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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 745

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Small Figures Surcharge
Covers
2c. Printed Paper Rate

1897 (13 Feb.) opened-out printed commercial envelope to Hong Kong bearing 2c. on 2ca. green tied by a superb strike of Swatow pa-kua and, on the reverse, a superb strike of Customs Swatow c.d.s. and Hong Kong arrival (14.2). A fine and appealing cover, this is the earliest recorded use of the Swatow pa-kua as well as the Customs Swatow datestamp with Imperial Post stamps. Photo


1897年2月13日汕頭寄香港商業破剖封,貼洋銀貳分蓋於貳分銀綠色票,銷汕頭八卦戳,在封背上蓋有汕頭同日汕頭海關日戳,另一邊蓋2月14日香港到達戳. 難得的有記錄以來汕頭八卦戳最早期使用實寄封,值得珍藏.

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HK$35,000