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Auction: 8002 - Stamps of Hong Kong & China
Lot: 710

China 1897 New Currency Surcharges Small Figures 4c. on 4ca. pale rose-pink variety imperforate between horizontal pair cancelled by Customs Shanghai c.d.s in blue dated 1897 (2 Jan.), the day of issue; fine. S.G. 40a; Chan 40h. Photo Estimate HK$ 25,000-30,000 provenance: James Senior, October 1971 We record only ten pairs from two original sheets. Eight pairs are from the same sheet, setting C, with similar first day c.d.s.; the other two pairs appear to be commercially used

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HK$29,000