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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 760

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Large Figures Surcharge, Wide Setting
First Printing
½c. on 3ca. orange-yellow variety surcharge inverted, with right margin and cancelled by Customs Shanghai c.d.s. across the lower corner. From the right pane, stamp [12]. An exceptionally fine example of this rarity, only two examples are know with the side sheet margin. S.G. 48a; Chan 47b. Photo

provenance:
Sir Percival David, July 1970


One sheet of forty stamps was sold, cancelled by Customs Shanghai c.d.s. of 1897 (24 Mar.). So far only 33 have been recorded


洋銀半分蓋於三分銀，橙黃色帶右邊紙舊票，極罕見倒蓋變體，銷上海海關日戳於下角位，此票來自右格[12]，保存十分完好的倒蓋變體票，記錄上目前只得兩枚帶邊紙倒蓋變體票，故珍貴異常._x000D_ _x000D_ 源流：1970年7月Sir Percival David; 全版40枚票被賣掉，並蓋1897年3月24日上海海關日戳，目前記錄只有33枚.

Estimate
HK$70,000 to HK$90,000