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Auction: 22026 - Stamps and Covers of Asia featuring the Peter Cockburn FRPSL Collection of Malaya B.M.A.
Lot: 43

(x) China
Imperial Customs Post
1897 Dowager Empress, Second Printing proofs on thin unwatermarked wove paper, 1c. to 24ca. imperforate blocks of four, all well margined, 9ca. and 12ca with sheet margin; some light creasing as almost always with these items, fresh colours and each block signed Holcombe, very rare and most attractive. S.G. 16-24 Proof, Chan Proof type 5. Photo

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£10,000 to £15,000

Starting price
£8000