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Auction: 16012 - Meiso Mizuhara, The Exhibition Collections, The Chinese Customs Post
Lot: 1718

China
1897 Revenue Surcharges
Unoverprinted
3c. red in a top margin block of four [7-8/17-18], lightly mounted with full original gum; there are a couple of small thin spots where old hinges have been removed which are confined to [7] and [18]. A beautiful and fresh block in a very rich colour and a worthy addition to any collection or exhibit

provenance: Sir Percival David, March 1975


literature: The Revenue Surcharges of China 1897 (vol. I), page 2 (illustrated)



Approximately eighty unsurcharged 3c. stamps have been recorded. We record only three blocks of four and two blocks of six. A larger block has been discovered but the condiotion of this is very poor

Sold for
HK$4,200,000