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Auction: CSS46 - Fine Stamps of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 6756

Municipal Posts
Shanghai
1873-75 Surcharges on Candareen Issue: 1ca. in blue on 3ca. orange-yellow, unused without gum. A great rarity as there are though to be only six examples of this stamp. Signed Holcombe and with two other guarantee marks on the reverse. Holcombe Certificate (1993). Chan LS61; S.G. 53, £55,000. Photo

provenance:
Christie's (HK) auction, October 1993

Estimate
HK$80,000 to HK$100,000