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Auction: CSS22 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 2068

China
1897 New Currency Surcharges
LN1
8c. on 6ca. chocolate used with part Shanghai Dollar chop across upper corner; centred high and right which is usual for this stamp in used condition. Fine and rare. Of the 105 examples of this stamp recorded by us, only seven are used. Signed Holcombe on reverse. Chan 70; S.G. 74, £3000. Photo

It is estimated that only 320 or 360 stamps were issued

Estimate
HK$10,000 to HK$15,000