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Auction: 7005 - Quintin Tan China Dowagers Collection
Lot: 124

1897 New Currency Surcharges Small Figures Surcharge on Dowager First Print 4c. on 4ca. pale rose-pink variety imperforate between vertical pair, cancelled by Shanghai pa-kua in brownish black, large margins all round showing a trace of the stamps on the right; horizontal crease between values, good to fine and a wonderful example of this great rarity. S.G. 40b; Chan 40g. Photo Estimate HK$ 40,000-50,000provenance: Sir David Roseway, November 1963 Warren Kauder, November 1971 We record only two pairs, one unused (Brum Pedersen, February 1980) and this pair used

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HK$50,000