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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 720

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Small Figures Surcharge
8c. on 6 candareens
8c. on 6ca brown variety imperforate between vertical strip of three, the lower two stamps used on piece with 4c. on 4ca. rose-pink cancelled by part Ningpo Dollar dater, the upper stamp partly covered by French "Chine" 50c. tied by "shang-hai/chine" c.d.s.. The upper stamp of the pair has been roughly torn from the strip. A rare used example of this error. Photo

It is interesting to note that his pair has a very wide left margin, this does not fit the typical centring of the other strips


洋銀捌分蓋於陸分銀票，棕色直三連中縫漏齒變體，下麵兩枚與洋銀肆分蓋於肆分銀票一起在剪片上，銷寧波大圓日戳，而最上一枚則部份被法國客郵50仙票所蓋，銷上海法國客郵日戳，上兩枚曾撕裂，不多見的直三連變體舊票._x000D_ _x000D_ 有趣的是此票有很寬闊的左邊紙，這很難跟其他普通的連票相配.

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HK$24,000