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Auction: 7005 - Quintin Tan China Dowagers Collection
Lot: 16

1894-97 Sixtieth Birthday of the Dowager Empress First Printing 1 candareen 1ca. reddish orange variety imperforate between vertical pair, two pairs in a block of four; small adherence at top, fine with full original gum. S.G. 16b; Chan 22a. Photo Estimate HK$ 40,000-50,000Note: sixteen unused pairs, plus one with Customs Shanghai c.d.s.. A complete pane was sold in the Roseway collection, this has now been split. The examples come from two different original sheets so thirty-two pairs are possible provenance: Warren Kauder, November 1971

Sold for
HK$30,000