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China Large Dragon

China Dowager Overprint

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China Large Dragon

China Dowager Overprint

China Large Dragon

Lot 56

3,000 HKD

Live

1883 Large Dragon thick paper 1ca x2, one with heavier ink and broken character "Yu" plate fault. MNH.

1883 Large Dragon thick paper 1ca x2, one with heavier ink and broken character "Yu" plate fault. MNH.1883年厚紙大龍1分銀2枚新，當中一枚重墨並帶“郵”字破版。無貼上品。

China Dowager Overprint

Lot 110

18,000 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager small Figures surcharges 1c/1ca, with inverted surcharge variety (Chan 38d), tied by Hankow dollar cds. With signature

1897 Empress Dowager small Figures surcharges 1c/1ca, with inverted surcharge variety (Chan 38d), tied by Hankow dollar cds. With signature of Peter Holcombe. 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），銷漢口大圓戳。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

China Dowager Overprint

China Dowager Small Surcharges

Lot 111

30,000 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager surch small figure 2c/2ca, with double surch variety (Chan 39c), setting B, tied by pakua cancel and cds. Of the two

1897 Empress Dowager surch small figure 2c/2ca, with double surch variety (Chan 39c), setting B, tied by pakua cancel and cds. Of the two sheets (80 stamps) produced with this error, there are less than 35 documented examples. The vast majority are unused and come from what is referred to as the type A surcharge from Setting A. There are approximately five or six examples of the type B surcharge double variety from Setting B, which has the surcharge applied higher than that of type A. All of these are canceled by pakua. Provenance:Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby’s and Corinphila (Hong Kong), (Nov) 1998, lot B81. Reference:Neill Granger, “China: Varieties on the 1897 Small Figure Surcharges. Philatelic Extracts”, Spink (Hong Kong), p. 204-206.1897 Small Figure Surcharges. Philatelic Extracts”, Spink (Hong Kong), p. 204-206. 1897年慈壽加蓋小字2分蓋2分銀，帶加蓋複蓋變異（陳目39c），B版式，銷海關中文戳記及圓戳。此複蓋票僅印製80枚，當中有記錄者不足35枚，當中絕大多數為A版式，B版式僅有五六枚，均銷八卦戳。源流﹕貝克曼伉儷舊藏（1998年11月香港蘇富比及Corinphila，拍品號B81）。參考﹕Neill Granger《China: Varieties on the 1897 Small Figure Surcharges. Philatelic Extracts》第204至206頁。

China Dowager Overprint

China Republic of China

China Dowager Overprint

Lot 114

150,000 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager surch small figure 10c/9ca, with double surcharge variety (Chan 44f), pane 4, position.10. Unused with large part

1897 Empress Dowager surch small figure 10c/9ca, with double surcharge variety (Chan 44f), pane 4, position.10. Unused with large part original gum. Only one sheet was produced with the double surcharge, and Tony Kwan has documented and plated all twenty-five examples (24 unused and one used). Provenance: M.D. Chow, Sotheby’s and Corinphila.(Hong.Kong), (Apr) 1996, lot 249. Huang Ming-Fuang, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), (Jun) 2003, lot 226. Reference:Chen Shih-Jen,.ed.,.Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharge. 110 Anniversary of Empress Dowager Jubilee Issue (2004), p. 301-312. 1897年慈壽加蓋小字1角蓋9分銀新，帶加蓋複蓋變異（陳目44f），第四盤格，位置10，帶部分原膠。關道華已記錄所有二十五枚（當中二十四枚為新）。源流﹕周今覺舊藏（1996年4月香港蘇富比及Corinphila，拍品號249）。黃明芳舊藏（2003年6月蘇黎世亞洲，拍品號226）。參考﹕陳仕仁著作第29至34頁。關道華《慈壽9分銀加蓋小字暫作洋銀10分複蓋票》《亞洲郵學家2014》第29至34頁。

China Dowager Overprint

China Republic of China

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。

China Republic of China

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 Bulk lot

China Republic of China Fiscal stamps

Hong Kong Queen Elizabeth

China Republic of China Bulk lot

China Republic of China Fiscal stamps

China Republic of China Bulk lot

Lot 518

1,000 HKD

Live

1940s a group of 4 SYS surch Gold Yuan and CNC double-ovpt variety stamps. All mint.

China Republic of China Fiscal stamps

Lot 523

500 HKD

Live

1944-1945 Postal Saving $100, with partial printing omitted variety (Chan 823 var), MNH.

Hong Kong Queen Elizabeth

Lot 1646

1,000 HKD

Live

1963 a collection of Freedom from Hunger issues, including 4 covers and one block of 4 with extra dot on character "叁" variety.

1963 a collection of Freedom from Hunger issues, including 4 covers and one block of 4 with extra dot on character "叁" variety.1963年一組反飢餓運動紀念集藏，包含四件封及一件帶“叁”字多點變異之四方連。

Lot 1664

2,400 HKD

Live

1975 Hong Kong Festival $2 in vertical pair, with perf shifted variety (Yang C104), tied by Aberdeen cds. Plus a normal used stamp for

1975 Hong Kong Festival $2 in vertical pair, with perf shifted variety (Yang C104), tied by Aberdeen cds. Plus a normal used stamp for reference. Ex- Lau Kwok Wah (known as “Chopking”).1975年香港節日紀念2元直雙連，帶齒孔移位變異（楊目C104），銷香港仔日戳。另附一枚正常舊票作對比。“戳王”劉國華舊藏。

Lot 1667

800 HKD

Live

1983 Performing Arts in Hong Kong 30c in vertical strip of 5, with bottom perf shifted variety (Yang C176 var), MNH.

1983 Performing Arts in Hong Kong 30c in vertical strip of 5, with bottom perf shifted variety (Yang C176 var), MNH.1983年香港表演藝術3角直五連新，下方一枚帶底邊齒孔移位變異（楊目C176 var）。無貼。

Lot 1668

800 HKD

Live

1983 Hong Kong By Night 30c, with silver colour double-impression variety (Yang C183), MNH. Only one sheet of 50 with this variety is known

1983 Hong Kong By Night 30c, with silver colour double-impression variety (Yang C183), MNH. Only one sheet of 50 with this variety is known to exist.1983年香港夜景3角新，帶銀色複印變異（楊目C183），無貼。此變異僅見一版50版存世。

Lot 1669

1,000 HKD

Live

1984 Chinese Lantern complete set with perforation shifted variety (Yang C199-202), MNH.

Lot 1670

1,000 HKD

Live

1984 Chinese Lantern complete set with perforation shifted variety (Yang C199-202), MNH.

Lot 1671

700 HKD

Live

1985 Hong Kong New Building $1.7 in block of 4, with black, red and yellow colour dry-printed variety (Yang C227 var). MNH with original

1985 Hong Kong New Building $1.7 in block of 4, with black, red and yellow colour dry-printed variety (Yang C227 var). MNH with original gum. With BPA certificate.1985年香港新建築1元7角四方連新，帶黑、紅、黃色漏色變異（楊目C227 var），原膠無貼，附BPA證書。

Hong Kong Queen Elizabeth

Hong Kong Queen Elizabeth Souvenir / miniature sheetlets

Lot 1672

1,800 HKD

Live

1988 Centenary of the Peak Tramway 50c in block of 4, with perf shifted variety (Yang C278), MNH.

1988 Centenary of the Peak Tramway 50c in block of 4, with perf shifted variety (Yang C278), MNH.1988年山頂纜車2角四方連新，帶齒孔移位變異（楊目C278），原膠無貼。

Hong Kong Queen Elizabeth Souvenir / miniature sheetlets

Lot 1673

1,000 HKD

Live

1997 Hong Kong Modern Landmarks S/S, with imperf variety (Yang S79Mb), MNH.

Lot 1674

800 HKD

Live

1997 Hong Kong Modern Landmarks S/S, with partial imperf variety (Yang S79M var), MNH.

1997 Hong Kong Modern Landmarks S/S, with partial imperf variety (Yang S79M var), MNH.1997年青嶼幹線通車紀念小型張新，帶部分漏齒變異（楊目S79M var），無貼。