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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 701

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Small Figures Surcharge
2c. on 2 candareens
2c. on 2ca. bright green variety surcharge double, setting A, left pane [17], large part original gum and showing the normal offset of the surcharge on the reverse, straight edge at foot, typical of the lower row. Very well centre and with resplendent colour. An outstanding example of this error. S.G. 39e; Chan 39c. Photo

provenance:
H.G. Fletcher, April 1978


literature:
Philatelic Extracts, Spink auction catalogue 21 November 1999, pages 204-206 (illustrated)

Two sheets were released so 80 stamps are possible, however, one sheet was used commercially and only few of these have been saved (these are from settng B). So far 25 unused and 7 used stamps have been recorded


洋銀貳分蓋於貳分銀票，明綠色，複蓋變體，來自版式A，左格[17]，保留大部份原膠，且票背有普遍的加蓋透底，票邊顯現此版式底行共有的直邊，圖案正中，顏色鮮艷，品相中上. 罕見的此類複蓋變體票; 陳目39c._x000D_ _x000D_ 源流：1978年4月H.G.Fletcher; 著作：1999年11月Philatelic Extaracts，Spink auction catalogue 21 Nov 1999 第204-206插圖; 此項變體目前有兩版被發現，應有八十枚變體票，但其中一整版己使用，而其餘能保存下來的不多( 自版式B)，現在為止只有二十五枚新票及七枚舊票有記錄.

Sold for
HK$100,000