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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 702

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Small Figures Surcharge
2c. on 2 candareens
2c. on 2ca. light green variety surcharge inverted cancelled by part Shanghai Dollar dater in blue dated 1897 (20 Sept.), the earliest recorded on this error; the stamp is a little aged and a few clipped perforations at foot. A good example of this stamp. S.G. 29d; Chan 39d. Photo

Only one sheet was issued, of these 40 stamps only one is known unused and there are 22 used stamps recorded. All are with the Shanghai Dollar daters, many in blue, and recordable dates are between 20th September and 8th November 1897. It is believed that these stamps were used on commercial mail and 6 or 7 were torn from their envelopes by the postmaster in Hankow, accounting for some of the stamps being damaged


洋銀貳分蓋於貳分銀票，淺綠色倒蓋變體舊票，銷藍色1897年9月20日上海大圓日戳，這是此項變體票的最早使用例，票有微小老化，下齒位有些修剪，仍是非常珍貴，此項變體的最佳例子; 陳目39d_x000D_ _x000D_ 己知只有一版此項變體票發行了，在此四十枚變體票中，記錄上更只得一枚新票及二十二枚舊票存世，而舊票亦全都銷上海大圓日戳，多為藍色戳，有案可查的日期是在於1897年9月20至11月8日之間，相信這些郵票都是貼用於商業信件上，其中六至七枚左右在寄到漢口的信封上被撕裂了，計算下有部份舊票都有不同程度破損的.

Estimate
HK$80,000 to HK$100,000