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Auction: 7005 - Quintin Tan China Dowagers Collection
Lot: 15

1894-97 Sixtieth Birthday of the Dowager Empress First Printing 1 candareen 1ca. reddish orange variety imperforate between horizontal pair, two pairs in a lower left corner block of four (pane 1), fine with full original gum. S.G. 16a; Chan 22b. Photo Estimate HK$ 60,000-80,000Note: Only nine pairs have been recorded, including this corner block, of only fifteen possible pairs. provenance: Sir Percival David, July 1970 The other pairs appeared in the colections of James Senior Godgrey Mellor/Marcello Mochi/Huang Ming Fuang/Tony Kwan James Starr/Wilson Te H.B.R. Clarke/Warren Kauder/Chen Tiung-Ching Sir Percival David Chen Shih-Jen Ellery Dennison/Eric Beckerman

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HK$48,000