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Auction: 7005 - Quintin Tan China Dowagers Collection
Lot: 37

1894-97 Sixtieth Birthday of the Dowager Empress First Printing 6 candareens 6ca. brown variety imperforate between horizontal pair, unused and regummed; defective lower left corner, nevertheless a collectable example of this rare variety. S.G. 21c; Chan 27d. Photo Estimate HK$ 15,000-20,000Note: Six pairs are recorded, one used. These are from one original sheet out of a possible 15 pairs. Other examples appeared in the collections of Sir Percival David/Warren Kauder/Chen Shih-Jen Warren Kauder E.H. Finegan/James Starr/Eric Beckeman/Huang Ming Fuang/Chen Tiung-Ching Chen Shih Jen (used)

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HK$28,000