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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 755

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Small Figures Surcharge
Covers
10c. International Rate plus 10c. Registration
1897 (13 May) overpaid envelope registered to England bearing ½c. on 3ca., 1c. on 1ca., 2c. on 2ca. (large figures, 4c. on 4ca., 5c. on 5ca. (obscured by pair of Hong Kong 10c. purple on red), 8c. on 6ca. and 30c. on 24ca. tied by Customs Hankow c.d.s., additionally, on the reverse, ½c. on 3ca. (8, one with 3.5mm spacing but partly covered by small wax seal) and 1c. on 1ca. (3) similarly cancelled; the address side with the Hankow large "R" struck in carmine-brown with manuscript "no 30" above, the Hong Kong stamps tied by Shanghai (26.5) c.d.s. with the "R" in circle alongside, London registered oval (25.7) the reverse with additional Customs Shanghai (22.5) and Registered Nottingham (15.7). A charming and colourful cover. Photo

provenance:
Sir Percival David, March 1975

Bernard Stoloff, May 1987



literature:
Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharge issues, Tony Kwan, 2011 (illustrated page 711)


1897年5月13日漢口經上海寄英國超郵資掛號封，貼洋銀半分蓋於三分銀，洋銀壹分蓋於壹分銀， 洋銀貳分蓋於貳分銀 (大字加蓋洋銀肆分蓋於肆分銀，洋銀伍分蓋於伍分銀，[此兩票被一對香港10仙票所蓋 ])及洋銀捌分蓋於陸分銀,洋銀三角蓋於貳錢肆分銀票，銷漢口海關日戳，另在封背加貼郵資洋銀半分蓋於三分銀(八枚，包括一枚3.5mm長距，但部份初紅火漆所蓋)，洋銀壹分蓋於壹分銀三枚，銷與信封面相以之郵戳; 另外在信封面有漢口紅棕色大型"R"掛號戳與手寫編號No.30於其上，而香港票則銷5月26日上海小圓日戳，另蓋圓框形"R"戳於票之下，在封背有加蓋之5月22日的上海海關日戳及7月15日諾丁鹹(Nottingham)掛號戳. 色彩繽紛及極具收藏價值的珍貴掛號封._x000D_ _x000D_ 源流：1975年3月Sir Percival David，1987年5月Bernard Stoloff; 著作：2011年關道華著" 慈禧壽辰票暨其加蓋票信封圖鑑" (711頁插圖)

Sold for
HK$50,000