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Auction: 8002 - Stamps of Hong Kong & China
Lot: 702

China 1897 New Currency Surcharges Small Figures Surcharge on Dowager First Print 1/2c. on 3ca. orange-yellow variety imperforate between horizontal pair and margin in a corner block of four, setting A, right pane [3/8], with full original gum; diagonal crease in top margin and light even toning. A unique multiple Estimate HK$ 40,000-60,000 provenance Godfrey Mellor, May 1969 Robson Lowe Basel auction, March 1975 We record only five pairs of the imperf between horizontal pair and possibly one other pair additionally imperforate between stamp and margin, unfortunately the margin has been trimmed (Chen Shih Jen collection). The manuscript "12" may indicate the pane number

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HK$38,000