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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 139

Hankow
1893 Second Issue
Essay Proofs
20c. Crane Tower design in horizontal format, and uncleared die proof of the central vignette struck in black on fine white paper; there is some light tone spotting but an important and desirable example of this rejected format for this value. Photo


二角洋錢樣票, 黃鶴樓設計, 印模不潔印於白紙上, 樣票上有些斑痕. 罕見及重要的漢口樣票.

Estimate
HK$14,000 to HK$18,000

Starting price
HK$11000