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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 810

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Large Figures Surcharge, Wide Setting
Second Printing
10c. on 12ca. orange-buff in an irregular block of twelve pane I [1/23] cancelled by Customs Shanghai c.d.s. of 1897 (8 May), showing positional varieties on most stamps, particularly to the yang and gin characters; there are some minor creases and wrinkles which are to be expected on such a large postally used block, representing a payment of $1.20. Photo


洋銀壹角蓋於壹錢貳分銀不規則十二方連舊票,淺黃色,來自第一格[1/23],銷1897年5月8日上海海關日戳,方連中包括變體票,如"洋"字及"金"字等,另外因年久及實寄之故而無可避免地做成的皺紋及輕微摺痕外,是重新支付郵費洋銀壹圓貳角之用; 整體品相中上.

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HK$12,000