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Auction: 7005 - Quintin Tan China Dowagers Collection
Lot: 38

1894-97 Sixtieth Birthday of the Dowager Empress First Printing 6 candareens 6ca. brown variety imperforate between vertical pair, hinge remainder, large part original gum; light gum ageing. Rare. S.G. 21d; Chan 27c. Photo Estimate HK$ 50,000-60,000Note: Only four pairs are recorded from one original sheet, sixteen pairs possible provenance: Sir Percival David, July 1970 Other examples appeared in the following collections Warren Kauder Brum Pedersen James Starr/Eric Beckeman/Huang Ming Fuang/Chen Tiung-Ching

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HK$80,000