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Auction: 7005 - Quintin Tan China Dowagers Collection
Lot: 57

1894-97 Sixtieth Birthday of the Dowager Empress First Printing 9 candareens 9ca. bright green variety horizontal tête-bêche pair, pane 6 cancelled by a fine, single strike of Customs Shanghai c.d.s. dated "NOV 19/1894" the first day that these stamps were available to the public; a few light tone spots on the reverse barely detract from this important and desirable pair. Photo Estimate HK$ 8,000-10,000provenance: Ellery Denison, November 1988

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HK$16,000