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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 769

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Large Figures Surcharge, Wide Setting
First Printing
10c. on 12ca. deep orange, possibly [25] and cancelled by a central strike of Customs Ningpo c.d.s. dated 1897 (23 Mar.); well centred and good perforations. An interesting and appealing example of this popular stamp. Photo

This is an intriguing stamp. The date of 23rd March is some weeks earlier that the previously recorded earliest date, The centring of both the stamp and the surcharge suggests that it originalted from the earliest used Ningpo sheet.
We currently have records of 55 used 'Golden Dragons' from eight sheets which were used in either Ningpo or Swatow



洋銀壹角蓋於壹錢貳分銀,深橙色舊票,可能是[25],銷蓋於票中央位置的1897年3月23日寧波海關日戳; 圖案居中,齒孔齊整,乃難得的品相完好慈壽加蓋洋銀壹角票._x000D_ _x000D_ 這是一枚奇特的郵票,3月23日是較原有最早實寄記錄更早數週,兩枚加蓋都居中,這意味它們原都來自最早的舊寧波版票. 我們目前已記錄了來自八版版票中的55枚舊"金龍票",都銷寧波或汕頭戳.

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HK$26,000