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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 739

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Small Figures Surcharge
30c. on 24 candareens
30c. on 24ca. rose red variety without watermark, positional variety break in 3 [24] and cancelled by a light strike of Customs Amoy c.d.s. 1897 (25 Feb.). Fresh and fine. CSS 52g. Photo

Position [24] is an interestsng stamp and suggests that there were two printings of this surcharge. Both show the wide space on [19] but [24] either shows the broken lower bar of '3', as shown here, or broken top of kun


洋銀三角蓋於貳錢肆分銀票，玫紅色漏水印變體舊票，位置變異於3 [24]，銷較模糊1897年2月25日廈門海關日戳，中上品相._x000D_ _x000D_ 位置[24]是具趣味性的郵票，這加蓋票應共分兩次印刷，兩次在[19][24]都顯現有寬空位，"三"字破最下的橫劃又或"銀"字中的"艮"字破頂部.

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HK$6,500