Auction: 19009 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part 1
Lot: 1136
Hankow
1893 Second Issue
Essay Proofs
30c. printed essay in carmine on white showing Chinese 2 instead of 3, with roulettes all round. Without gum, small thin. Unique. Photo
三角洋錢, 胭脂紅印於白紙, 樣票中的中文"三"字誤為"二"字變體, 票四邊均有㸃線齒位, 無背膠, 票有小薄, 少見.
Sold for
HK$9,000
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