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Auction: 7005 - Quintin Tan China Dowagers Collection
Lot: 126

1897 New Currency Surcharges Small Figures Surcharge on Dowager First Print 8c. on 6ca. chocolate variety imperforate between vertical pair, cancelled by Canton pa-kua in brownish black, fine. S.G. 42d; Chan 42d. Photo Estimate HK$ 15,000-20,000provenance: Sir Percival David, November 1969 We record six pairs, all used from one original sheet (16 possible). Three pairs are cancelled by Customs Canton c.d.s. dated March 1897. The different cancellations suggest that these stamps were commercially used, so several may have been lost

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HK$16,000