 48e), MNH.1946年香港版無水印航空票改值國幣23元蓋3角二十五方連新，帶加蓋移位變異（陳目48e），無貼。

China

China Chefoo

China

Lot 646

1,000 HKD

Live

1968 W11 Lin Biao Inscription in block of 10, with top margin. MNH.

1968 W11 Lin Biao Inscription in block of 10, with top margin. MNH.1968年文11林彪題詞十方連新，帶上邊紙。無貼。重要通知：所有新中國郵品（從第587項開始到773項），在拍賣後7天内完成支付的，只收10%買方佣金。IMPORTANT NOTICE: only 10% buyers’ commission are charged on New China items (from Lot 587 till Lot 773) provided payment is received in full within 7 days from sales.

China Chefoo

Lot 1048

1,000 HKD

Live

1894 (9 Jul) Chefoo LPO 1st issue 1/2c in complete sheet of 40 (Chan LC1), tied by Chefoo LPO English cds.1894.7.9

1894 (9 Jul) Chefoo LPO 1st issue 1/2c in complete sheet of 40 (Chan LC1), tied by Chefoo LPO English cds.1894.7.9 煙台書信館第一版半分版票四十枚（陳目LC1），銷煙台書局英文日戳。

China Chefoo

China Kewkiang

Lot 1049

1,000 HKD

Live

1894 Chefoo LPO 2nd issue 1/2c in complete sheet of 40 (Chan LC6), MNH.

Lot 1050

1,000 HKD

Live

1894 Chefoo LPO 3rd issue 5c in block of 30 (Chan LC11), several stamps with slight double impression variety. MNH.

1894 Chefoo LPO 3rd issue 5c in block of 30 (Chan LC11), several stamps with slight double impression variety. MNH.1894年煙台書信館第三版5分三十方連新（陳目LC11），數枚票帶輕微之複印變異。無貼。

China Kewkiang

Lot 1055

1,500 HKD

Live

1894 Kewkiang LPO 1st issue 1/2c complete sheet of 50 but split into block of 20, 25 and strip of 5 (Chan LK1), containing two stamps with

1894 Kewkiang LPO 1st issue 1/2c complete sheet of 50 but split into block of 20, 25 and strip of 5 (Chan LK1), containing two stamps with missing dot in character "江” variety. Mint.1894年九江書信館第一版半分全版五十枚新但斷成二十、二十五方連及直五連（陳目LK1），當中含兩枚“江”字漏點變異票。

Lot 1056

1,500 HKD

Live

1894 Kewkiang LPO 1st issue 1/2c in complete sheet of 50 (missing partial selvage) (Chan LK1), containing two stamps with missing dot in

1894 Kewkiang LPO 1st issue 1/2c in complete sheet of 50 (missing partial selvage) (Chan LK1), containing two stamps with missing dot in character "江" and drawn manually. Mint.1894年九江書信館第一版半分全版五十枚新（欠部分紙邊）（陳目LK1），當中含兩枚“江”字漏點並手填補漏。

Lot 1057

1,500 HKD

Live

1894 Kewkiang LPO 1st issue 1/2c in complete sheet of 50 (missing partial selvage) (Chan LK2), containing two stamps with missing dot in

1894 Kewkiang LPO 1st issue 1/2c in complete sheet of 50 (missing partial selvage) (Chan LK2), containing two stamps with missing dot in character "江" variety. MH.1894年九江書信館第一版半分全版五十枚新（欠部分紙邊）（陳目LK2），當中含兩枚“江”字漏點變異。背貼。

Lot 1058

1,500 HKD

Live

1894 Kewkiang LPO 1st issue 15c in block of 25, one stamp with "1" of "15" omitted variety (Chan LK8), MH.

1894 Kewkiang LPO 1st issue 15c in block of 25, one stamp with "1" of "15" omitted variety (Chan LK8), MH.1894年九江書信館第一版15分二十五方連，含一枚“15”漏“1”變異票（陳目LK8），背貼。