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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 888

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Large Figures Surcharge, Narrow Setting
Redrawn Printing
2c. on 2ca. pale green variety imperforate between horizontal pair, with left sheet margin, pane I [9-10] showing cracked dot of yang and nicked dot of yang, large part original gum. A paper split has caused the right corner to become detached and has been reaffixed. A clean and attractive example of ths very scarce variety. S.G. 87a; Chan 83a. Photo

provenance:
Brum Pedersen, February 1980


1897慈禧壽辰紀念改版加蓋大字短距貳分蓋於洋銀貳分橫雙連，橫雙連中縫漏齒變體，帶左紙邊，第一格第9及10號票，"洋"字破及洋"字凹點，帶大部分原膠。右上角裂開但已修補，少見之變體。S.G. 87a; 陳目# 83a

Sold for
HK$60,000