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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 791

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Large Figures Surcharge, Wide Setting
Second Printing
2c. on 2ca. dull yellow-green variety imperforate vertically, a horizontal pair tied by Chungking 1898 (5 May) Dollar dater on opened-out envelope to Shanghai with Shanghai Local Post (17.5) c.d.s. on the reverse. Very fine and an exceptionally rare and important cover. Only two pairs and a block of six have been recorded, this is the only cover. S.G. 59b; Chan 58f. Photo

provenance:
Sir Percival David, July 1970

Beckeman Collection, May 1999


1898年5月5日重慶寄上海破剖封，貼大字長距洋銀貳分蓋於貳分銀票，深黃綠色，橫雙連中縫漏齒變體，銷重慶大圓日戳，封背有5月17日上海工部戳，這個異常稀罕及極重要的實寄封，保存非常完好. 此項變體票存世記錄只有兩件雙連票及一件六方連票，而這實寄封是已知唯一的一件._x000D_ _x000D_ 源流：1970年7月Sir Percival David，1999年5月Beckeman 郵集.

Estimate
HK$150,000 to HK$180,000