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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 787

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Large Figures Surcharge, Wide Setting
Second Printing
1c. on 1ca. salmon-red variety imperforate between horizontal pair, in a horizontal strip of five being pane II [1-4] and pane III [1], with margin at top and interpanneau margin at left, cancelled by neat strikes of Customs Shanghai c.d.s. of 1897 (24 Mar.). Fine and rare, only five strips have been recorded. S.G. 58a; Chan 57e. Photo

provenance:
Sir Percival David, March 1966, the complete 'pane' of twenty five


Here is anoter example from the oversize sheets (with panes II and III) which should not have been issued to post offices


再版大字長距洋銀壹分蓋於壹分銀，鮭紅色橫五相連中縫漏齒變體舊栗，來自第二格[1-4]及第三格[1]，帶上邊紙及左過橋，銷清晰1897年3月24日上海海關日戳，非常罕有，保存狀態極佳，目前記錄只得五件連票存世; 陳目57e._x000D_ _x000D_ 源流：1966年3月Sir Percival David，完整的25枚格; 這裡有另一超大相連版票 (帶第二格及第三格)，它不應該被發行到郵局的.

Estimate
HK$80,000 to HK$100,000