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Auction: 11002 - China & Hong Kong Stamps & Covers
Lot: 2061

China 1894 Dowager Empress First Printing 9ca. dull green variety imperf. between horizontal pair, two pairs in a block of four, one stamp additionally tête-bêche, pane 3, tied on Maus cover by Kiaochow 1902 (6 Aug.) bilingual c.d.s. with German Kiaochow 10pf. and 50pf. tied by Tsingtau c.d.s., registered to Lichtenthal with arrival backstamp. A very rare combination or errors, unique on cover. Photo Estimate HK$ 150,000-200,000 We record only four such blocks; one is unused and two are cancelled by favour with Shanghai seals provenance: Meiso Mizuhara, March 1986

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HK$380,000