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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 786

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Large Figures Surcharge, Wide Setting
Second Printing
1c. on 1ca. salmon-red showing the variety missing bat, pane III [5]. In an oversize block consisting of pane II (16), pane III complete and pane IV (12); with full original gum. Includes positional varieties cracked dot of yang pane II [12], gin broken at left pane II [16], broken foot of kun pane III [6] and [17], in addition pane II [19] shows "nt" of "cent" nearly missing. A spectacular and interesting block as all these sheets were split into two panes before distribution to the post office. Photo

provenance:
Major James Starr, September 1991,

Beckeman Collection, May 1999


再版大字長距洋銀壹分蓋於壹分銀，鮭紅色第二，三及四格超大相連， 第二格餘十六枚，第三格全格二十枚，第四格餘十二枚; 其中第三格[5]有漏蝙蝠變體，第二格[12]"洋"字左旁㸃有破，第二格[16]"金"有破及第三格[6]和[17]"艮"破腳變體; 另外在第二格[19]的"cent"中"nt"兩字母幾乎漏缺; 很特別的大方連票，在分配到郵局前這全格版票己被撕開了. 集郵家們可遇不可求的大方連，保留全背膠._x000D_ _x000D_ 源流：1991年9月Major James Starr，1999年5月Beckeman Collection.

Sold for
HK$42,000